EP 68: The Best Wellness and Productivity Apps to Use Now

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Here are my top wellness and personal productivity apps for 2024. Listen to discover what style of wellness tracking is best for you. Plus, when to use an app - or not. Learn how personal productivity apps can help your brain health and lower your stress.

Extra resources I mentioned -
https://www.thevireolife.com/podcast/2023/4/13/ep-33-how-to-create-the-high-energy-lifestyle-you-need

https://www.thevireolife.com/podcast/2023/7/11/ep-46-fitness-apps-are-they-friend-or-foe

EP 66: Celebrate! And Prepare for Your Maximum Wellness

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December kicks off a powerful time to take inventory of your wellness and reflect on what you want to experience next year. In this episode discover the power of celebrating your achievements, of evaluating - without judgement - your health, and of acknowledging your challenges. You've come this far and it is proof you can live the wellness you want.

EP 65: Fit and Festive - Fun Workouts for Busy Winter Days

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When you are rushing from event to event, wrapping gifts, working more to wrap up year-end deadlines, it is easy to skip THE thing that helps you stay sane. When you don't like being out in below freezing temps with a north wind, your motivation to go walk or run can vanish. (Well, mind does, anyway.)

This episode solves both the busy and cold - so you feel fit and great and warm all winter long.

Here are the episodes where you’ll learn about the fitness principles I mentioned -
https://www.thevireolife.com/podcast/2023/7/27/ep-48-get-stronger-starting-now

https://www.thevireolife.com/podcast/2023/2/23/ep-26-the-best-workouts-to-help-you-feel-great

https://www.thevireolife.com/podcast/2023/10/12/ep-59-spark-your-motivation-with-short-term-fitness-goals

EP 63: The Healing Power of Holiday Herbs and Spices

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Discover some herbal history in this fun episode. More importantly, learn about the benefits of 5 of your favorite holiday seasonings. Cinnamon, nutmeg/mace, ginger, vanilla, and peppermint. Also learn which one is dangerous in large doses.

The two herbal medicine books I reference in this episode are:

Herbal Emissaries. Bringing Chinese Herbs to the West. By Steven Foster and Yue Chongxi

The Tao of Nutrition. Third Edition. By Maoshing Ni and Cathy McNease

EP 62: Party Dilemma - When to BYOD or Not

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Heading into the holiday party season, you'll be going to gathering where you may need to bring your own dish (BYOD) for medical reasons. Or you may prefer to trust yourself to grow as an Intuitive Eater, trusting you will make the best of whatever is available.

I've had times for both, depending on where I was in my journey.

Today you'll answer the question - when is it best for you to BYOD or not?

EP 61: The 3 Reasons Your Hunger Goes Up with Holidays

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When your hunger goes up with the holidays, it can be frustrating. Especially when you don't know why. In this episode you'll learn the links between the three big influencers. Your sleep. Your sweets. Your stress. And how to handle them to keep your hunger level normal.

Here’s the brain - sleep - hunger study I reference

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3763921/

To learn how to Slow and Savor your meals - even the sweets - listen now to this episode.

https://www.thevireolife.com/podcast/2023/8/17/ep-51-taste-the-moment-mindful-eating-tips

EP 59: Spark Your Motivation with Short Term Fitness Goals

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Going full out on your goals is exciting!
You know what it feels like...  
The anticipation when you sense progress. The dopamine-reward when you achieve your result.

But what about when you're in a monotonous routine? 
There's no immediate thrill.
Like when you try to workout just because it's "good for you in the long-run". 

That doesn't feel motivating, does it?
What happens then?
You procrastinate your fitness with "I'll start next week."

I get it.
And I have a solution.

Ditch general fitness as your goal.
Dig into a short-term target.

In this new Real Wellness episode I recorded for you, we'll explore my clients' three most common "immediate-impact" goals AND how to prepare for them. 

