Someone brings in a box of doughnuts, a tray of cookies, or a beautifully decorated cake. How’s your willpower? Even if you’re not hungry, even when the treat isn't necessarily your favorite…can you resist?

Or maybe you can resist those morning sweets. You even eat a healthy lunch…but around mid-afternoon the cravings come. Think you're addicted to sugar? 

Or...

“I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” Sadly, that’s not just the title of the 1976 song by Warren Zevon. I hear comments like this from a lot of people who believe that sleep is overrated. They believe they have too much to do to worry about not getting enough sleep.

I get it. Even if you’re not getting enough sleep, you’re still likely spending more than 40...

Are you tired in the morning? Even after a full night’s sleep? Let me share with you the top 5 reasons you’re tired – and what to do about it. To watch the animated white board video click the link or read the transcript below.

Have you seen the headlines:

"Vitamin D Deficiency May Boost COVID-19 Risk"

Have you wondered if you should be taking Vitamin D supplements?

Before you run to the store, read this article where I succinctly answer the following questions:

• What's the role of vitamin D?
• What does the Covid-19 and vitamin D research studies report?
• Should I take supplements?
• How to check your vitamin D levels
• How...

Have people ever told you that you have a bad attitude? Or maybe you're just feeling it yourself - just not as chipper as you used to be?

So often we tell ourselves - and others that's "there's nothing I can do." 

The Serenity Prayer

But, remember the serenity prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr:

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and...

So often we hear about the importance of getting 7-8 hours of sleep each night. But, I’m sure you can remember feeling energized when you had less – and feeling wasted when you got more. The hours of sleep really only matter if you are getting the right type of sleep! And, that’s where the Sleep Cycle comes in.

What is a Sleep Cycle?

We sleep in chunks of time of...

A recent MetLife survey found that two out of three employees state they are feeling more stressed now, compared to before the pandemic.1

And, 34% felt tired for more than half their workday!1

Some of the fatigue and stress is coming all these video meetings. 

via GIPHY

What about YOU? Are you feeling fatigued and stressed?

Looking at brainwaves, another study found markers...

"No, you're not getting milk, look...there's too much sugar in it." That's what I overheard a mom tell her young child at the grocery store. And, she was talking about regular white milk, which has no added sugar at all! Sadly, she was directing him to the lower sugar fruit drink - which DOES have added sugar. With current nutrition labeling it's easy to be confused about what has sugar and...