Posts tagged Health

9 Proven Tips for Staying Healthy and Happy During the Holidays: Your Ultimate Guide to Stress-Free Festive Feasting!

The holiday season brings joy, along with tempting sweets that can derail healthy habits. With some planning, though, you can stay on track and feel your best. This guide shares science-backed tips for balanced eating and self-care over the holidays. Learn how small steps like hydrating, filling up before parties, and watching portions allow you to indulge mindfully. Discover how focusing on nutrition-packed dishes, activity, and emotional wellness helps combat stress and overindulgence. Get recipes for roasted pear french toast, sweet potato crostini apps, and more holiday foods proving healthy can still be delicious. Join the journey towards feeling vibrant this holiday season while still enjoying Gather with loved ones over flavourful, moderate meals. Our tips help you manage cravings and avoid the post-holiday regret while finding joyful moments. This holiday season, nurture yourself along with cherished traditions - your future self will thank you. holiday-health-guide

The key focus is on setting expectations around enjoying the holidays while maintaining balance and self-care. The excerpt highlights actionable tips and recipes while speaking to common emotional challenges. As a bonus, there are 3 delicious recipes.

Brain Health, Whole Foods, Sides & Snacks, Lunch, Neuronutrition, Lifestyle, Dinner, DessertsKelly AielloDecember 20, 2023Holiday's, Lifestyle, Health, Heart Math, FamilyComment

Why Teach Your Kids to Cook

How would you like to boost your child’s self-confidence, teach them valuable skills they will have for life, and support them in building a healthy relationship with food all at the same time?

It all starts with teaching them how to cook!

Regardless of their age or your confidence in the kitchen, getting your kids involved in cooking will prove invaluable in the long run!

Read this week’s post to discover how!

PS - If you struggle with healthy cooking or not knowing what to make, consider one of our meal plans to get you started.

Lifestyle, Other, Whole Foods, NeuronutritionKelly AielloSeptember 28, 2023Family, Kids, Whole Foods, Health, Meal Plans, self-esteem, LifestyleComment

Turn Stress On Its Head: How Stress Affects Our Brain

Are you stressed?

Do you know how stress affects your body and brain?

I’ve addressed the idea of stress on this blog many times, but I feel it’s so important I’d like to consider it yet again.

So be sure to read this week’s blog as we dive into the topic of stress: what stress is, what happens in our bodies when we experience stress, how stress affects the brain, and most importantly, what we can do about it.

Brain Health, Lifestyle, NeuronutritionKelly AielloJune 29, 2023Mental Health, Omega-3, Whole Foods, Health, Meditation, Stress, Heart MathComment

Why Teach Your Kids to Cook

How would you like to boost your child’s self-confidence, teach them valuable skills they will have for life, and support them in building a healthy relationship with food all at the same time?

It all starts with teaching them how to cook!

Regardless of their age or your confidence in the kitchen, getting your kids involved in cooking will prove invaluable in the long run!

Read this week’s post to discover how!

PS - If you struggle with healthy cooking or not knowing what to make, consider one of our meal plans to get you started.

Lifestyle, Neuronutrition, Whole FoodsKelly AielloJune 15, 2023Whole Foods, Health, Grass-Fed BeefComment

Grass-Fed Beef vs. Beyond Meat

Depending on where you dine out, you may have the option of ordering grass-fed beef, corn-fed beef, or one of several meat substitutes.

How do you know which is best for you?

Do the promoted health benefits of any of these options deliver what they claim? Plant-based meat is here to stay, but is it really the best choice?

Be sure to read this week’s blog as we dive into what options you have as well as benefits and drawbacks of each, so you can make the best informed decision for you and your health.

Lifestyle, Neuronutrition, Whole FoodsKelly AielloJune 8, 2023Whole Foods, Health, Grass-Fed BeefComment

Quick, Easy and Delicious: Eat Better, Feel Better and Save Money

When we eat well, we feel good- we’re healthier, have more energy, and experience a plethora of other benefits, as well.

However, we all lead busy lives, and it’s easy for good food to end up at the bottom of our priority list. Maybe you dislike cooking, or perhaps it’s time, money or energy that stops you from eating as you should.

While takeout can be delicious, it’s expensive and often unhealthy.

So what should we do? How can we eat better, feel better, and save money?

But, if you know you don’t cook as often as you should and would like to put more energy into cooking as healthfully as possible for your family, then be sure to read this week’s blog for some ideas to help make things quicker, easier and better on the packet-book.

Lifestyle, Neuronutrition, OtherKelly AielloJune 3, 2023Whole Foods, Family, Hacks, Health, Meal Plans, LifestyleComment

Managing Insulin Resistance Naturally

Insulin resistance is a growing concern in the health space.

If you know about it and its effects then you know how serious a condition it can be. If not, you should make yourself aware.

Regardless of which camp you currently find yourself in, do yourself a favour and read this week’s blog as we discuss what insulin resistance is, who is at risk, and what you can do about it.

Conditions, Lifestyle, OtherKelly AielloApril 6, 2023Blood Sugar, Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Health, SugarComment

Unlocking The Secret to Athlete’s Peak Performance: Tips and Tricks to Stay in Shape

Are you an athlete looking to unlock the secret to peak performance? Or maybe you want to stay in shape and improve your fitness. Perhaps you are dealing with Insulin Resistance or the early stages of dementia and want to do what you can to mitigate future problems.

Whatever your goals may be, the right tips and tricks can help you reach your full potential.

