When setting health goals, or any goals for that matter, setting SMART goals may be the key to your success. S= Specific M= Measurable A=...

Feeling discouraged is part of the human condition. When it comes to weight loss, as well as most other areas of life, it is common to fe...

As things start to open back up, the pace of life may be quickening and things may tend toward hectic. As we go from working remotely to ...

"Keep it simple!" was a mantra the Master Pilates Trainer used during the Core Mat I training I took in the summer of 2006. I soon realiz...

Did you know that the first 3-5 bites of eating cake give the greatest satisfaction? The later bites taste good too, but not in the same w...

When you haven't eaten in a while, your blood sugar goes down. When your blood sugar gets too low, cortisol (a stress hormone) and adrena...

Life during the Covid-19 pandemic has been hectic and stressful yet many of us have spent more time at home, so meal planning ahead of ti...

One of the perks of moving to the South three years ago is being 45 minutes away from some strawberry farms. While living in NYC I tried ...

Cortisol is a stress hormone released when your sympathetic nervous system (fight-or-flight) is triggered. Evolutionarily, the fight-or-f...

In my previous post, I referenced the dopamine-driven feedback loop and how it can lead to excess screen time. Let’s now go deeper into u...

Research shows that too much screen time is detrimental to a developing brain—it reduces attention span and decreases patience as well as...

As Yom Kippur, the annual Day of Atonement fast approaches, water is on the brain. But what kind of water should we be drinking prior to ...

This morning I got into a fight with a fellow RD. There was even some hair pulling involved. Actually—that was my baby daughter. In truth...

Recently I had a minor back injury. As part of coping with my injury I talked about it with my friends; expressing my frustration and fee...

What if it's not what we're doing but how we're doing it? I'm not saying that certain tasks aren't draining. But what can make them more ...

This morning I had a craving for Sprite. While I usually practice what I preach and keep junk food/beverages out of the house, I had boug...

Recently a wellness coach friend of mine posted on social media about the importance of daily deep breathing meditation. I have been prac...

I jogged on a treadmill 2-3 times a week in college. I would go about 2-3 miles each time. Then the summer after college I had to stop jo...

Earlier this week, I spent a few days posting about delicious and nutritious whole wheat products on my Instagram account (@gila_health_a...

Yesterday, my husband bought me a new kind of whole wheat bread, since our local supermarket’s brand of whole wheat bread stopped carryin...