Author: thehealthysweetpea
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5 Healthy Swaps to Satisfy and Reduce Sugar Cravings
Whether you’re trying to lose weight, clear up your skin, reduce pain and inflammation in your body, sleep better at night, or simply get healthier, you might have the idea that excess sugar (and your cravings for it!) is getting in the way of achieving your goals. Sugar cravings are extremely common and can often…
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7 Nutrients to Help Lower Your Stress Levels
Stress is a natural physical and mental reaction to life experiences. Stress can be caused by average daily tasks like being stuck in traffic or arguing with a friend, or serious life events like an automobile accident or cancer diagnosis. Our bodies respond to this stress by releasing hormones that increase your heart and breathing…
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The surprising benefits of vitamin D(and the 3 ways you can get it)
Vitamin D may be one of the most fundamentally important building blocks available to us for creating and sustaining vibrant health1. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that promotes calcium absorption in the intestine and maintains calcium and phosphate levels in the blood, protecting against osteoporosis, rickets, and bone fracture. It also regulates immune function,…
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#5 Increase Your Daily Movement
Simple Ways to Improve Your Health A 5 Part Series Movement vs. Exercise Exercising a few times a week is so great for your body but there are also health benefits to having your body be in motion throughout the day. This doesn’t mean that we need to never sit down and rest but it…
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#4 Reduce Stress
Simple Ways to Improve Your Health A 5 Part Series Does the idea of writing in a journal make you feel relaxed or does it make you cringe? Journaling is not for everyone but there are ways to approach this type of stress reducer that might just change your mind. First, let’s talk about what…
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#3 Make Sleep A Priority
Simple Ways to Improve Your Health A 5 Part Series Let me ask you a question… How would you rank your quality of sleep on a scale of 1 -10? Do you feel like you have a good sleep every night, waking up feeling rested? Do you wake up during the night and have a…
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#2 Add Greens to Every Meal
Simple Ways to Improve Your Health A 5 Part Series Why did your parents try so hard to get you to eat your broccoli? Broccoli and all other green vegetables are nutrient dense, they contain many vitamins and minerals that your body needs to function properly. Veggies contain fiber that support a healthy gut microbiome,…
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#1 Drink Enough Water
Simple Ways to Improve Your Health A 5 Part Series Water makes up 55-60% of our total body mass. Water is essential, meaning our body doesn’t produce it and must come from the food we eat and the liquid we drink. A few of the many important roles of water in our bodies include: regulating…
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What Is Nutritional Therapy?
Who is an NTP(Nutritional Therapy Practitioner) and what do they do? An NTP is certified through the Nutritional Therapy Association after completing all course requirements. Similar distinctions would be a health coach or holistic nutrition consultant. The NTA teaches a holistic approach to supporting the body’s innate ability to heal itself. Everyone is unique and…
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Coconut Oat Energy Balls
I think I have a love for anything with coconut or oats in it. I also love having energy balls in the freezer for when I want a quick snack to give me some energy but don’t want anything too big or loaded with too much sugar. I wanted an energy ball recipe to make…
Nicole Gaine Nutritional Therapy 