As promised, here is my second article about lifestyle habits that can support your journey while taking GLP-1 medications. In my previous article, I shared my thoughts on nutrition. Today, we’re talking about exercise. Exercise is a specific type of physical activity that is structured and performed with a goal—in other words, your workouts. ButContinue reading “Exercise and GLP-1 Medications: Supporting Muscle, Bone, and Overall Health”
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Optimizing Nutrition to Support GPL-1 Medications
You may have heard about GLP-1 medications, or perhaps you know someone who is using one and has experienced significant weight loss. GLP-1 medications can be a helpful tool for weight management. At the same time, food, movement, sleep, and stress management all play an important role in how you feel during treatment and inContinue reading “Optimizing Nutrition to Support GPL-1 Medications”
Yoga for Digestive Health: Alleviating Discomfort Naturally
Who hasn’t experienced occasional stomach pain, slow digestion, or heartburn? And maybe has reached for an antiacid or another medication to help relieve these uncomfortable symptoms? Traditional yoga, rooted in Indian tradition, offers benefits that extend beyond physical exercise. One of these potential benefits is support for occasional digestive discomfort. However, it is important toContinue reading “Yoga for Digestive Health: Alleviating Discomfort Naturally”
Evaluating Protein: Animal vs Plant Sources
Everybody is talking about protein for a good reason: eating enough of this macronutrient is supportive of health. Protein is needed for muscle, bone, hair and other tissues growth and repair, it acts as enzyme in multiple metabolic processes, it carries nutrients like iron, it plays a key role in our immunity, and it canContinue reading “Evaluating Protein: Animal vs Plant Sources”
How to Shape Your Career Plan for Success
Many of us spend 8 hours, one third of our day, working. That’s half of our awake time. No wonder why occupational wellness is one of the pillars of holistic wellness. How we feel with respect to our job has big implications in all other areas of our wellness: mental, social, intellectual, and even physical.Continue reading “How to Shape Your Career Plan for Success”
The Power of Eating the Rainbow for Better Health
Many of us may have heard the advice of “eating the rainbow”. Let’s discover how this beautiful way of eating can help us optimize our wellbeing. What does “eat the rainbow mean” and why is it important? “Eat the rainbow” means eating fruits and vegetables of many different colors. The idea is important because: theContinue reading “The Power of Eating the Rainbow for Better Health”
Yin and Yang: Achieve Harmony in Your Busy Life
Today, I am going to write about a topic that lately has become extremely helpful for me to navigate the challenges of daily life: the balance between yin and yang. Perhaps like many of you, I was vaguely familiar with the concepts of yin and yang and the classic representation: a circle divided into twoContinue reading “Yin and Yang: Achieve Harmony in Your Busy Life”
How to Build and Maintain Muscle Mass Effectively: protein and nutrition plans
Part 2 – Nutrition deep dive This article is the second in the series about how to maintain and build muscle mass. In part 1, which can be found here, I introduced protein and energy as the two key dietary factors, which I will discuss in more detail now. Daily protein needs to support muscleContinue reading “How to Build and Maintain Muscle Mass Effectively: protein and nutrition plans”
How to Build and Maintain Muscle Mass Effectively
Part 1: Overview We are on those early January days when some of us may be shaping our wellness goals for the year ahead. Years ago, a common resolution, especially among women, was to lose weight. But now we can notice an increasing number of people, again especially women, choosing the opposite: to increase theirContinue reading “How to Build and Maintain Muscle Mass Effectively”
Walking: The Debate on Enough Exercise
Walking is having a moment right now. And a for good reasons, as it is a type of exercise accessible and safe for most people, that doesn’t require a gym membership or specialized equipment besides a good pair of shoes. And with the rise of fitness trackers, most of us are logging our daily steps.Continue reading “Walking: The Debate on Enough Exercise”
