Foods for Energy & Immunity

Feeling rundown? Feeling lackluster? Give yourself a BOOST with the foods you eat! Many people feel tired or rundown at some point during the day. A lack of energy could affect your daily activities and make you less productive. Perhaps not surprisingly, the type and quantity of food you eat play essential roles in determiningContinue reading “Foods for Energy & Immunity”

Foods for Energy & Immunity

Living a legendary life includes feeding your body with nutrition for function and fun. Many people feel tired or rundown at some point during the day. A lack of energy could affect your daily activities and make you less productive. Perhaps not surprisingly, the type and quantity of food you eat play essential roles inContinue reading “Foods for Energy & Immunity”

Feed Your Body for ENERGY

Living a legendary life includes feeding your body with nutrition for function and fun. Many people feel tired or rundown at some point during the day. A lack of energy could affect your daily activities and make you less productive. Perhaps not surprisingly, the type and quantity of food you eat play essential roles inContinue reading “Feed Your Body for ENERGY”

Seasonal Foods to Enjoy in January

What does it mean when we say “eat seasonally”? Every vegetable and fruit has its season—a season when it is ripe and plentiful, when it tastes the best, and costs the least. These days, most people have the luxury of going to a grocery store and buying the produce that’s available on the shelves, produceContinue reading “Seasonal Foods to Enjoy in January”

12 Tips for a Balanced and Heart-Healthy Holiday Season

1. No Arguing at the Table Make this a ground-rule that you send to your family members ahead of time. Focus on the joy and positive interactions. Say YES to boundaries and NO to bawling or brawling. 2. Include Daily Exercise Start gradually and talk to your primary care health practitioner if you haven’t exercisedContinue reading “12 Tips for a Balanced and Heart-Healthy Holiday Season”

Combatting Depression

Everyone has ups and downs in life. However, there is a difference between your typical bad mood or stress or feeling glum or even Seasonal Affective Disorder, and what would be considered medical depression. If you or someone you know struggles with depression, you’re not alone. Depression affects more than 120 million people worldwide, makingContinue reading “Combatting Depression”

Avoiding SAD

Winter is a beautiful season… but it can also be the toughest on your mind and mood. The connotations are usually negative: bitter cold, dry skin, back pain from show shoveling, multiple layers of clothing, colds and flu, trudging to work or around town. Winter is also associated with darkness and some people are susceptibleContinue reading “Avoiding SAD”

Sugar & Stress Webinar

The cherry on top of our SUGAR & STRESS series is a fabulous webinar featuring speaker, author, business coach, certified health practitioner Tracey Vlahos. Don’t let the stress and sugar of the holidays leave you frazzled and sluggish. Find balance and enjoy the spirit of the holiday season with Esprita! Here are a few ofContinue reading “Sugar & Stress Webinar”

12 Tips for a Low Stress, Heart-Healthy Holiday Season

1. No Arguing at the Table Make this a ground-rule that you send to your family members ahead of time. Focus on the joy and positive interactions. Say YES to boundaries and NO to bawling or brawling. 2. Include Daily Exercise Start gradually and talk to your primary care health practitioner if you haven’t exercisedContinue reading “12 Tips for a Low Stress, Heart-Healthy Holiday Season”

Seasonal Foods to Enjoy in November

Eating healthy during the holidays can be tough, but a varied diet, rich in fruits and vegetables, is the foundation of optimum health. By incorporating all the colors of the rainbow onto your plate, you add a variety of sources of health-protective vitamins, phytonutrients, carotenoids and more to your diet and healthy lifestyle. The followingContinue reading “Seasonal Foods to Enjoy in November”