Posts by Missi Holt
ONE Sweetener You SHOULD Be Eating
Sugar can be extremely hazardous to your health. Many doctors and nutritionists are in agreement that processed white sugar is more addictive than cocaine, and has detrimental effects on the body. Low calorie sweeteners are just as dangerous. I used to have a wicked sugar addiction that took some serious effort to cure… but it…
Read MoreYoung, Perky Buns in 3 Killer Combo Moves
Remember Buns of Steel? Thirty years ago it was the latest and greatest method for toning and tightening your backside. Confession: I desperately lifted, kicked, and pressed for several weeks prior to Prom one year. Ouch! But in reality, the endless repetitions of tiny leg movements only left me with overworked accessory muscles in my…
Read MoreThe New Benchmark for Achievement: Are You Reaching For it?
We all set goals and rate our success according to how close we get to achieving them. We zero in, shut out distractions, and pour all our time and energy into reaching our own desired standard for success. As a nation, we are busy, busy, busy! (I am totally guilty of this — I cringe…
Read MoreLet’s BBQ! Recipe for a Fun, Yummy & Healthy Labor Day Weekend
Grilling out on a sunny holiday weekend is a favorite pastime around the world. When it involves good food with great friends and family you can be sure to find BBQs abound. Labor Day is one occasion we celebrate here in America and these days it’s more well-known as the unofficial end to summer and…
Read MoreTwo Minutes to Perfect Posture: Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
You probably heard it a hundred times as a teenager: “Sit up straight!” “Fix your posture!” “Don’t slouch!” Good posture has long been the mission of doting mothers and strict schoolteachers. And they’re right to get on us about sitting a little taller. Posture is, by far, one of the more simple ways you can…
Read MoreBody Love: What Is Better: Feeling Good or Looking Good?
I used to think that if I was physically perfect then I would be happy, confident, and my lifelong internal struggle for self-worth would magically vanish. After doing a fitness competition and getting my body fat down to 9%, yet still feeling more paranoid and insecure about my body than ever before, I quickly realized…
Read More6 Best Proteins for Vegetarians You Need to Know About
Lately I have had a lot of people ask about quality sources of vegetarian protein. It seems as though they are all getting sick of rotating between their go-to pasta dish and tofu 50-different-ways. I can’t blame them! Though I’m not a vegetarian I really enjoy incorporating meatless meals into my weekly menu. It offers…
Read More4 Quick Treadmill Workouts to Maximize Fat Loss
As an avid outdoor trail runner in Colorado there is nothing better than getting into the foothills for a run in the fresh crisp air and bright early morning sunshine. But my fair weather tendencies often keep me from getting out—and sometimes, only a good hard run will do! I decided I would need to…
Read MoreImmediate Happiness, Success, and Less Stress in 3 Simple Steps
Let’s face it. Every one of us will: Go to great lengths Spend any amount of money and Subject ourselves to all kinds of gimmicks… …In order to achieve the coveted and seemingly elusive desires of happiness, success, weight loss, career advancement, relationships, and lasting energy. What if the keys to your Happiness, Success, and…
Read MoreThe 5 Best Foods to Fight Inflammation…Recipe Included!
Redness, swelling, heat, pain…they may not be fun but they are vital reactions to a healthy inflammatory response. Ongoing stress, fatigue, pain, suffering and disease on the other hand, are not healthy. They signify chronic inflammation and symptoms of a distressed system. Unfortunately, they seem to be prominent components of the average American lifestyle…I know,…
Read MoreThe Best Time of Day to Do Yoga
…Is, of course, whenever you will actually do it! But that doesn’t really help you figure out what to do, when, and why, does it? Factors such as weather, sleep, stress, and energy all play a role in determining the best time and way to practice yoga. Since an important part of yoga practice is…
Read MoreThe Meditation Craze: 3 Proven Ways to Get More Focused, Happy, and Loving Right Now
Meditation is a hot topic these days. Scientific studies abound with hard evidence that meditation is a key component in reducing stress, anxiety and depression. But until recently what we didn’t know is that meditation, like learning a new skill, actually changes the physical structure of the brain. “Scientists used to believe that the brain…
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