Meditation is something that I think has seemed kind of mysterious and maybe even silly to some of us. Especially for a busy body, you might think that there is probably something more productive that you can do to with that time. Honestly, meditating isn’t just as easy as sitting there thinking about nothing. The […]
Author Archives: Doctor Nichole
Weight Loss With GLP-1 Medications
Weight loss is a major topic in America- and rightly so. Currently, 40% of Americans are considered obese. We honestly need a major overhaul of lifestyle and our relationship with food. Changes like this are hard, but not impossible. Why is this so important? When you consider that 1 in 5 deaths in the U.S […]
Exercise Induced Asthma
I got to run for the first time in a while and it felt amazing! It’s been a tangle of soggy ground, a busy schedule, sickness, and injuries so I’m not even sure how long it’s been- several weeks. My speed and stamina is not at all what it was, but I’ll get it back- […]
Healthy Hot Fries
This one is new on me, but I am immediately head over heels! I love hot fries but my feelings about processed foods and hydrogenated oils are quite a different story. Enter jicama (pronounced “hic-um-uh”). It’s a root vegetable like a potato, but instead of starch, it contains inulin! (You’ll read more about that below.) […]
Stevia Bioengineered
This one’s going to get interesting in unexpected ways. I generally like to indulge my curiosities with a little research and on this day, it began with my interest in whether or not sucralose (Splenda) is actually a bad thing and to learn about how and why Stevia might be a better alternative. Sucralose is […]
Drink Better
I once heard a really useful piece of lifestyle advice: “I don’t drink calories.” For some reason it had never occurred to me that our beverages can easily contribute a ton of calories, generally in the form of sugar. If you started paying attention to how many grams of sugar are in your typical drinks, […]
Pilates: The Core of Self Care
I was pretty well versed in the way of fitness before I finally gave Pilates a try. I’m really not sure why it took me so long. I bumped into it on the Peloton app after I had done enough weight training to get a little bored. This was part of a fitness regimen that […]
The Psychology of Eating
I have quite a bit of experience with changing my eating habits. I’ve been down that road a time or two and I learned something surprising along the way- It’s a very psychological process. You really have to change your relationship with food and that can be a lot harder than you’d expect, so don’t […]
I Decided to Try Food Before Pharma
Here I am on another personal mission. If you’re following me, you’ll know that I just had a big surprise at my annual checkup: high cholesterol- even despite a mostly healthy lifestyle. (Read more about that here.) A less surprising development has led me into this latest dig though: psoriatic arthritis. I’m 37 and I’ve […]
Understanding Cholesterol: A Personal Journey Toward Heart Health
So… My cholesterol is high. I’m honestly just shook about this. I’m literally the most consistently health conscious person that I know and my LDL was elevated at my annual checkup. I don’t eat much of the bad stuff and I’m pretty consistent and content with an active lifestyle. How in the world did I […]
