Getting SMART with your goals

Today's episode is the first in a series around nurturing healthy eaters (aka - Kids). Even if you don't have kids, there are some great points to help you approach other littles in your life or those you may care for in health care. Today's episode focuses on the basis to approach healthy eating in general and future episodes will dive into the "what" you can feed them. Super Snacks for Super Kids Cookbook A few nutritionhealthlife.com blog posts for healthy eating - one, two, three

This week's episode is a car talk! I often get inspired while commuting to and from work, so I decided to roll with it and bring you a quick car talk on "tug of war." I talk about how resisting reality when it comes to health and weight is like 2 kids playing tug of war for something they want. Bear with me as I give you a brief glimpse into my parenting style and provide an example that highlights the struggle we often have internally when fighting with reality. 

Today's episode is the first of it's kind for the Medicine for Life Podcast. Instead of a solocast, I'm bringing you an interview I did with Dr. Michelle Dang, host of the WISH Well Podcast: Women's Integrative Summit on Health & Wellnes‪s‬. I talk about my journey to nutrition and medicine and how intuitive and mindful eating transformed my relationship with food and view of health. After listening, be sure to head over to her podcast and check out one of her 61 other episodes...you will not be disappointed!

Last week we talked all about intuitive eating (if you missed it, be sure to set aside 20 minutes to check it out!) which was all about listening to your body's hunger and satiety cues - basically TRUSTING you body. This week we dive into the food itself. Why are we eating what and when we eat? How does it make us feel? How can we learn to enjoy the experience of eating and truly experience the meal? I walk you thought a basic mindful eating exercise and provide journal prompts and reflections to help you stay more mindful during your meals. Want more? Check out this intuitive and mindful eating handout I created: https://bewell.nutritionhealthlife.com/ieworkbook  Want even more? I write about this topic quite a bit on my blog. You can find numerous articles here: http://nutritionhealthlife.com/

Today we dive into Intuitive Eating, which seems to be starting to have a bit of a revival in the past few years. Intuitive eating is listening to your body and TRUSTING you body will guide you in what to eat, when to eat and how much to each. Trust me, this can be you. As someone who went from pretty notable disordered eating that included measuring and recording every last morsel of food that went into my mouth to someone who eating intuitively 99.9% of the time (and wouldn't want it any other way), I promise you it is possible. Take a listen and see what you think! Want more? Check out this intuitive and mindful eating handout I created: https://bewell.nutritionhealthlife.com/ieworkbook  Want even more? I write about this topic quite a bit on my blog. You can find numerous articles here: http://nutritionhealthlife.com/

This week's episode piggybacks onto last week's show about goal setting. Today we dive into what makes a SMART goal. In case you're new to SMART goals, the acronym stands for: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant (or Realistic), and Timely.  In the episode I open up my email inbox to your goals! Send me the goals you are working on and I'll discuss them (anonymously) on the show. I can help reframe them to meet the SMART criteria if you are struggling, or praise you for your natural SMART goal setting ability. Send them my way - nutritionhealthlifellc at gmail (not linked here to avoid spam).  Freebies on my blog Free Goal Setting Workshop

Today we build on last week's episode and talk all about how to approach goal setting. Be sure to check out the goal setting workshop and workbook available at the links below. Main takeaways are: Dream big but start small Create a road map with benchmarks to work towards  Master 1 goal area before adding a 2nd area Freebies on my blog Free Goal Setting Workshop

Medicine for Life is BACK! Woot Woot! After quite the hiatus I'm back with some great episodes and tips for taking action towards a healthier life. Today marks the start of my next series on simple steps towards behavior change. Today's episode is all about how to approach getting started with a behavior change. Key take-aways: - Journal about where you are now, where you want to go and where you've been - Don't skimp on the where you've been part - that's the money! - Choose 1 key focus area - Journal daily for the next week to gain insight into what the next best step is for you

This week wraps up my 10 steps to leading a healthy life. This one is a biggie. Social connectedness. In a world of independence and drive, we are often told to not rely on others and focus on ourselves. That too much reliance on others leaves us...

American are less happy than we were 10 years ago. Studies have found those who are happy and grateful live longer, healthier lives than their less grateful and less happy counterparts. These attributes are not always easy to come by in a world that can...