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The Importance of Stabilizing Blood Sugar for Proper Brain Function
Glucose is vital to our bodies and to our brains, but it can also wreak havoc if we eat too much! It’s another one of those delicate balances we have to pay attention to in life. I know – it’s exhausting! But you know what? It is totally worth the work. A good rule...
Abdominal Workout Tips
We have all heard the saying that great abs are made in the kitchen. Well this is mostly true. If you have a layer of fat covering your abs then you have no idea what sort of muscle is there. Once you make a change in your diet, you will inevitably start seeing some...
Top 5 Ways to Fight Fatigue
Fatigue Fighters This month we are focusing on fighting fatigue. If you are a Highlands Health and Wellness Member please join our private facebook group, “Highlands Health & Wellness Members”, and view our facebook live posts for even more information on how to...
Top Kitchen Equipment to Add More Veggies to Your Diet
It’s important to have the right tools in your kitchen in order to make healthy eating simple! This can also cut down on your grocery budget by not having to buy prepared or pre-cut produce items or commercial juices. Often times when you buy processed food items,...
CIMT: Know Your Heart Disease Risk Before It’s Too Late
Often times people are at risk for heart disease and stroke for years and years without any noticeable symptoms. During this period of time there is plaque building up in their bodies. This buildup could be addressed and reduced significantly by various lifestyle...
We now have an Infrared Sauna!!
We now have an Infrared Sauna!! Come sweat with us! To ring in the new year, we are introducing new services at Highlands Health and Wellness, a Center for Functional Medicine. One service we are excited to introduce is our brand new Far Infrared Sauna! Infrared...
Tips for Sticking to Your Fitness Goals
Now that 2018 is in full gear, it is a time to reflect on 2017, and start making “resolutions” for the new year. Usually there are some fitness or weight loss goals in there somewhere, but what happened to last years resolutions? Maybe they stuck and maybe they...
Symptoms of Hormone Imbalance
There is a lot of talk about hormone imbalances these days. It is sometimes hard as women to identify symptoms that could be related to hormones and then work to address those with our healthcare providers. In Dr. Sara Gottfried's book The Hormone Cure she discusses...
Fitness Skills: The Squat
The holidays are here, and we all know that there is extra food around and our schedules are booked with get-togethers, shopping and cooking. When is there time to workout? If you were already having a hard time getting into a routine, there are now a few more hurdles...
Xenoestrogens & How to Reduce Your Exposure
Xenoestrogens are endocrine disruptors, chemicals that alter the normal function of hormones. There are 70,000 registered chemicals that are specifically categorized as xenoestrogens, meaning they have an estrogenic effect. These compounds mimic hormones, which...
Interested in learning more about balancing your hormones? Check out my YouTube channel!
Hormone balance can be tricky, particularly in your 40s and beyond- let me help! On my YouTube channel I have covered many functional medicine topics over the years and have more recently focused on perimenopause and menopause because I know firsthand this is a rollercoaster of a time for women and it's just not talked about enough in doctors offices- leaving women confused, frustrated, and searching for answers. Well, I'm here to help! And feel free to browse around as I have lots of videos on gut health, SIBO, immune health, metabolic health and more!
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