Wellness Tips

Cherie’s Weight Loss and Healthy Eating Tips: Weighing Yourself

Weight Loss and Healthy Eating Tips: Weighing Yourself

The scale can be a cruel tool and cause the most emotionally strong person to break out into tears!

In order to keep your spirits high when on a weight loss plan, do NOT weigh yourself more than every couple of days. In fact, I recommend to my clients to do it no more than once a month.

Now, while this can change from person to person, MOST people tend to find it frustrating and disappointing when the numbers are not reflecting what we feel they should. [Read more…] about Cherie’s Weight Loss and Healthy Eating Tips: Weighing Yourself

Ways to Make Ramen Noodles Healthy

By GHCL

What?! Make ramen noodles healthy? Yeah right!

I know it’s a stretch, but humor me and keep reading.

According to some, pasta isn’t the best thing in the world to eat and ramen is probably in the “stuck on the bottom of the barrel” of choices.

But times are tough for a lot of people who, as a result, are resorting to cheaper (crappier quality) foods in order to save money and simply SURVIVE during rough economic times.

I get it. Ramen noodles have definitely graced our pantry during both rough and not-so-rough times.

And since ramen noodles are probably one of THE most highly purchased cheap food items, and because I’m all about meeting people where they are, let’s try to make them at least a little healthier whether you feel “forced” to eat them or you just freakin’ LIKE eating them!

Some Good Tips for Gaining Muscle Mass

By GHCL

What bothers you the most about your body?

Do you tend to dwell on your appearance?

Do you consider what you see to be unattractive when looking at yourself in the mirror?

It happens to the best of us; but you can’t let it get you down! But simply letting yourself go isn’t the answer either; so don’t take on a “Oh well, screw it!” approach either. [Read more…] about Some Good Tips for Gaining Muscle Mass

Tips to Reduce Stress and Anxiety Naturally

By GHCL

Welcome back to part two of the stress relievers series!

In the first article, we discussed some ways to relieve stress levels. Now we’re going to continue with tips to reduce stress and anxiety naturally. But first, I’d like to explore some of the MAIN stress producers and then I’ll share some good stress reducers… [Read more…] about Tips to Reduce Stress and Anxiety Naturally

Flu Season Tips To Stay Healthy

By GHCL

Another season is approaching… flu season.

In fact, some are already getting hit with it although, the actual “season” is not quite here yet.

See, the typical “flu months” are December through March, though many people start getting it around October or November.

But the PEAK period seems to generally be in February.

I can recall during the winter of 2009, I was on a temporary job assignment at a local hospital during one of the WORST flu seasons to date – the “swine flu” pandemic! And get this…