Do you feel like you’ve had a messy breakup with sleeping through the night?
Are you feeling exhausted or basically running on fumes all day?
Keep reading! I have some great tips (and an amazing recipe) to help you stay in bed all night long… for the other good reason. *ah-wink* Continue reading “Stay in Bed… All Night Long (for the Other Good Reason)”
You either love, love, LOVE it (I do!), tolerate it as a means to get through the day, or flat-out hate it. You know if you actually like the taste, or if itβs just a thinly-veiled excuse/vehicle to deliver mounds of sugar and cream to your bloodstream. You know how it makes you feel (i.e. your digestion, your appetite, your mental acuity, etc.).
But then you have all the crazy headlines sending you mixed signals, with some that say coffee is great, and the next day that you should avoid it!
And even more confusing, some people can manage to consume coffee on the regular with seeming ease, citing that it’s their super-power elixir that carries them effortlessly through errands, workouts, homework, and more; while there are others who experience a plethora of not-so-super symptoms ranging from jitters, restlessness, anxiety, digestive distress, and counter-intuitive energy lows and sleepiness after one cup.
There is actual science behind why different people react differently to it. It’s a matter of your genetics and how much coffee you’re used to drinking. Continue reading “Coffee: To Drink or Not To Drink?”
I have a confession to make. I’ve been a bit of a sugar and carb addict.
Over the last several months – probably more like years – I found I seemed to need coffee (and lots of it) to get through my day. I reached for a matcha coconut latte with coconut sugar or maple syrup, often paired with chocolate, every afternoon. And at night, on my most stressful days – and it felt like there were a lot of them – Iβd also sit in front of the TV eating rice pasta, pad Thai, Kettle chips, and macaroons.
At the time, I didnβt realize how much all that sugar was impacting my energy. Continue reading “[Quiz] What’s causing your energy to bottom out?”
