Posts about Healthy Living

Wanna hear something sweet? September is National Honey Month! Back in 1989, the National Honey Board officially began the observance of National Honey Month in order to promote awareness for beekeepers across the country. September was chosen as the month of celebration because it usually marks the end of annual honey collection when bees settle in to secure their hives for the winter.

Gabe and I were sound asleep when our sixteen-year-old daughter, Kennedy, burst into our room at 1:30 in the morning. Gasping for air and desperate, she cried out, “I need help! I can’t get a breath."

"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.

Have you taken a stroll through your local city or state park and wondered what those metal baskets with hanging chains are doing scattered throughout the landscape? If you haven't figured it out yet, those metal baskets are the targets for the sport of disc golf, or casually referred to as frisbee golf.

Summer fun is in full effect! For many people, summer means extra time for travel, swimming, and recreation. But injuries and accidents can turn summertime into bummer-time faster than you can say “popsicle sticks.”

[As appeared on Star Tribune] Who doesn’t want a cold refreshing sweet treat on a hot summer afternoon? Here are some tips to keep those treats from destroying your health goals.

Imagine this…there you are, motivated and ready to go. Excited to start a new workout routine and add more structured strength training into your weekly schedule. Eager to get stronger and faster, rev up your metabolism through an increase of lean muscle mass and bodily adaptation, and improve your overall health and longevity.

What’s your blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar status? Have a strange symptom you’ve been hoping would go away on its own? According to a Cleveland Clinic Survey, Only half of all men surveyed said they get regular checkups, and 72 percent would rather clean the bathroom than see their doctor. That’s pretty bad!