Everyday Health, Simplified

#5 in the Metabolic IQ Series Inflammation is indirectly related to insulin resistance, and impacts our metabolic function, too.  You’ll learn how inflammation is supposed to work, and what happens when it goes awry in places like our gut, heart, and fat cells – and what you can do about it. Have a podcast topic to suggest?  Please do!  Email me at [email protected] - suggestions always welcome. Join the community! Free private FB group for women, “Wellness Rising”:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1153532848019343/

#4 in the Metabolic IQ Series This episode gives us the good news:  we have the power to correct our insulin issues and revamp our metabolism!  You’ll hear five ways to test whether or not you have insulin resistance, as well as four ways to take your health into your own hands, begin correcting your metabolism and rediscover vitality in life. Have a podcast topic to suggest?  Please do!  Email me at [email protected] - suggestions always welcome. Join the community! Free private FB group for women, “Wellness Rising”:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1153532848019343/

#3 in the Metabolic IQ Series It turns out that insulin is connected to nearly all chronic diseases: obesity, type II diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver disease, hypertension, and even infertility.   Chronic diseases take decades to develop, and this episode explains how that process happens, and WHY our metabolism seems to take a nose dive in our late 30s, 40s and 50s.   You’ll find out if you’ve been contributing to chronic illness in your life, too! Have a podcast topic to suggest?  Please do!  Email me at [email protected] - suggestions always welcome. Join the community! Free private FB group for women, “Wellness Rising”:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1153532848019343/

#2 in the Metabolic IQ Series This episode helps unravel why our weight cannot change until our insulin levels do.  Your insulin is raised partly by poor stress management and lifestyle, and largely due to our nutrition.  When we pay attention to our insulin levels, we can act proactively in order to avoid disease and illness.  Tune in to understand how your insulin levels dictate what your body is doing with the food you eat on a daily basis. Have a podcast topic to suggest?  Please do!  Email me at [email protected] - suggestions always welcome. Join the community! Free private FB group for women, “Wellness Rising”:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1153532848019343/

#1 in the Metabolic IQ Series Currently, 6 of 10 adults in the US have one chronic disease.  Four out of 10 adults have TWO or more, and even our YOUTH are becoming chronically ill.   For the first time in history, the current generation will NOT outlive the past one - our life expectancy has now started to REVERSE.   Half of all adults globally now have metabolic syndrome.   Clearly there is a metabolic health crisis happening, and if we want to change it, we need to understand it.   This episode starts a series of five episodes devoted to helping YOU better understand your metabolism, so that you can get unstuck, get healthy and STAY healthy.  If you’re concerned about your metabolism, your weight, your current health, or your future health, listening to the next several episodes will raise your Metabolic IQ.  You will not get medical advice, but you WILL gain knowledge that if you APPLY it, will give you power to live a long, full, HEALTHY life.   First up - Get a grasp on what metabolic syndrome actually is, and how insulin is the key player.  Have a podcast topic to suggest?  Please do!  Email me at [email protected] - suggestions always welcome.Join the community! Free private FB group for women, “Wellness Rising”:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1153532848019343/

The new year is often a time when people evaluate their lives, and decide on any changes they might want to make. Many people set intentions for the year ahead, choose words that focus their efforts, or make resolutions. That reflection can be helpful for us in our personal growth.  What’s also true is that after a few weeks of intentions or resolutions, many people have a hard time sticking to them, and fall back into old patterns and behaviors.   This could be due to the way people respond to expectations - which is what resolutions and intentions are - expectations you place on yourself.  If you know your tendency in responding to expectations, you’ll be better equipped to handle those intentions and resolutions you set.  How do YOU respond to expectations?  That’s your “tendency”, and that’s what we are going to explore today.   According to Gretchen Rubin’s book, The Four Tendencies, we all have a primary response to expectations and they are:   upholder, obliger, rebel and questioner.  This episode summarizes the strengths, weaknesses, and needs of each one, so that hopefully, it’ll give you an insight into YOUR tendency, the places you get stuck, and how you might help yourself out of them.   Curious as to your tendency? Take the quiz here:  https://gretchenrubin.com/books/the-four-tendencies/ Join the community! Free private FB group for women, “Wellness Rising”:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1153532848019343/ If you’d like a weekly mindset reminder, text me the word “REMEMBER” to 727-591-4959, and I’ll share one or two quotes with you each week via text message.  Have a podcast topic to suggest?  Please do!  Email me at [email protected] - suggestions always welcome.

