• Regulating your cycles

    Regulating your cycles

    Living as a female in a world created by men can be hard. What if we start making changes geared to our strengths and having acceptance for when we hormonally NEED self-love, chocolate and rest? Tips gathered from multiple sources, the most notable being “Fast Like a Girl”, “Stay Young and Sexy with bio-identical hormone…

  • A little about me…

    A little about me…

    I was born and raised in Plano, TX. When I was 15, I had a year abroad in Switzerland where I had the blessing to expand my knowledge of different cultures and beliefs while trying to travel as much as I could. When I was 16, I moved to Pittsfield, Massachusetts where I finished my…

  • Cholesterol Calamity.

    Cholesterol Calamity.

    For many years we have referred to cholesterol tests as “good” and “bad” cholesterol. We were taught LDL=bad and HDL=good. However, this is needs to be updated. Both=bad. HDL can empty their contents into an LDL, so having a higher HDL number doesn’t mean your cholesterol is better off. On top of that, did you…

  • Sweet, Sweet Sleep.

    Sweet, Sweet Sleep.

    More than 1/3 of adults in developed countries don’t obtain the amount of sleep they need. The hours have been decreasing with the increasing years. The average night’s sleep was 8-9 hours in 1960, but it dropped to 7 hours in 1995. Sleep is considered a foundation of health. It helps store memories, protects our…

  • Insulin Importance.

    Insulin Importance.

    Insulin is a building hormone, so it’s no wonder it steals the show when talking about losing weight. You can think of it as making fat more fat. Sugar, flour, white potatoes and white rice turn into glucose, which needs insulin act like a key to allow it to enter cells to be utilised and…