From proper nutrition and hydration to effective training techniques, there are many factors to consider when it comes to staying in top form. Be sure to read this week’s blog to discover how to take your fitness to the next level!

LifestyleKelly AielloMarch 20, 2023Lifestyle, Athletes, Excercise, Health, Mindset, SleepComment

How To Help Look After Your Health In Your 50s

As you get older, it’s important to look after your health.

Well, it’s important to look after your health at any age - but it becomes even more important when you reach your 50s.

Once you turn 50, you enter a new stage of life. You may be looking at retiring within the next ten years and travelling the world. Perhaps you’re watching your children leave home. Perhaps they’re starting families of their own and you’d like to be around to watch your grandchildren grow up.

Whatever the case may be, you’re in your prime and it’s time to make sure that prime lasts for as long as possible. None of us stay young forever and with age, we certainly start to feel it in our body.

Be sure to read this week’s post to discover some helpful tips to look after your health once you’re in your fifties.

Brain Health, Lifestyle, OtherKelly AielloMarch 9, 2023Brain Foods Diet, Brain-Healthy Diet, Health, Sleep, Excercise, LifestyleComment

The Importance Of Diet When Dealing With Addiction

Are you or someone you love recovering from an addiction?

This can be a very challenging and frustrating time, not to mention a time during which many people feel alone and confused.

What can make matters worse is not knowing what to do to help yourself, specifically when it comes to what to eat.

Indeed, there are several different aspects to recovery from addiction. It’s important to consider effective treatment from various angles, including both how the body and mind can be supported.

One of the factors to consider as part of a successful recovery is a healthy diet.

Diet can play a vital role when someone is in addiction recovery, helping to improve health in multiple ways. It can form one part of a healthier lifestyle and support people in their recovery. There are multiple reasons to pay attention to diet during recovery and different ways to navigate dietary changes to ensure good health.

Bottom line: Diet shouldn’t be ignored as part of a healthy recovery. Creating a balanced and healthy diet needs to be a part of planning an effective recovery that can lead to a healthier life.

Keep reading to discover some tips that may help along your journey.

Lifestyle, Neuronutrition, OtherKelly AielloNovember 18, 2022Whole Foods, Hacks, Health, Mindfulness, Mindset, Addiction, LifestyleComment

How Coffee Can Improve Your Mental Health

Are you a coffee drinker?

Do you need coffee’s caffeine boost to help you get through the day? Or do you drink coffee because you enjoy the taste? Did you know that not all coffee is created equal?

Though it’s true there are many health benefits to coffee, it’s also important to know that coffee isn’t for everyone. So let’s start at the beginning.

Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world. It has also been shown to have numerous health benefits. While many people drink coffee to get a caffeine jolt, in today’s blog, we’re going to explore how coffee can improve your mental health. That’s right, there are also many potential mental health benefits associated with coffee consumption.

There are two main things that make coffee great for your health: the caffeine and the antioxidants. Antioxidants are important because they help to protect your cells from damage (oxidative stress), while the caffeine in coffee can help improve mood, cognitive function and physical performance.

So be sure to read this week’s blog to learn more about how each of these affects you and your mental health.

Brain Health, Lifestyle, Neuronutrition, OtherKelly AielloJuly 21, 2022Mental Health, Health, Mindset, Alzheimer's, Depression, Memory, Improve Cognitive Function, NeuronutritionComment

Simple Self-Care to Improve Your Mental Health

Self-care isn’t just a buzzword.

Self-care is a must for maintaining your mental health. When you neglect your needs, stress builds. In some cases, it may even lead to burnout, depression, or other struggles.

By engaging is self-care, you take a moment to put yourself first. It also provides a chance to rest, recharge, and recenter. By doing it regularly, your mental health often improves, making it easier to tackle challenges moving forward.

While some self-care routines are complex, you don’t have to go that route to see results. Read this week’s blog to discover some simple self-care activities that can improve your mental health. Start with one you can easily implement then take it from there!

Brain Health, LifestyleKelly AielloJune 30, 2022Mental Health, Health, Meditation, Mindset, Nutrition Coach, self-esteemComment

Salad Season is Here: 3 Simple Summer Salad Recipes

Like all of you (I’m sure), I cannot express how grateful I am that summer (well, okay, at least spring) is finally approaching!

To me, that means storing the winter coat and boots and getting outside to enjoy the sun’s warmth and all that Mother Nature has to offer. This year, spring seems a little more special than what we’ve had the last couple of years.

What I’m also looking forward to this year are several camping adventures and my favourite summer salads.

Lifestyle, Other, Desserts, Sides & Snacks, Whole FoodsKelly AielloMay 26, 2022Whole Foods, Health, Lifestyle, RecipeComment

Strawberry Basil Sorbet

With summer approaching, give this quick, easy and delicious dessert or snack a try that everyone in the family will enjoy.

Lifestyle, Other, Desserts, Sides & Snacks, Whole FoodsKelly AielloMay 16, 2022Whole Foods, Health, Lifestyle, RecipeComment

Healthy Habits You Need To Bring Into Your Life

Are you looking to make some changes for a healthier life but don’t know where to start?

When it comes to getting into the best possible health, habits are essential. Change can be challenging, but copying the actions of healthy individuals can make it seem a lot simpler to adopt lifestyle adjustments.

An ongoing circle of sluggishness is damaging to one’s well-being. A healthier, happier you will always have energy and know-how to take care of yourself and your requirements. But what precisely does it take?

Neuronutrition, Lifestyle, OtherKelly AielloMay 6, 2022Dementia, Whole Foods, Health, Lifestyle, WaterComment

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