Want to Eat Healthy? Ditch these 4 Unhealthy Habits

Want to Eat Healthy? Ditch these 4 Unhealthy Habits

People always ask me how they can eat healthier, as they find it super difficult to always stay on track. Unhealthy eating is mainly caused by bad eating habits that you have picked up along the way. Sometimes it is hard to determine what these habits are because you are so used to them, so I have put together a list of 4 of the most common culprits.

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A Simple 3 Step Healthy Weight Loss Plan

A Simple 3 Step Healthy Weight Loss Plan

I am thrilled that so many of you in the Pure Joy Wellness community have been reaching out to us and sending your health, wellness and fitness questions on our Facebook page.  By far, the biggest topic that comes up the most is “How do I start a weight loss plan?” It can truly be a daunting task, especially if you need to lose a substantial amount of weight and you are starting from ground zero.

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Renew and Refresh for Fall

Renew and Refresh for Fall

I love the fall. It’s my favorite time of year, and no matter how old I get or how many years I’ve been out of school, the end of summer always gives me a feeling of heading back into the school year. Although the end of summer always feels a bit sad, fall brings with it a sense of renewal, and I’ve found it’s the perfect time to reinvent yourself and take steps to reassess and renew your life.

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11 Foods to Always Keep on Your Shopping List

11 Foods to Always Keep on Your Shopping List

How many times have you meant to eat healthy — only to get home and find nothing good for you in your fridge and end up ordering an unhealthy meal on Seamless?In the battle to keep yourself on track, my game plan is simple:  Always keep these ingredients at the top of your shopping list and you’ll never have a problem with finding something good to eat in your kitchen!

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5 Healthy Habits You Can Start Today

5 Healthy Habits You Can Start Today

Transitioning into a healthy lifestyle doesn’t happen overnight. You don’t just wake up one morning and find that from that moment on and – Poof! – you’re perfectly healthy in everything that you do.In reality, having a healthy lifestyle is a gradual process of integrating healthy habits into your daily life a little bit at a time. Deciding where to start to make a change can sometimes be the hardest, most overwhelming part.

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How To Break Through a Plateau and Keep Getting Results

How To Break Through a Plateau and Keep Getting Results

We all love seeing progress when we’re working hard at the gym and eating the right foods. Who doesn’t want to see how many inches you’ve lost or how much better your jeans fit? But sometimes you seem to be doing everything right and not seeing anything change. It can be one of the most frustrating things ever, and can leave you feeling unmotivated and just wanting to give up.

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How To Stop Comparing Yourself to Others and Be the Best You Can Be

How To Stop Comparing Yourself to Others and Be the Best You Can Be

I was working with one of my clients at the gym — who’s in her 70s — when she started looking around at the other women working out nearby.  “I’m looking at these young girls and they’re doing all these things. And I’m thinking to myself, I’ll never be able to do these things,” she told me. “I’m feeling very old.”

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“Welcome to Menopause. Deal with it.”

“Welcome to Menopause. Deal with it.”

I was sitting in my doctor’s office, looking for advice and information about a series of telltale symptoms that had really started to bother me. My libido had started going way down, even though I had always thought of myself as a highly sexual person, and suddenly I wasn’t as interested in sex with my partner as I was before.

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