Managing Anxiety: Food & Mood Connection

How do you cope with anxiety at the start of the school year? Believe it or not, making dietary changes can often ease the symptoms of anxiety. While diet alone cannot cure anxiety, healthy eating is one of the simplest ways to begin controlling anxiety to improve your mood, inside and outside the classroom.  
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An Introduction to Yoga in the Classroom

Bringing yoga to the classroom offers a new kind of education for teachers and students alike. Yoga in the school setting has grown at a fast pace over the past decade. According to Karma Carpenter, founder and director of the Association of School Yoga and Mindfulness, this is largely due to the collaborative efforts of
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Deconstructing Cravings

The body is an amazing source of intelligence. It is always pumping blood, never skipping a heartbeat, digesting food and maintaining homeostasis. Is this reliable, intelligent bio-computer making a mistake by craving ice cream or a hamburger or chocolate? Are cravings due to lack of will power? I’d like to suggest that cravings are not
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Holistic Skin Care for a Healthier You

Today, I’m focusing on skin care because Trifecta Wellness is not just about nutrition. It encompasses yoga, nutrition and self-care. I realized after a deep conversation with an old friend that I haven’t written directly about “self-care” yet because it’s an area that I’m still transitioning for myself. Sometimes I’m a horrible judge of myself
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Live Simply, Retreat Locally

“Live Simply.” Is it easier said than done? Each time I sit down to write, I think of what my readers want to learn in order to feel empowered towards better health. There is a common theme I also see with clients along the same lines. I believe we are all striving to find a work life balance. Ironically, what a
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