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Five Weight-Loss Friendly Snacks You Will Love

by Christy Holt | May 18, 2018 | food, general health, health & fitness, Uncategorized

The words “weight-loss” and “snacks” often appear in the same sentence, but that might also bring thoughts of “tasteless,” “cardboard,” and “completely unsatisfying.” Amirite?! Let me give you my best weight-loss friendly...

Can My Symptoms Actually Be a Food Intolerance?

by Christy Holt | May 11, 2018 | food, general health, health & fitness, sleep, stress

Food intolerances or “sensitivities” can affect you in so many ways and they’re a lot more common than most people think. I’m not talking about anaphylaxis or immediate allergic reactions that involve an immune response. Those can be serious and...

Everything you Need to Know About Digestive Enzymes

by Christy Holt | May 4, 2018 | food, general health, health & fitness, Uncategorized

Not everyone should be taking digestive enzyme supplements; and not all of them are created equal. As a coach, I find that many people with digestive issues want to jump straight into using a supplement. And many times I would rather try other strategies first. Not to...

Naturally Lowering Cortisol (Stress Hormone)

by Christy Holt | Apr 27, 2018 | food, general health, health & fitness, sleep, stress

Stress! Its causes are absolutely everywhere. Would you agree? Our natural “fight or flight” stress response can sometimes go a little overboard. It’s supposed to help us escape injury or death in an emergency and then return to normal after we’ve fought or...

‘Whey’ does my body not like dairy?

by Christy Holt | Apr 20, 2018 | food, general health

Having any sort of food intolerance is no fun. Intolerances can cause obvious symptoms such as abdominal pain, discomfort, and nausea and some rather embarrassing symptoms such as flatulence and diarrhea. Still other less obvious symptoms are linked to food...

Talkin’ ’bout your motivation

by Christy Holt | Apr 13, 2018 | aging, body positivity, food, general health, health & fitness, stress, Uncategorized

Okay friends, prepare yourself for a telling statistic about exercise programs…. According to Rod K. Dishman, Ph.D., director of the Behavioral Fitness Laboratory at the University of Georgia, nearly 50 percent of people who begin an exercise program drop out...