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5 Things You Need to Know About Foods for Migraine
I don't need to tell you, I'm sure, that when you have a migraine, food can either help or hurt. There are some nutritional aspects of foods that will help you suffer less when you choose wisely. When you are going round the grocery store, labels can make it quite...
5 Ways This Impacts Your Health
When we think about our health, we think in terms of what we’re eating, what we’re drinking, how much we’re exercising — but we rarely think about our health being related to what we think about.
If this is not something you consider regularly, start really digging deep into the idea that your thoughts, your attitude, and your mental tone have an incredible amount of power over your health.
The best place to start is with gratitude…and what better time to do that than this time of year when, in the U.S. we are beginning to think about Thanksgiving. We all have something to be grateful for, so it’s the perfect place to begin. Here’s why gratitude is so essential to your health.
Amazing Tips For Improving Digestion With Coconut
In a recent blog, we talked about some of the benefits of adding coconut to your daily regimen. In this blog, we are going to delve more into the digestive help you can get from using coconut.
I had so many digestive issues – acid reflux, irritable bowel, a hiatal hernia and constant indigestion. Over the years, adding things like coconuts has made a huge difference to how I feel. I am also more aware of how different foods affect me. Coconut is a great example of how you can get control of your digestive issues.
If you are having problems with your digestion, coconut will be your new best friend, just as it has been with me. You can add more coconut to the foods and drinks you consume, detox your body, and help with proper digestive health as well. This will make you feel much better and even give you some more energy as well.
5 Effortless Tips for Craving Sugar Less to Alleviate Migraines
Even if you say no to dessert, skip candy at the movies, and avoid sugary soft drinks, how can you curb your sweet tooth and keep your blood sugar more stable?
You will remember that last week we talked about the correlation between sugar and migraines. This week I thought I would give you 5 tips to help you with those sugar cravings so you can get off off the sugar roller coaster and help your migraine patterns.
One thing I have learned from experience, natural sugars such as those found in fruit and berries taste so much sweeter and so much more delicious after you cut back on artificial and added sweeteners.
Can You Think of Some of the Health Benefits of Coconuts?
Coconut is often revered as an all-encompassing health and beauty cure. It helps in so many different ways, from your hair and skin, to helping with digestion, weight loss, and even heart disease. Here are some of the top health benefits of coconut to be aware of.
There are just so many wonderful benefits of coconuts and coconut oil, and I’m just sharing a few with you today.
It Helps Improve Your Digestion
The Migraine-Sugar Link! How Your Cravings Can Hurt You.
In this blog we are going to talk about the migraine-sugar link and especially how your cravings can hurt you.
If you’ve been reading my blogs, then you know I have mentioned before that I am a “sugar addict.” Well, did you know that sugar and migraines actually have quite a correlation?
Over the years, I have become more and more careful about what I eat and drink. It has made a huge difference with my migraine patterns. When I first started on that journey, I didn’t fully realize how all that sugar overload had an effect on my migraines.
Did you know that blood sugar spikes are one of the least understood when it comes to migraine triggers?
5 Reasons You Bloat More After Age 45
Yes, it’s very possible that you are bloating more now if you’re 45 or older.
Want to know one reason why?
Because our stomachs become less efficient at creating acid when we eat and that stomach acid is a critical step to proper digestion of foods. Reduced stomach acid can have wide-ranging digestive effects, including the feeling of bloating.
Staying in Charge When Temptation Pops Up!
Ah! Temptations. They are all around us. I am certainly no stranger to the occasional urge to rip open a chocolate bar, go through the drive-thru window, or dive into a jar of my favorite peanuts — and I’ll bet you aren’t a stranger to this either.
You know, the occasional indulgence isn’t anything to be alarmed about, but if you find yourself licking the remnants of these indulgences off your fingers on a more regular basis, you’ll need to practice some control to get in charge of those cravings. This is something that is way too familiar to me. And I’m the kind of person who is either all in or all out. Know what I mean? So this is a lifestyle I have had to learn to take control of.
You see, the goal here is to be in charge of your cravings, not have them be in charge of you. I have to be honest. For many years, cravings were totally in charge of me. I would so disgusted with myself and would promise myself tomorrow would be different…..but it never was. Those cravings were totally in charge of me! Not a good place to be for sure.
The One Thing That Can Help You Reach Your Goals
The one thing that can help you reach your health and weight loss goals? Accountability!
“Accountability” is when you take responsibility for your actions. When you “own” them.
And it’s key to improving your health and wellness.
It’s All About Gratitude!
You know what it’s like. There are times when you’re lying in bed, you’ve put on lots of peppermint oil or other essential oils to get some extra relief, you are aching all over, nauseated, and you are probably laying down with either an ice pack or heat. Definitely not a good place to be. For me, when I am laying there, pretty much helpless, I am fervently praying for the pain to go away.
At times like these, it’s really hard to clear your mind of bad thoughts that are just rolling round in your head. Despite trying as hard as you can, you can’t shake some of those thoughts.
7 Tips to Stop the Saturday Migraine Syndrome
In this blog, I’m talking about 7 tips to stop the “Saturday Migraine Syndrome.”
Has this ever happened to you? You go through the week and feel fine and then BAM! Saturday rolls around and there you are in the middle of enjoying some much anticipated time with your friends and before you know it, you have a doozy of a migraine.
I discussed in a previous blog, how I used to have this type of migraine when I first went on a vacation. The first and sometimes second day of my vacation had me “down” with a migraine. Sometimes, the same thing seems to happy on a weekend. Let’s face it, all we want to do when the weekend comes is relax and enjoy ourselves after a busy week.
Did you know that the weekend migraine is one of the most common headache patterns we encounter? And it is the most miserable way to spend a weekend, right?
Is Your Diet Making You Fat?
Is your diet making you fat? Everyone knows dieting = fat loss… right?
But wow, is it hard. It takes enough effort sorting through all of conflicting information on the internet to just “find” the right diet…
And then actually following it? Well, with most diets so restrictive on calories, it’s no wonder they’re so hard to follow.