What’s in a Nutrition Label? Last in our Series of 3
Today we wrap up our 3-part series on Nutrition Labels. What’s on them, how to read & interpret them and how the nutrition value impacts our health & wellbeing. Resource our archives for review when needed.
What’s in a Food Label – Part 2
As I continue to “digest” the Nutrition Labels, so nicely formatted on our foods, it occurred to me that it is more complicated than I hoped. This does not deter me, but reminds me that I will continue to need reinforcement of the meaning behind the data...
What’s in a Food Label?
As we continue to better understand the relationship between food and wellbeing there is a lot of information to sift through. What seems like it should be easy, the path to a wholesome and nutritious meal is often complicated. The reality of access to whole fresh...
Yoga Moves for Desk Warriors and Drivers
You may have heard by now that sitting is the new smoking. The health effects of being sedentary have been on the “risk” list for decades. More evidence has been in the news recently around how sitting at a desk and driving can put strain on our posture,...
Meditation Increases IQ! Who knew?
I continue to be pleasantly surprised on the benefits of meditation and mindfulness. Not only does it help to manage stress and pain, focus, be resilient, pause, and breathe, we now have the evidence it improves our IQ. The best part, to me anyway, is it is not our...
New Guidelines for Treating Low Back Pain from the American College of Physicians
I was surprised to learn that about 80% of adults experience low back pain at some point in their life. It is the most common cause of job-related disability and a leading contributor to missed work days, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders...
What is Ortho-Bionomy anyway?
Michelle Neuner, LMT, a SimplaFYI Community Practitioner, and I were talking recently and she shared her latest certification – Ortho-Bionomy. The name immediately made me think of something painful, I’m not sure why, but it did. She explained that...
Can YOU Escape the Flu? Acupuncture Can Help
So far so good, I have not come down with the flu so far this “season”. Each year many of us contemplate whether to get the flu shot or not. My defense, has been to stay clear of touching public doorknobs (use your coat, sleeve, paper towel, glove, sneak through when...
