Posts by Missi Holt
5 Surprisingly Simple Ways to Solve Back Pain
Sharp stabbing, dull throbbing, tightness and aching. It’s a real pain in the… back! Back pain can be quite intrusive distracting you from your work, disrupting your sleep, and even leaving you completely debilitated. Nearly 80% of Americans will struggle with back pain that is totally avoidable. Often a simple fix will bring relief in…
Read More5 Foods to Avoid at Whole Foods
It’s easy to believe that you’re automatically buying healthy food just by shopping at Whole Foods or other natural grocers, no matter what you put into your basket. Once we’re through the doors of a health-food store, we stop reading labels and assure ourselves that everything here is good for us! Sorry to burst your…
Read More5 Steps to Escape Your Mental Prison
I received the most wonderful phone call today from a client. I tell you in a minute why she called, but first here’s her story… maybe you can relate: Katie had struggled for years with her diet, self-worth, and damaging internal monologue. She, like so many of us, had mistakenly tied her worth to her…
Read MoreDelicious Fall Recipes! You will LOVE this VEGETARIAN Meal
A co-worker of mine was struggling to come up with a vegetarian, gluten-free dinner for her book club the following night. I immediately perked up, my eager facial expression saying, “Ooh, I can help! Please let me help!” There is so much joy and nourishment in cooking good food for people. So, I started asking…
Read MoreTotal Rejuvenation in Just 2 Minutes: Try this Yoga Pose!
“I love the 2 minute Savasana. I think of it as recharging a battery. I feel a positive elevation in my mood and am refreshed to continue on with my day” “[Savasana] is perfect… It relaxes my entire body from head to toe and calms my mind, which is a welcomed moment of quiet during…
Read More3 Steps to Immediately Reduce Stress
Paralyzing stress. It happens to all of us. I’ve been there. Sitting at my desk with emails flooding my inbox, “to-do” tasks piling up, and the time to complete all I’ve set out to accomplish rapidly dwindling away. Have you been here too? Feeling overwhelmed? Needing to crank it into high gear only to you…
Read More5 Foods that INSTANTLY Age You
Anti-Aging is big business! External treatments abound to keep you looking young… but when it comes to aging, looks can be deceiving. Aging looks are rooted in aging cells and you may need to look no further than your own dietary habits to support those anti-aging goals. We all know that poor dietary habits contribute…
Read More#1 Key to Avoiding the Dreaded Fitness Plateau
Running, Weight Lifting, Swimming, Biking… Do you have a favorite activity or workout you regularly default to? Have you done this for years? It’s okay to admit it — even I have go-to workouts that I know are easy because I’ve done them a thousand times. Every now and then I opt for them. It’s…
Read MoreNeutralize Stress Right Now: Ask 3 Quick Questions…
Stress seems to be an inevitable part of our fast-paced lives, but sometimes stress is actually healthy. In fact, from a short-term standpoint stress is meant to be protective, not harmful. It generates alertness, builds resiliency, boosts immunity, and even motivates you to succeed. But our modern lifestyles seem to encourage chronic stress — which…
Read More3 Cheers for Dark Chocolate’s Anti-Aging Benefits
Ahh, chocolate: the perfect food. ☺ I don’t just say that because I love it. Cacao has been around for thousands of years and it’s woven into history as a luxury food, medicine, and currency. Cacao’s coveted status can be attributed to its more than 300 phytochemicals, including vitamins, minerals, and dietary nutrients such as:…
Read MoreTwo Minutes to a Healthy Back: Bridge Pose
I’m sure you’ve heard that Sitting Is The New Smoking. It’s estimated that 31 million Americans suffer from back pain, tightness, or aggravation at any given time. And it’s true that many of us sit for too long and don’t use our back muscles enough to provide healthy support for our spines. Another group of…
Read More5 Vital Steps to a Healthy Relationship with Food
At one point in my life I thought I would never have a healthy relationship with food. For a time, I accepted this battle of wills as part of the human experience — and I was in for the long haul. I had no trouble cracking the proverbial whip to keep myself nutritionally in line,…
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