New Year, New You Mini Challenge Day 2: Breakfast and Meal Planning
Is recommitting to health one of your goals for 2020? Then join this FREE 5 day mini challenge!
You’ll get healthy tips that are easy to implement and it’ll kickstart your health journey for 2020!! Each day we’ll cover a topic to give you tips, tricks, and teach you why it’s so important!
Topics include:
– Meal planning made easy and why breakfast is so important
– Creative ways to squeeze exercise into your busy day
– Why drinking water is so important and how to hit your daily hydration goal
– Importance of sleep and how to improve your sleep habits – Benefits of meditation and how to integrate mindfulness in your everyday life
Click here to learn more about my 6 Week to Success program!
New Year, New You Mini Challenge Day 1: Water
Is recommitting to health one of your goals for 2020? Then join this FREE 5 day mini challenge!
You’ll get healthy tips that are easy to implement and it’ll kickstart your health journey for 2020!! Each day we’ll cover a topic to give you tips, tricks, and teach you why it’s so important!
Topics include:
– Meal planning made easy and why breakfast is so important
– Creative ways to squeeze exercise into your busy day
– Why drinking water is so important and how to hit your daily hydration goal
– Importance of sleep and how to improve your sleep habits – Benefits of meditation and how to integrate mindfulness in your everyday life
Click here to learn more about my 6 Week to Success program!
2020 Goal Planning 101
What’s your New Year’s resolution? If you’re ready to plan out your goals for 2020, this mini webinar will teach you how to set your goals and how to work towards achieving them!!
Gratitude is Simple
Gratitude is as simple as taking a moment to think about the things you appreciate in life!
Happy 303 Day!
Happy 303 Day! Today is a day to celebrate Colorado!
Here are some self care tips of fun things to do in Colorado:
1. Hike Red Rocks or Garden of the Gods
2. Drive up the flatirons in Boulder to lookout point and enjoy the beautiful view!
3. Check out Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, or the Denver Art Museum
4. Check out the newest exhibit at the Denver Botanic Gardens
5. Visit Rocky Mountain National Park and eat lunch in Estes Park
6. Hike your favorite local trail
7. Try rock climbing at a local rock climbing gym
8. Drive up Mount Evans Scenic Byway
9. Visit one of the many hot springs in Colorado
10. Go skiing or snowboarding
11. Play Frisbee golf
12 Hang out in a local park
(Extra points if you bring a dog or wear flip flops and shorts in the winter)
Turkey Avocado Grilled Cheese
Many different surveys have reported that grilled cheese is in the top 10 most common comfort foods in the US. Here’s a healthy twist on this classic comfort food – Turkey Avocado Grilled Cheese!!
Ingredients:
- 2 slices ezekiel bread
- 3 ultra thin slices of cheddar cheese
- 5 oz sliced turkey
- 1/2 avocado
- 3 slices on tomato
- 2-3 pats butter
Instructions:
- Butter both sides of the bread and put 1 piece of the bread into the frying pan (before turning the heat on) to assemble sandwich.
- On one side of the bread, put down 1 slice of cheese, then half of the turkey, avocado, tomato, and 1 slice of cheese.
- Then add the rest of the turkey, last cheese slice, and second piece of bread (again with both sides buttered).
- Turn on frying pan to medium high heat and cook until the the bottom cheese slice starts to melt.
- Flip to other side and cook until golden brown and all the cheese is melted.
Optimize Your Post Workout Recovery
Working out is great, but it uses a lot of your energy. In order to have optimum post workout recovery, you should eat the following foods 15 – 30 minutes after your workout:
- WATER
- Banana
- Dark chocolate (70%+ cacao)
- Greek yogurt or cottage cheese
- Eggs
- Tuna or salmon
- Quinoa
- Sweet potatoes
- Lean protein
Pork Fat is Healthy!
A recent research study analyzed and ranked 1,000 foods for nutritional content to rank the top health foods. Surprisingly, PORK FAT RANKED #8 HEALTHIEST FOOD, right after swiss chard and before beet greens!!! This is full of heart healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals!
Dark Chocolate Is Good for Your Health!
Besides being delicious, here are some reasons why you should eat dark chocolate:
- Nutrition: packed with antioxidants, magnesium, calcium, iron, copper, and chromium.
- Mood boosting: the polyphenols in chocolate physiologically boosts your mood
- Improved digestion: fiber and polyphenols in chocolate improve gut health by promoting good gut bacteria
- Heart healthy: chocolate reduces cholesterol
How to Prevent Heart Disease
Heart disease is a leading cause of death in the US. But thankfully, there are many different ways to reduce your risk of heart disease!
Here are some tips so you can live a long and healthy life:
- Get enough sleep – people who are chronically sleep deprived are more like to have high blood pressure and heart attacks
- Manage your stress – meditation and deep breathing techniques help effectively manage stress
- Regular exercise – exercising for 15-30 minutes 4-5 times per week reduces your risk of heart disease
- Eating a healthy diet – Plenty of vegetables and fruits, 1 serving of healthy fats per meal; reducing red meat, fried foods, and carbohydrates improves your heart health.