Have YOU ever had a conflict in a relationship?  I’m not sure how many conflicts are created by misunderstandings and misinterpretations, but I’m guessing it’s a LOT, like over 90% of them.   What's interesting is that most of us end up with partners and family members who speak different love languages than we do, and therein begins the conflict. The holiday season is about giving - and giving comes from love - so if we can do a better job at showing love, that’ll make not only the season better, but our relationships, too, right?   This episode shares the five love languages first described by psychologist Gary Chapman, and gives you ideas on how to identify the love languages of the people closest to you. Join the community! Free private FB group for women, “Wellness Rising”:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1153532848019343/ If you’d like a weekly mindset reminder, text me the word “REMEMBER” to 727-591-4959, and I’ll share one or two quotes with you each week via text message.  Have a podcast topic to suggest?  Please do!  Email me at [email protected] - suggestions always welcome.

It’s arguably the most food-focused time of the year… Is there a way to maximize our body’s output for all the dietary input we do during the holiday season? Can we still indulge AND feel good about it? Yes!  This episode offers you ten tips to serve as a compass for you to navigate the festivities with joy and self-care. From giving up guilt, practicing gratitude for the moment, being present with your food, maximizing your hormonal response to it, choosing your foods powerfully, to managing your sleep and drink-  these practices allow you to create a harmonious balance during the holiday season.  Join the community! Free private FB group for women, “Wellness Rising”:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1153532848019343/ If you’d like a weekly mindset reminder, text me the word “REMEMBER” to 727-591-4959, and I’ll share one or two quotes with you each week via text message.  Have a podcast topic to suggest?  Please do!  Email me at [email protected] - suggestions always welcome.

“I already ate a dessert tonight, so I may as well sample these other ones, too.” “I already had pizza this week, so I might as well have a beer and burger with my buddies.” “I already pressed snooze, I might as well press it again.” “I already skipped my workout this week, I might as well just skip another one.” The “might as well” mentality is alive and well in our lives, especially in the realm of wellness.  Although it can be helpful, it’s usually an indicator of you relinquishing your responsibility - and leaves you settling for LESS in your life. This episode provides examples of what this mentality sounds like in other areas of life that highlight how dangerous it can really be, and gives you three ways to raise your awareness and shift your thinking. Join the community! Free private FB group for women, “Wellness Rising”:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1153532848019343/ If you’d like a weekly mindset reminder, text me the word “REMEMBER” to 727-591-4959, and I’ll share one or two quotes with you each week via text message.   Have a podcast topic to suggest?  Please do!  Email me at [email protected] - suggestions always welcome.

We’ve all heard how practicing gratitude boosts our mental health and happiness.  It’s like nutrition for our minds. This episode shares two other practices that boost health and happiness, and take your gratitude to a whole new level. You’ll learn about “mental subtraction” and how easy it is to implement, along with the practice of sharing your wins, which provides you with a way to measure your progress. Both of these practices help us cultivate a “gain” mindset, instead of living in a “gap” mindset, which is the default for most people. Join the community! Free private FB group for women, “Wellness Rising”:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1153532848019343/ If you’d like a weekly mindset reminder, text me the word “REMEMBER” to 727-591-4959, and I’ll share one or two quotes with you each week via text message.   Have a podcast topic to suggest?  Please do!  Email me at [email protected] - suggestions always welcome.