Y’all have probably heard, read, seen or have had first-hand experience with the benefits of meditation. Most can feel a sense of ease or calm after only a few minutes of focused attention on the breath or the body. But when meditation is ‘practiced’, which means it is something you regularly engage in for at least three times a week, the benefits can go beyond feeling calm. For instance, a 2014 clinical review of research found that meditation can improve conditions of hypertension, diabetes type 2 and high cortisol and encouraged more research in comparing meditation to therapeutic treatments like some medications.

Practicing mindfulness can help you shift from internal “why” questions and into your body’s sensations or experiences that are occurring in the present moment and this can give your brain the vacation it is craving. Curiosity can be the key to connect you to the here-and-now, improve relationships with others and yourself and release you from the annoying dialogue in your head.

Essential to supporting the body with over 300 enzymatic reactions in the body, there is no denying that magnesium is essential to our health and well-being. From boosting mood to regulating blood pressure, it’s important to focus on getting the required amounts of magnesium through your diet and supplementation when needed.

Despite its essential nature, 48% of Americans consume inadequate amounts of magnesium in their diets. This trend has been attributed to a decrease in the consumption of nutrient-rich foods as well as an increase in industrial farming and food processing, which reduces the amount of magnesium present in whole foods.

Mindfulness can help us hold some of the heavy feels of 2021 by accepting the current environment as it is. Right now you might know people who are ill; right now you might be fearful of a party or travel plan being cancelled because you or someone else is sick. When we compound this reality with feeling disappointed our ‘normal’ 2019 lives have not returned along with stress around the rising cost of everything, hopelessness can easily set in.

Instead of making a new year's resolution to try a ‘diet’, take our group class to learn the best long-term individualized approach to nutrition rather than a short-term diet. Our group class will guide you to connect what foods help or hinder your mood, energy and mental clarity and shift your relationship with food to one that is nurturing and fulfilling.

Reset & Restore is a 6-week group nutrition class that focuses on mindful nutrition and lifestyle resets to help us feel more in tune with our connection to food, mood, energy, and mental clarity.

This holiday season you might want to think about forging a new path around holiday eating. Instead of giving yourself a 10 day pass to eat whatever and then promising to make dietary changes in the new year, try adding in one nutritious meal or snack a day that is filled with veggies and good fats and you may find you will eat less of the sugary stuff later.

This recipe for avocado dip is filled with fiber, ‘good’ fat, protein, vitamins and minerals which means this dip can help you stabilize blood sugar, lower cholesterol, load you up with anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer molecules and keep you satiated to make it easier to pass on extra sugar cookies or white peppermint bark.