Happy International Women’s Day! We have a few tips for you ladies on this day (but honestly you should practice them all the time! Written by our wonderful intern, Kathleen, thanks Kathleen- you help us here at ISN so much and we appreciate you so much! 5 Ways to Celebrate International Women’s Day When you think of strong, amazing women in
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“The doshas express particular patterns of energy- unique blends of physical, emotional, and mental characteristics” – Deepak Chopra Doshas make up our bodily life functions and come from the five elements found in all living things – earth, air, fire, water, and ether. Doshas (in Ayurveda) refer to our unique physical and mental constitution that influence our personal well-being. Everyone
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It’s heart health month, and one of the most popular foods to shame in the world of heart health has long been the egg. It’s been touted as being too high in cholesterol and saturated fat, and therefore unhealthful for heart health. However, in the last few years the outlook on eggs has changed (thank goodness, because I’ve always
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We LOVE the fun indulgences of the super bowl, but not so sure our bodies love them quite as much (we all over indulged a little!). Whether you dove head first into the tray of wings, or guzzled down one too many beers, you’re probably feeling ready to get back on track with eating, exercise and energy this week. Many of
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I’ve been talking more and more about mindfulness… mindful eating, and intuitive eating on my Instagram and on my blog, and I’ve felt like we need to unravel and discuss what exactly IS mindful eating and how the heck do you start. The premise of mindful eating involves FULL attention around your food (what’s that?). No phone, no TV- just
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Happy New Year! 2018 is here, and it’s going to be a GREAT year. Now, if you’re like most of us who have pledged the “new year, new you” mantra for the new year, I want you to just hold up for a second- and keep on reading my tips here for ACTUALLY starting your healthiest, fittest year yet.
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Let’s be honest: Sometimes we’d all like to be able to have a drink or two without worrying about the calories and sugar. But for most of us, drinking fruity, tasty beverages (both alcoholic and even non-alcoholic) is accompanied by the inevitable few pounds of weight that we gain as a result – and also the stress and guilt from indulging. However, like most things
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Father’s Day (see my dad above!) is just around the corner and it’s also Men’s Health Month. So there’s no better time to discuss how we can keep you guys healthy (and happy!). When it comes to men’s health, food and movement are key for longevity, feeling and looking great, and more; and it’s also key to preventing certain common
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It’s National Women’s Health Week, so today let’s talk about 4 of my favorite health tips for Women that you haven’t thought of. My focus in this article is to help you think of things that you might not always think of, and most importantly to listen up! Our bodies are GREAT at telling us when things aren’t right, but it’s about us actually listening
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Let’s be honest, every day isn’t going to be your best day, and it’s also certainly not always going to be easy to get out of bed and get going for the day. But what if I told you that you could simply make your day more positive, quite easily, Well, good news. You can, So listen up. Most of the
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Today (April 22) is Earth Day! It’s a whole day dedicated to our gorgeous planet earth. I certainly feel like no matter how hard I try, I can’t possibly spend enough time outside enjoying the beauty that it holds. So to help you (and me too!) spend a little more time outside today I have made an easy list of
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I spent most of this beautiful Sunday afternoon reorganizing my makeup cabinet, throwing out stuff I have known for a while was loaded with chemicals but couldn’t part with, and also buying new (close to) toxin-free makeup. And boy does it feel good. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for a while but had been hanging onto my precious
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Walking, it’s something that we all do at one time or another, and I think often we overlook just how good it is for us. So today, on National Walking Day, I want to draw attention to the many benefits of walking (because there are many!), to hopefully inspire you to do more of it. What I love about walking
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It’s Monday morning after a holiday weekend and your probably feeling some of the following: pants are too tight, fingers and feet may be a bit swollen or puffy, tired feeling like you want to go back to bed (it may feel more like exhaustion)- does any of this ring a bell? You may also feel like you just jumped
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Tomorrow is Easter Sunday, which in many households (including my own growing up) there will be plenty of jelly beans and chocolate bunnies (amongst other things). Easter is probably second to Halloween when it comes to candy, but maybe first (will have to check this data!) when it comes to eating jelly beans, which are often loaded with artificial colors, ingredients and
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This week I spent more time relaxing than I usually do thanks to a healthy dose of laryngitis. Due to my newly found down time, I spent more time thinking and practicing more stretching- particularly my hips that got so tight from sitting in bed (relaxing). So to kick this weekend off (a time when you hopefully have some relaxing activities (or non-activities)
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Weekends are perhaps my MOST important time of the week. It’s when I relax, rejuvenate and de-stress (yes, I even feel stressed sometimes- believe it or not!). Sometimes though I find that my weekends come and go and I’m still wiped on monday morning (not a good thing). So, lately I’ve been in search of ways to make my weekends
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Cocktails are the beverage of choice for so many reasons — they’re fun, tasty, festive (in some cases) and colorful. With so many reasons cocktails can be good, what could be bad about them? Well, there’s a few reasons that you might want to know what’s in your cocktail. Here’s the bad news on many of the cocktails we drink
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