balanced living made simple with Brett Blumenthal
Taking care of both your mind and your body are instrumental to ensuring you stay healthy and in balance.
One of my biggest philosophies is “Small changes for big impact.” I really believe in this mantra. When it comes to creating change in our lives, even positive change, it can be really hard. Let’s be honest: The older we get, the more difficult habits are to break. The more we have done something [...]
If you have embarked on a new health regimen…you may have conjured up images of yourself as you hope to appear within a few months…or better yet…a few weeks. Maybe you envision yourself with rock-hard abs, long-lean legs or a round and bootylicious butt – free of cellulite. All great goals, but are they realistic?
When [...]
Bladder control is no laughing matter. Millions of women suffer from involuntary loss of urine…whether it is a few drops that no one else will notice…or a large amount that can become terribly embarrassing. Urinary incontinence can result from a variety of reasons…everything from pregnancy and childbirth to menopause to physical problems due [...]
Stress is an inevitable part of life…and it comes in many forms. We experience stress physically, mentally and even, environmentally. And although some stress in life is normal, too much of it in our lives can take a tremendous toll on our health and well-being. Specifically, stress causes an increase in the release of adrenaline [...]
Our appetites can be quite the pranksters. It often fools us to think we are hungry, when often, we may be suffering from something completely different. Distinguishing between false hunger and true hunger will help you know when your body really needs food and when it needs something else.
Hunger Due to Eating the Wrong Food: [...]
Out of all the relationships we have in our lives, the ones we share with family members can be the most challenging. And there’s nothing like holiday stress to trigger the old wounds and unresolved issues that plague so many families. Sharing close, loving, and supportive relationships is a basic human need, yet many of [...]
About half of all Americans suffer from back pain, and many turn to chiropractors for help. Those who swear by chiropractic believe it helps them ease myriad complaints, from low-back pain to headaches and even digestive problems and allergies. There have been very few reputable studies, however, on the effects of chiropractic, and many Western [...]
When attempting to do it all this holiday season, it is probable that shopping is one of the big “to-dos” on your list. Over the last several years, I have come to do more and more of my shopping online. There are several advantages that make it much more palatable than shopping in the mall [...]
Holiday season is in full gear. As beautiful and magical as the holiday season ought to be, however, it is often tainted with, none other than, stress. We are shopping…we are wrapping…we are entertaining…we are getting entertained…we are dealing with increased traffic…we are mingling with family…we are traveling…we are braving the elements…phew…and I’ve just [...]
Many people count calories when they are trying to lose weight. Doing so can be very helpful, and often, can lead to greater and more sustainable weight loss. In a study done by Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, those participants who kept a food diary lost almost twice the amount of weight of those [...]
