The Worlds Most Powerful Superfood with Catharine Arnston

Portrait of Catharine

When you think of superfoods, what comes to mind?  Berries with their high antioxidants often top this list.  Or perhaps dark leafy greens and cruciferous vegetables with their phytochemicals.  Salmon and olive oils sometimes get thrown in the superfood category due to their high Omega-3 fatty acids.   And what about mushrooms, bee pollen, acai and…

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Midlife Mastery with Broc Edwards

Broc’s Outdoor Photo

The dictionary defines mastery as “comprehensive knowledge or skill in a subject” and “control or superiority over something.” So what would it look like to have mastery over our midlife?  To have comprehensive knowledge and skill, to take control of our lives as we age?  My guest today on the Over 50 Health & Wellness…

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Holistic Self-Care with Nadine Artemis

Nadine Artemis

My guest today on the Over 50 Health & Wellness podcast is Nadine Artemis. Nadine is the author of Holistic Dental Care: The Complete Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums as well as Renegade Beauty: Reveal and Revive Your Natural Radiance. She is also the creator of Living Libations, a line of botanical health and…

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How To Feel Full While Dieting

Diet Misconceptions

Let’s face it, losing weight is hard. No one likes the feeling of constantly being hungry or being denied foods they truly love. But the fact remains, to lose weight we need to be in a calorie deficit – that is we need to eat fewer calories than we expend. But as anyone who has…

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Reclaim Functional Movements

Your body is an amazing machine! It was designed to move in many different ways. Your body should be capable of walking, running, jumping, hinging, squatting, pushing, pulling, lunging, climbing, picking things up and putting them into overhead spaces, bending, twisting, balancing, swimming, and even pirouetting! You should be capable of short intense bursts of…

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Emotional Eating Tips

A Woman Trying to Avoid Sweet Food

Normally this would be the perfect time of year to do a post about holiday eating tips… but these aren’t exactly normal times.  Due to the pandemic, many of us won’t be gathering with friends and relatives for drinks, dinners, cookie exchange parties, and general merriment.  Instead, I thought I’d share a few tips on…

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How to Naturally Increase Testosterone Levels for Men Over 50

Testosterone

I more than doubled my testosterone levels naturally in my forties, utilizing lifestyle changes. But before we get into that, let me tell you a bit of my story. Through most of my thirties and into my early forties I was active, primarily with endurance training and events. During that time I completed six marathons,…

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How to Lose the Dreaded Quarantine 15

Quarantine 15

Here we are in August 2020, and COVID-19 with its restrictions doesn’t appear to be leaving us any time soon. We’ve all had to adapt to some sort of new normal. Depending on where you live that could mean wearing a mask in public places, maintaining six feet of distance from others, and limited access…

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Organic Versus Local

Locally Grown Vegetables

As a conscientious shopper, I try to purchase the best quality food possible. One way of doing this is to shop organic. For a food to be labelled organic, the producer must abide by a stringent set of government standards. In the United States the USDA qualifies produce as organic if no synthetic pesticides, chemical…

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