Over the last several weeks, I’ve been exploring Gretchen Rubin’s concepts from her book Better Than Before. Last week, I looked at her first foundation habit of sleep. This week I want to look at eat and drink right. Few things in life are as life giving and as foundational as eating. Without food for more than three weeks, you […]
The Foundation Habit of Sleep Sleep — why do you need it? Good question. Fostering good habits of exercise, eating right and sleeping are intertwined and synergistic. According to Gretchen Rubin, author of Better Than Before, suggests that “people who work on one positive habit often find it easier to improve in other areas.” (58) So where should you start? […]
Water — that cool clear liquid your body can’t live without. In fact, you can only go about three days without water or you’ll perish.[1] Interestingly, you can go three weeks without food, although I definitely wouldn’t recommend it. Couple of interesting water facts [2]: your brain and heart are composed of 73% water your lungs are about 83% water Since […]
Sometimes symptoms of toxicity can be quite non-specific and therefore, hard to pin down. Because we are all different genetically, we will react to toxins differently and at different dosages. Toxin exposure can manifest very differently in different people, after all, we are all unique. If you have systemic (affecting the entire body) or atopic (allergic hypersensitivity reaction i.e. asthma, […]
Quotable: Real food flips your mood switch to happy. #1. Eat regularly: Food is fuel; skip a meal and you’ll feel tired and cranky. Don’t get yourself into a state of hypoglycemia – which is the #1 trigger for mood issues. I usually suggest you eat every 3-4 hours until you’ve stabilized your blood sugar balance. Over time, you may […]
