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8 Surprising Foods To Avoid On Keto
I started on the keto diet on March 17th, 2018 and it has been very good to me. I am no longer pre-diabetic, I’ve lost 82 lbs, and my lab markers are greatly improved. It has been so successful that my whole family will be switching to the keto diet after Christmas. A lot of the success was knowing what…
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Running With Shin Splints
Have you ever experienced shin splints while running? If you have then you know how painful and frustrating they are. Some people are lucky and only have some tightness and mild pain. Others, like me, have extreme pain that can make even walking nearly impossible.
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2018 Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide Roundup
Do you know what it's like to struggle with good gift ideas? Trust me, it sucks. Now that almost everyone I buy for is an adult it's just getting harder. Luckily many of my friends and family are into fitness. That's why I LOVE when my favorite blogs put out their Christmas gift guide.
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Thanksgiving Dinner On Keto
This year, like almost every year since I’ve been on my own, I am making a huge Thanksgiving dinner. This is my first Thanksgiving dinner on keto and I want to make sure that it goes perfectly. My Grandmother was from Texas and her Thanksgiving dinners were simply amazing. Sadly, they are absolutely loaded with carbs and sugar, you know,…
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Gratitude – What I’m Grateful For
I always love this time of year. Really, the days between October 31st and February 15th are what I live for. When the weather gets colder and the sky looks sharper I start feeling different inside. I start thinking about what I'm grateful for.
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Health Benefits Of Intermittent Fasting
Back in March, I started doing intermittent fasting(IF) and I have had great results. Since then I have gotten many questions from friends and co-workers about it. Most of the questions are about the health benefits of intermittent fasting, why I started, and how it could work for them.
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2018 Christmas Book Wishlist
Every year for Christmas our family makes a big deal about giving and receiving books. We are all big readers so to make it easier for everyone to know what to get each other we put together a Christmas book wishlist. Sometimes these are books we have been wanting to read. Other times they are beloved old books we want…
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The Link Between Stress and Cognition
A study from Penn State shows that people thinking their day will be stressful in the morning negatively impacts their working memories. With a reduction in working memory, people may be more prone to make mistakes. This highlights an important relationship between stress and cognition.
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5 Ways To Love The Body You Have
There is a very strong connection between the body and the mind. We hear about it all of the time. There are books, articles, documentaries, entire disciplines devoted to teaching us about this connection and how to strengthen it. Although this is seemingly common knowledge, many of us still struggle with a basic building block of a strong body/mind connection.…
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Strength Training Tips For Women Over 40
As my son loves to remind me, I am now in my “late-30s”. I am also a woman with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), diabetes, and some other health issues. Today I am going to share these strength training tips for women over 40. Through working with my doctors and tons of research, I found that strength training (in conjunction with…
