It's that time of year again! A time for new beginnings, fresh starts, and setting goals. If one of your goals for the new year is to be mindful of your movement, you will need a solid workout routine. But let's be honest, how many times have you started a workout routine only to give up a few weeks later If you're tired of starting and stopping your workout routine, let's change that this year. ...

One of the most transformational realizations we can have in our lives is that stress is a subjective experience.  Certainly, the circumstances of our lives at a given point in time may be more or less objectively concerning or alarming through our common social lens. But ultimately, our experience of stress is determined only about 10% by what happens to us, with the other 90% coming from how we choose to react or respond to ...

During this busy time of year, it can be challenging to find the time to take care of ourselves. Between work and social commitments, long to-do lists, and holiday preparations, it can be easy to let our health fall by the wayside.  However, despite the chaos and hectic pace of our lives during this season, we can use several simple strategies to stay healthy. Take a proactive approach with some things you can do to ...

Hormones are interconnected. Not only are they messenger molecules, but they all affect each other. One example of this is your stress hormone, cortisol, and thyroid hormone. ⁠Cortisol is made in the adrenal glands, which sit on the top of your kidneys. The adrenal glands produce and release steroid and catecholamine hormones.  What's it have to do with your thyroid?⁠ These two hormones partner to optimize cellular metabolism, ie. control the body's metabolism. Optimal cortisol ...

The holiday season is a wonderful time to gather with friends and family and express gratitude for all the good in our lives, but it’s easily the most stressful time of year for many. There are lavish holiday meals to prepare and numerous loved ones to shop for — and spending too many hours with our extended family can leave us physically, mentally, and emotionally drained.  Those with autoimmune thyroid disease and other complex, chronic ...

We all know high-quality sleep is vital for both healing and sustained   wellness. While the body appears from the outside to be still and inactive, sleep is a time when the body is quite busy. During the night, we restock our supply of hormones, process significant toxins, repair damaged tissue,  generate vital white blood cells for immunity, eliminate the effects of stress, and process heavy emotions.  Unfortunately, we have an epidemic of sleep disorders – ...