Habit Building
Wendy Dellis
Where to Start for Successful Change!

Taking time to think through what is truly important to us is foundational in the change process, because is gives us a lens to evaluate our choices and the intrinsic motivation for meaningful actions!

Where to Start for Successful Change!
Wellness Information
Wendy Dellis
Was Running 21 Marathons Healthy?!

In less than ten years I ran 21 marathons. On top of enjoying the running friendships and fun destination marathons, I was convinced that the health benefits were undeniable. Then I started to hear about “the bell curve” in exercise. Clearly being a couch potato was bad for my health, but could excess exercise be equally dangerous?!?

Was Running 21 Marathons Healthy?!
Healthy Eating
Wendy Dellis
Prioritize Magnesium

Back a number of years ago an ER doc we were having dinner with informed me that all taking magnesium had to offer me was diarrhea. Since then I have learned a few things… ER doctors might not be my best source of nutritional advice, and not only will it get rid of my muscle twitches during marathon training, but there is a lot of research to support its importance to our overall health.

Prioritize Magnesium
Wellness Information
Wendy Dellis
Sauna Bathing Has Helped Me During This ...

Beyond my increased tolerance for running in the summer heat, there are incredible benefits to spending time in the sauna. In fact, there is a study that shows a 40% decrease in all-case mortality!! 

Sauna Bathing Has Helped Me During This Difficult Time!
Healthy Eating, Wellness Information
Wendy Dellis
Turmeric or Curcumin

The curcumin extract (yellow pigment) is its most studied active ingredient with over 9000 publications pointing to its expansive therapeutic value. Even though scientist do not fully understand the mechanism, lab studies have identified some key reason to consider adding turmeric to our routines.

Turmeric or Curcumin

Healthy Eating

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Three Simple Strategies for Weight Loss That Don't Involve Counting Calories!

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Three Simple Strategies for Weight Loss That Don't Involve Counting Calories!

There was a point in time that 20 pounds snuck up on me. When I made the discovery, I did what everyone in the 1980’s would do (only this was 2002), I turned to Richard Simmons and his Food Mover. The Food Mover is a plastic “pocket book” with windows that you close when you’ve eaten a serving of fat, starch, fruit, vegetable etc. For example, if all my starch windows were closed, then I could not eat any more bread, pasta, potatoes etc. that day. As silly as it sounds, this plan worked; I lost the weight. It was successful for two key reasons, it was simple and gave me increased awareness. The following research-based strategies for loosing unwanted weight are simple and effective, while not requiring a person to carry a plastic “pocket book” around.

Vitamin C: What The Research Actually Says About It's Benefits

Vitamin C: What The Research Actually Says About It's Benefits

Vitamin C, a micronutrient found naturally in a number of brightly colored fruits and vegetables including oranges, lemons, papaya, peppers, broccoli, and kale, is also called ascorbic acid or ascorbate (when acid is neutralized, for example by adding baking soda). According to research, up to one-third of the US population are deficient in this important vitamin.

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How to Maximize the Benefits of Coffee

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How to Maximize the Benefits of Coffee

Earlier this year a study published in JAMA concluded that coffee drinking reduced mortality (even for those drinking 8 or more cups/day and those with a genetic mutation that impacts the rate of caffeine metabolism). According to these finding, it didn't matter whether we are drinking decaf or regular, both are beneficial. Yahoo for coffee!