Bonus Resources for you:
https://www.thevireolife.com/podcast/2023/7/11/ep-46-fitness-apps-are-they-friend-or-foe

https://www.thevireolife.com/podcast/2023/7/27/ep-48-get-stronger-starting-now

EP 58: My 10 Favorite Ways to Make Wellness Easier

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Ready to make meditation, movement, eating well, and great sleep EASIER? It is simple. I share my favorite 10 tips that I use personally and that I share with clients. These are battle-tested in the real world. They are proven over and over to make your wellness journey easy and fun.

Here are the resources I mentioned:

How to Eat Well When You Are Too Tired to Cook

Create An Environment to Build Better Habits

EP 57: Do This When A Habit Feels Hard - The Secret's in the Sand

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You want your wellness habits to feel easy. That's good. Sometimes though, switching habits can seem hard - which makes it "easy" to quit. On a recent beach trip, I experienced a life-changing lesson on how to handle it when your habits feel hard. This episode will shift how you think about "searching for easy street - when easy is just not available". Why? So you can keep going until you succeed.

EP 56: How Are You Protecting the Asset

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When you ponder, "What's my most valuable asset?" does your mind automatically drift to your home or business assets?  They are not your most valuable resources.

You spend time and resources securing your home and safeguarding business data, but do not forget the ONE priceless treasure — YOU!

YOU are your most valuable asset.

Ask yourself ... 

  • How are you investing in your body and mind?

  • What are you delegating so you create time for you?

  • Which tasks "don't have to be perfect" so you have energy to take care of you?

  • What's your personal security system for nurturing your physical and mental well-being?

EP 55: Your Stress Stopping Toolkit: 3 Essential Planning Techniques

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You've corralled the daily chaos, but you're still feeling overwhelmed.

You think, "It sounded do-able at the time," but now you're "over-committed".

Or you know you have several projects and people depending on you -- and you don't know where to focus first. Everything feels like it needs to be done right now.

Learn three easy essential planning techniques to get you free from stress.

EP 54: Three Mistakes People Make Trying to Get Out of Chaos

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Discover how stress impacts your health and Intuitive Eating. Learn the 3 mistakes people make when trying to get out of a stress-filled survival mode. Find your 3 ways to slave the chaos that's causing your stress.

The resources I mentioned:

http://www.thevireolife.com/podcast/2023/2/9/ep-24-move-from-chaos-to-calm-by-mastering-your-stress

http://www.thevireolife.com/podcast/2023/6/7/ep-41-is-short-meditation-better-the-results-are-in

http://www.thevireolife.com/podcast/2023/8/2/ep-49-honor-your-hunger-to-feed-your-soul

EP 53: Five Ways to Maximize the Pleasure of Your Meals

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Resources to help you get even more out of this episode:

http://www.thevireolife.com/podcast/2023/8/2/ep-49-honor-your-hunger-to-feed-your-soul

Alex - @frenchguycooking

https://www.youtube.com/@FrenchGuyCooking/about

You may eat more than your really want because you're chasing satisfaction with quantity instead of quality.

The ingredients, the variety, the spices, and the experience of your meal all add up to either give you pleasure - or leave you feeling bland and wanting more. In the form of "too much". So, check out these 5 ways to maximize your pleasure and elevate your eating experience.

EP 52: The Satisfaction Solution - A Key to Normal Eating

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It all started with a Taco Bell bean burrito. Seriously. When I saw a friend not eat the last bite of a burrito because he was satisfied I realized that normal eating was possible. And it hinged on satisfaction. In this episode learn the questions that will help you stop at satisfaction, what satisfaction really is, and why you eat past satisfaction. See you inside!

EP 50: Food Freedom - A Secret to Eating Healthy

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Discover why allowing yourself to eat what you really want leads to healthy eating. It's counter-intuitive - but it's real. Learn how putting rules around what you eat actually increases your cravings. And hear my story and friends' stories about how eating what we want helps us eat healthy.

Here’s Episode 30 to help you when what you want to eat is not available.

See you in the 7 Day Intuitive Eating Challenge!

EP 49: Honor Your Hunger to Feed Your Soul

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When you make yourself go hungry, you train your mind that your needs don't matter. That there is not enough. When you eat mindlessly or eat when you are not hungry, your train your brain that you can't handle discomfort. Learn how to listen to your hunger cues and honor them. It will give you a healthy body and a strong mind.