Internet Restriction
melissa2025-06-30T19:46:06-07:00I have been on internet restriction for a few weeks for reasons I will not bother you with. Yesterday, I followed a link from an email. Sadly, that one link led to another and another
I Don’t Have Time To Stretch
melissa2025-06-30T19:01:50-07:00I say this, and my husband does too. But really when I stop and think about it, this is just not true. There are so many ways to work stretching into our days. Here are
Let food be your medicine
melissa2025-06-30T12:51:49-07:00Advice from Hippocrates, “Let food be your medicine, and medicine be your food” has proved true for 2,500 years! Hypertension (high blood pressure), prediabetes and osteoporosis are often asymptomatic for years. A yearly checkup will
Why you should be enjoying sun and salmon right now!
melissa2025-06-30T09:14:18-07:00Why you should be enjoying sun and salmon right now! Having lived in New England for a few years, when I think of fall, I think of this visual. However, living in Oakland, California,
Butterflies in your stomach? Sick to your stomach? I have a gut feeling about this!
melissa2025-06-30T07:14:13-07:00June 2019 Newsletter Re-post I do hope this newsletter finds you well. As I write this first sentence, I realize we often say that we wish each other well or we ask if all is
8 Signs You Need to Improve Your Gut Health (Here’s How)
melissa2025-06-30T07:02:18-07:00People often say, “you are what you eat” but the truth is “you are what you absorb.” Meaning, you can have the healthiest diet of properly prepared, nutrient-dense foods but you must also be able
D is for Diet
melissa2025-06-30T05:10:58-07:00A diet should not be a temporary solution or a means to an end. A diet should not severely cut calories or entire food groups. A diet should not be a Band Aid. A
5 Steps to Glowing Skin from the Inside Out
melissa2025-06-30T00:26:54-07:00I’m going to tell you two wildly important things about your skin right out of the gate: Number 1: your skin is the heaviest and largest organ of your body. Number 2: your skin is
New Year, New You?
melissa2025-06-29T22:49:44-07:00Happy New Year! Many times, we start the new year by making resolutions for a new and improved version of ourselves – a Melissa 5.0 in my case. But maybe we do not really want