If you’re not taking care of yourself, then how can you take care of anything else? Self-care has this flowery, feel-good reputation, but that’s only half the story. Taking care of yourself does, in fact, feel good. It is necessary to fill your cup, and vital for your health and well-being. It helps you be… Read More
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Body Bistro Series: Eating for Optimal Health
Many people tell me they eat healthfully all the time, but what does eating healthy really mean? Healthy eating entails knowing how much protein, fat, carbohydrates, sugar, water, and sodium intake is needed on a daily basis based on one’s Basil Metabolic Rate (BMR); especially if you exercise daily, expend calories and trying to lose weight. Everyone should know their BMR to understand how many calories needed for body maintenance, support, and optimal health.
Fortitude Health and Wellness Body Bistro Regimen
Here are nine simple tips that will have you glowing through summer and the rest of your life. You will notice a wonderful improvement in your skin, body, and you will feel great! This regimen is a daily commitment that will yield your body rewards over your lifetime.
The Narcissist in Your Backyard
Wellness is physical, mental and spiritual. Mental health is tantamount to self-care and the people we surround ourselves with contribute or deplete our well-being. We are influenced by positive and negative energy. As a wellness expert and strategist, I love to analyze what drives people from the core, so they can learn to experience total… Read More
A First Lady’s Triceps…Newest Bucket List Addition?
I did a double take when I read recent headlines… First lady Michelle Obama’s toned triceps have spurred an almost 4,400% increase in upper arm plastic surgery. Really?! Oh my. This just in from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, I suppose the docs who make this country a beautiful place ought to know. Most… Read More
Do What You Can While You Can to Take Care of You!
For the entire month of February I posted health tips on Facebook. Unfortunately, I’m not sure many people read them. It is the craziest thing! If I talk about the beauty of the blue sky, 45 people will “like” it. If I talk about how much water we should drink, a mere 3 people will… Read More