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How to Stop Eating Sugar

Julia Fikse2022-03-22T09:19:46-07:00March 22nd, 2022|Categories: Diets, Food Addiction, functional medicine, Healthy Eating|Tags: sugar cookie recipe, sugar factory, sugar glider, suge knight, watermelon sugarm|

Sugar comes many of forms. You may be eating refined sugar in candy and baked goods, or consuming high fructose corn syrup in foods like ketchup.

How Hope Helps Us

Julia Fikse2022-03-24T14:06:04-07:00March 21st, 2022|Categories: hope, positive psychology|Tags: help hope live, help hope live rebecca koltun, help me obi wan you're my only hope, hope this helped, hope this helps|

To plant and grow hope we must actively switch gears and focus on what is positive and what we are thankful for.

What is a Health Coach?

Julia Fikse2022-02-08T12:06:39-08:00February 8th, 2022|Categories: Diets, Food Addiction, functional medicine, Healthy Eating|Tags: health coach, health coach certification, health coach institute, health coach jobs, health coach salary|

A Health Coach acknowledges your frustration The first thing an excellent Health Coach will do is help you understand that what you are experiencing is normal and part of the process.

3 Reasons Your Weight Loss is Stalling Out

Julia Fikse2022-10-27T17:07:21-07:00January 18th, 2022|Categories: Diets|Tags: diet plan, dietsdontwork, how weight loss works, weight loss, when weight loss stalls out, when weight loss stops|

How weight loss works varies from one person to another. Here are three reasons to consider if your weight loss efforts are stalling out.

Ten Non-Food Gift Ideas for for Around $10

Julia Fikse2021-12-17T06:55:29-08:00December 17th, 2021|Categories: Gift Guide|Tags: Christmas Gift List, Gift ideas under 10, gift ideas under ten dollars, Gift list, Healthy gift list|

I love presents! But as someone who struggles to manage a lifestyle of healthy eating, sometimes a food gift can send me into a downward spiral. No matter the holiday,

How to Get Moving at Home during Safer at Home

Julia Fikse2020-03-27T12:00:46-07:00March 27th, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: Adaptive Physical Education, Coronavirus, COVID-19, functional medicine, Kids Exercise, quarantine, Safer at Home, Shelter in Place, Social distancing, Workout at home|

Not sure how to get your kids off the couch and moving during the COVID quarantines? Not sure how much exercise to do? Or even what to do? Meet my

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