Blog Posts
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Can you unplug for the holidays?
The holidays present an opportunity to unwind and recharge. Maybe get that book read, spend some quiet time to unwind, or meet up with family and friends. All of this sounds great but in reality many of us won’t fully unplug for the holidays and instead spend some of the time working. A survey from…
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Is Christmas a risk factor for heart disease?
The food, drinks and desserts, lots of parties, meeting with family and friends. What’s not to like about the Christmas holidays? It Can Wait Until after Christmas For some, though, this can be the deadliest time of year. Over the Christmas holidays the number of heart-related deaths increase by approximately 5%. Some of this increase…
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Demystifying Myths and Challenges in Healthy Eating
Ever tried to change your diet and given up? Find all the information out there is confusing and unless you’re eating some extreme diet you’re unhealthy? With all the diet quick-fixes and advertisements for specialty diets it easy to get frustrated and uncertain what to eat, but maybe, just maybe, a good diet doesn’t have…
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Is there strength in being vulnerable?
The other week I saw a cardiologist who specializes in the electrical pacing of the heart (this keeps the heart beating or if not working well, leads to irregular heartbeats and palpitations). I saw him as my palpitations with exercise had been re-emerging. This happened even though I was taking my beta blocker meant to…
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When Exercising, Motivation gets us Started, but Discipline Keeps us Going
It’s 6 am. You’re alarm goes off. It’s dark outside and you can hear the rain pelting against the window. Time for your exercise. How many times has this happened and you’ve laid in bed debating whether to get up and go for that run or bike ride? Or even whether to brave the short…
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Why is it so hard to exercise?
When it comes to exercise, we all know it’s good for us, and that we should do it, but many of us don’t. Some people desire to do more, but that’s about it. It’s recommended that all adults get at least 20-30 minutes per day of exercise. That’s really not that much yet globally 31%…