I ask because according to the American Diabetes Association, 8 in 10 adults are walking around with pre-diabetes and don't know it. We see this statistic in real time with those we support in our full program - many of them are in the pre-diabetes phase where fasting blood sugar is over 100 and their A1C is over 5.4 (above 5.4 is the functional warning phase and over 5.6 is pre-diabetes). If you do not know what your numbers look like, talk to your primary doctor. This is when reversal is the easiest with nutrition and lifestyle change, and we can help!

Hi All, Here is this year's Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen by the Environmental Working Group. The dirty dozen are the fruits and veggies with the highest pesticide residues, which we should buy organic. Soap and water doesn't get it off - it has long since seeped into the fruit/veggie. Pesticides are increasingly known to cause numerous adverse health effects. Basically, we're consuming chemicals our bodies can't handle. The clean fifteen have the lowest residues - fine to buy conventional, not organic. So if you're working on a budget and can't afford it all organic (I try, but...) here is something to help with the decision.

In April, we are going to be coaching live in our community here around our Wellness Challenge (as well as our Mindset Mastery Course, so stay tuned!) - which is focused on eating whole foods and removing processed foods. When we make this change, we know the impact on our overall health is remarkable! What about brain health in particular? I see more people every day struggling with cognitive decline, dementia and Alzheimer's and we know these are lifestyle-related conditions. And they can be brutal. A connection of mine on LinkedIn, who is also a neuropsychiatrist, shared this and I knew I needed to share it here: "A study of nearly 72,000 adults found that getting more than 20% of daily calories from ultra-processed food was associated with a 28% faster rate of cognitive decline. Ultra-processed food includes: Packaged bread. Flavored yogurt. Protein bars. Breakfast cereal. Frozen meals. Most condiments. Soda. Chips. Instant noodles." And I could add a ton of things to this list! This is the majority of the average American diet. Citation: Li H et al. Association of Ultra-Processed Food Consumption With Risk of Dementia: A Prospective Cohort Study. Neurology. 2022. Thoughts? Questions? Drop them here!

Stop and take a couple minutes for yourself...

Just checking in to say hello and see what everybody’s up to today! We got a couple sick family members in the house, so we are going for a little walk and then we are going to curl up and watch a good family movie together. 🎬 Wha about you? 🤔😁