Megan Moore

The Back to School season is here, and for many families, that means hungry kids coming in the door “starving” and ready for an afternoon snack!

"I feel exhausted all the time” is an all too common statement that we hear in health coaching appointments. Sometimes, complaints of chronic fatigue may be rooted in an illness or an unmanaged thyroid condition and require further discussion with your doctor to be ruled out. However, poor energy level and fatigue are often related to common lifestyle behaviors with simple solutions.

The freshly updated 2023 American Diabetes Association (ADA) Standards of Care guidelines include a new recommendation that all people be screened for diabetes at age 35. Why? Because pre-diabetes and the early stages of type 2 diabetes may not have any clear symptoms.

What if I told you there was one common denominator associated with more than 70 different chronic diseases?

“The prevalence of healthy lifestyles across the United States remains very low.”

Frustrated, stressed, and frankly, not wanting to deal with the problem at hand, I grabbed the bag of chips and started munching away in hopes to feel better about the difficult situation that had just arose.

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! And often the hardest time of year to stick with healthy lifestyle habits too. Many people with weight loss goals ask themselves this key question: Should I pause my weight loss efforts during the holiday season and just pick it back up in January?

Take up your sword, because being fit after age 40 feels like an uphill battle for most women. But good news: it’s a battle you can win!