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Gardening: Health Benefits That Go Way Beyond Time Spent Grounding

Grounding, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

Many folks who embrace grounding are passionate gardeners, and understandably, being grounded while working a garden bed outside boosts your health instantly. But beyond the healing boost of being grounded, it’s actually healing just to be around plants of any kind, even while ungrounded (for example, just seeing a plant through a window or adding a potted plant to a workspace) gives us documented health benefits. Read through this list of the top 9 perks of gardening and see if it doesn’t inspire even those of us who are non-gardeners to dive into this wonderful activity. From …

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Jun 14 2021

Holiday Eating & Drinking Tips To Protect Your Health (+ Avoid Weight Gain)

Healthy Weight / By Laura Koniver, MD

Holiday stress isn’t just stress over picking out the perfect gift, or traveling in the midst of a pandemic, or balancing social commitments. Most people report that being surrounded by rich holiday foods, alcohol, impulse eating, and weight gain during the holiday season adds a significant amount of stress as well. So well before the holiday season gets underway — a season that generally starts with Halloween candy binges and doesn’t end until after we ring in 2021 — I wanted to give you a few tips on how to navigate this tricky but wonderful time of comfort …

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Oct 26 2020

Trying To Shed Your Quarantine Weight Gain? 8 Unusual Tips That Will Ensure Success

Healthy Mindframe, Healthy Weight, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

Most people have gained a bit of weight as a result of social distancing for the past month or two. With gyms, YMCAs, and most indoor exercise facilities shut down, and even outdoor public spaces like hiking trails, bike paths, beaches, pools, and more shut down, it’s likely that your activity level decreased and your weight increased. It’s okay. Me too. But not only is it actually a good idea to gain a few pounds during a pandemic (see #3 on the list below if you need proof) I’ve got a fantastic list of actionable tips taken …

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May 26 2020

Grounding While You Eat, A Game Changer For Your Digestion (+ Freebies)

Grounding, Healthy Weight / By Laura Koniver, MD

Why does food always taste better at a picnic? Why does your morning coffee seem so much more satisfying when you take it outside to your front doorstep? Why do you never seem to feel the same heartburn or bloating or indigestion when you eat lunch outside on your lunch break instead of inside at your desk? Why is cooking dinner over an outdoor campfire or grill so much more fulfilling than cooking the same meal indoors? Grounding has a profound impact on your digestion, boosting your vagal tone (which supports the function of your entire digestive …

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Mar 9 2020

My Favorite Tips For Navigating Food & Drinks At Holiday Parties

Healthy Weight / By Laura Koniver, MD

Holiday stress isn’t all just about juggling the social commitments, traveling or picking out just the right gift. Most people report that being surrounded by rich holiday foods, alcohol, temptation everywhere, impulse eating, and weight gain during the holiday season adds a significant amount of stress as well. If there was ever a time that people worry about their weight, it’s during the holidays. How to navigate this tricky but wonderful time of comfort food, decadent desserts, and celebratory toasts galore? Today, I’ll tell you! It’s tricky to be around party foods… what if you want to stick …

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Dec 23 2019

How To Navigate Holiday Parties Without Regretting What You Eat (Or Drink)

Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

Holiday stress isn’t all just about juggling the social commitments, traveling or picking out just the right gift. Most people report that being surrounded by rich holiday foods, alcohol, temptation everywhere, impulse eating, and weight gain during the holiday season adds a significant amount of stress as well. If there was ever a time that people worry about their weight, it’s during the holidays. How to navigate this tricky but wonderful time of comfort food, decadent desserts, and celebratory toasts galore? Today, I’ll tell you! 1. Protecting your liver at holiday parties: Drinking wine occasionally has enjoyed …

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Nov 26 2018

Yet Another Study Gives Survival Advantage To Overweight, Not Underweight

Healthy Mindframe, Healthy Weight, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

Well I thought this would be the perfect medical article to blog about this week, as many of us tuck into eating huge delicious Thanksgiving holiday meals! If you are going to eat, don’t make those calories laden with guilt and remorse and negative thinking. As you can read in one of my previous blog posts, fat shaming physically harms your health. Don’t allow shame over food choices or weight to ruin your well being. Release the negative thinking and just enjoy what you eat. To help with that, here is a recently published medical study …

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Nov 20 2017

Gardening: Health Benefits That Go Way Beyond Time Spent Grounding

Holiday Eating & Drinking Tips To Protect Your Health (+ Avoid Weight Gain)

Trying To Shed Your Quarantine Weight Gain? 8 Unusual Tips That Will Ensure Success

Grounding While You Eat, A Game Changer For Your Digestion (+ Freebies)

My Favorite Tips For Navigating Food & Drinks At Holiday Parties

How To Navigate Holiday Parties Without Regretting What You Eat (Or Drink)

Yet Another Study Gives Survival Advantage To Overweight, Not Underweight

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