Heart disease risk factors include: high blood pressure, smoking, high cholesterol, a sedentary lifestyle, and blood sugar issues, like diabetes. The good news is that these factors mentioned are modifiable. You can work to change them! Here are some tips to minimize your risk for heart disease.
How to Set Goals that Stick
We all have a vision of what a better life looks like for us. The challenge is creating sustainable changes that enhance our life, rather than ones that control and dominate it.
Decrease Perfection with Goal Setting
Is Perfection Holding You Back from Progress? Today I want to talk about perfection with goal setting. I have fallen into this trap time and time again. I will set a goal, say for exercise. If I’m lucky enough to
It’s Never “Just about the Food”
It’s Never Just about the Food Hi, everyone. I wanted to talk with you today about something that comes up a lot in my sessions with clients. People might initially come see me because and just want, essentially, a meal
So, You Think You’re Too Busy to Exercise
Hi there, Mamas. I know it has been forever since we’ve last talked! For that reason, this article might seem a bit hypocritical. I hope you’ll bear with me. My lack of writing has been a mental issue, not a
Avoiding Distraction: Why I Walk with Hand Weights
Hi there, Mamas! So, summer is all but over and we’re getting back in the swing of things. It’s a little bittersweet. While the fun and spontaneity of summer is behind us, I know I can use the next few
Consistency is Key to Reach Your Goals
Hey there, Mamas! Summer is here. More time outside usually means tank tops, shorts, and swim suits. If that makes you nervous, don’t fret! I have the secret weapon to reaching your goals once and for all this summer: Consistency.
Get Ready to RUN, St. Louis!
Hi there, Mamas! In case you didn’t know, February is National Heart Month. This is a good time, as we prepare for warmer weather and begin to come out of our indulgent, holiday-fueled coma, to consider our heart’s condition –
A Healthy Diet is Family Friendly {Part 3} Feeding Your Fam
Hi there, Mamas! Here we go – week three for the Family Friendly Diet Series. (Check out Part One {Fad Diets} here and Part Two {Weight Isn’t Everything} here.) RDN Mama’s When “Kid-Friendly” Food Isn’t There are two big problems when beginning
A Healthy Diet is Family Friendly {Part 2} Weight Isn’t Everything
Hi there, Mamas! Here we go – week two for the Family Friendly Diet Series {Weight Isn’t Everything}. (Check out Part One {Fad Diets} here.) RDN Mama’s When “Kid-Friendly” Food Isn’t There are two big problems when beginning an extreme