There are so many things in this world that can work to our detriment. In this series, we have been talking about what you can remove from your day to day life that will improve your stress levels and thus, your health! Today we are talking about toxic food. This can be a touchy subject because there are so many different thoughts about what is toxic to eat. However, I think most people can say that eating clean, lean meats, vegetables, nuts, seeds and fruit would be a great

This series is focused on what you can remove from your day to day life that suck your days and life away. Many of these things are not inherently bad, but the way that we utilize them may be detrimental to our stress levels, our hormones and our health. Today, we are talking about ALL the commitments that we have in our world. You know what I am talking about! In our world, there are commitments for work, after work, drinks with friends, dinner with friends, family, dinner w

In our last series, we talked about things that you can and should ADD to your daily routine that can help you to have less stress and love life a little more! This series, we are talking about the things that you can REMOVE from your life that can help you to feel more fulfilled as well! Removing these things is removing life "sucking" things from your life! Think about life sucking like the machine in The Princess Bride. Today we are talking about additional appointments. H

Last series, we talked about the things that you should ADD to your daily routine to decrease your stress. The hope was that you could add things into your day and it would crowd out the things that add to your stress and suck life from you. That can be a tough ask at times. It means that you have to have really solid boundaries and won't allow other tasks and obligations to encroach on your stress relieving activities and techniques. This week, we are talking about what you

In this series, we have been talking about how you can reduce your stress! In our crazy world, we need tactics that will help you to feel better about your life and where it is headed. Today, we are talking about exercise! Imagine that, a gym that is talking about why you should exercise! However, as we all know, exercise is something that should be completed multiple times weekly. We know this to be true from a physiological standpoint. This means that your heart pumps more

Now this sounds ridiculous, but let me explain! Our world is spinning faster and faster! We have less time than ever for the things that truly bring us joy! So, this series, we are looking at how to decrease stress and improve our overall health and well-being! With so many things on our plate, we are constantly forced to choose between the things that serve other people or the things that serve us! Generally, we choose to do the things that serve other people. These things m

Our world gets faster and faster! Every day, there is a new technology that allows you to cram something else into your day. There is something new to allow you to be "more efficient". However, the way to reducing your stress is actually less....it's not more efficient! It's just LESS! So, how can I tell you what to ADD to your life, when we should be taking things away?!?! Great question, I'm glad you asked! By adding these things to your life, my hope is that it helps to cr

The world as we know it seems to spin faster and faster! Our lives are constantly bombarded with the ADDITION of so many things to our lives. With all of the spinning, we need to learn how to slow down! Our focus in this series is to help you to ADD more things to your life that will help to remove stress. Now, this does not mean that you are trying to add these things into your already hectic life, but this means that by adding and prioritizing these things (sleep, reading a

Our world is moving faster and faster every day. With it, our stress levels have gone through the roof! Research has shown that a typical college student feels enough stress and anxiety that would have placed them in an institution in the 70s! Think about that! Then think about how many of us wish for the "easier" times that we had back in college! After college, we fall into the never ending trap of adding more to your day or more to your plate! In this series, we are talkin

During this time of our lives, we are concerned with avoiding disease and illness. This week, we have been talking about the secrets of avoiding disease. Today we are talking about decreasing the amount of stress in your life to allow your body to be able to properly fight disease and keep you healthy! There are many areas of our lives that can affect your stress. Ultimately, all of the stress that you have in your life can affect your ability to fight or avoid disease, eithe