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Planks are an underrated exercise. While simple when it comes to what equipment is needed (none), most people don't plank despite the many benefits they offer. Planks work your core, upper body (e.g. traps, lats, pecs, etc) and lower body (e.g. quads, hamstrings, and glutes) and they help you build stability while working these muscles.… Continue reading Exercise of the Week: Seated Upward Plank
The old adage "you are what you eat" is truer than most of us would like to admit. When we eat nutritious foods that support our body's function, we feel it. The same is true for when we don't. Even if the effects aren't felt immediately, a diet that is high in processed foods, sugar,… Continue reading What You Eat Can Protect Your Brain Health
If you are like me, getting through the day can be difficult. If it’s not my neck, then it’s my lower back or arms or legs. It never stops. Sitting, standing, walking, driving, cooking, or cleaning can all hurt. Here are ways to help ease the pain before it gets too much to bear. Find… Continue reading Little Changes Can Help Chronic Pain
We heard whispering. We knew something was coming but no one could have imagined its true destruction. March 2020 was when the world seemed to end. A cataclysmic event, the likes of which we hadn’t seen in 100 years. Four years ago, fear, worry, panic, death and the unknown became a part of our everyday… Continue reading Are We Better Off Today?
There is no shortage of options when it comes to deciding what to include in your diet. Many studies have shown that diets that include mostly whole foods, specifically plant-based items, provide the most benefits. The Flexitarian diet was created by dietitian Dawn Jackson Blatner to help people reap the benefits of vegetarian eating while… Continue reading Plant Based Diet Is Best, but “Flexitarian” Diet Shows Benefits