by Julie Thenell | Mar 12, 2017 | Nutrition
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) recently announced its 2017 Dirty Dozen / Clean Fifteen list of foods. To get your copy of this year’s Shopper’s Guide, click here. What is this list and why is it important? The EWG’s Dirty Dozen are the twelve...
by Julie Thenell | Mar 1, 2017 | Resilience
We all want it. A quick fix for whatever challenge we face. John wants to lose weight. Sarah wants less stress in her life. George wants to get better sleep. Each person wants results…and now. Sure, John, Sarah and George say they are willing to make the changes that...
by Julie Thenell | Feb 13, 2017 | Resilience
In 2006, I was diagnosed with a blood clot known as a deep vein thrombosis. During an extended business trip, I started experiencing a nagging ache in my calf and swelling in my ankle. I viewed the symptoms as annoyances rather than concerns because the ache felt like...
by Julie Thenell | Oct 11, 2016 | Nutrition
I recently attended a conference on inflammation. What caught my eye before signing up for the conference was the line-up of speakers. All were MDs or NDs recognized in their fields of healthcare…cardiology, oncology, psychiatry, hypertension and autoimmunity. Each...
by Julie Thenell | Jul 25, 2016 | Stress management
I’ve been thinking a lot about stress lately. Mostly because I’ve been feeling it. In a previous post, I wrote that stress is the perception we don’t have the resources to cope with a given situation and that any adverse or demanding circumstance that results in...
