Wellness Blog
Blog posts tagged with "health"
How to Handle Resistance When You're Making Positive Changes
One of the hardest and most surprising challenges when it comes to taking back your health is how others deal with you wanting to change...
Why Falling Off the Wagon Can Actually be a Good Thing
We've all been there. We begin making healthy changes in our daily life. Things are going great, and then... We fall off the wagon...
Why Your Cravings Don't Have to Define You Anymore
One of our members recently told me a story about a chili dog. Which reminded me of my life-long temptation with potato chips. Which taught me an incredible lesson about why people fall off their diet. So, a quick story: A few months ago, I was tal
5 Ways to Maintain Your Diet While Traveling
Here's how to stick to your healthy eating plan when you're on the go...
The 6 Human Needs, and Why They Matter to Your Health
Tony Robbins has identified six basic human needs, divided up into two categories, physical and spiritual. Physical needs include certainty, variety, significance, and love and connection. The two spiritual needs are growth and contribution. This li
3 Ways to Develop a Supportive Community to Help You Get Healthy
You can't get healthy alone. Or, if it's not impossible, it's at least incredibly hard... and incredibly rare. Humans are social, so taking back your health is, by default, a community endeavor. You need support. You need encouragement. You need pe
Larry: Change Your Understanding, Change Your Life
Watch Larry's inspiring story to find out how the bad habits he'd cultivated for 63 years were reversed... in just six months!
Joy: Change Your Education, Change Your Life
Joy woke up one morning and couldn't walk. The pain in her joints was overwhelming...
Paul: Change Your Habits, Change Your Life
The numbers speak for themselves. At 50, Paul's cholesterol was at 350...
Liz: Change Your Mind, Change Your Life
Liz always considered herself a healthy person because she never got sick. But then, she started to gain a lot of weight.
Paul: Change Your Nutrition, Change Your Life
Paul's story started with a moment of incredible pain. The pressure on his chest was like nothing he'd ever felt before.
Marc and Kim: Change Your Lifestyle, Change Your Life
Marc and Kim of chickpeaandbean.com are back to talk about how to fuel your body and mind... the right way!
Marc and Kim: Change Your "Diet," Change Your Life
Marc and Kim of chickpeaandbean.com talk about how to get out of the fad diet cycle and take back your life!
Marc and Kim: Change Your Fate, Change Your Life
Marc grew up in a big Mexican family, with eight brothers and sisters. And except for one sister, every one of his siblings and his mother were diabetic. He knew that his fate would be the same. It must run in his genes, right?
A Lesson in Leaning in
It came out of nowhere. I was in the middle of a consult with a potential new member when it started...
How the Executive Health Coaching Program Works
Here at the Wellness Training Institute, we're incredibly excited about the recent launch of our Executive Health Coaching Program. Like our other programs, it's designed to guide you step-by-step, no matter how dire your health situation might be,
Introducing The Executive Health Coaching Program
When I first met Bill, it was at one of our Wellness Dinner Seminars. He was an imposing figure. He was well-dressed and looked like someone who took his life and career very seriously. Dan exuded success. And he also spent the entire seminar with hi
Cards on the Table: Here's What We're All About at the Wellness Training Institute
When it comes to getting healthy, it seems like there are a lot of options out there. The diet industry itself, in fact, is worth over $60 billion according to the latest statistics. That's $60 billion worth of potential answers to the question: &ldq
Is Your Doctor Treating Your Diabetes the Right Way?
Most doctors understand medicine. And medication. What they don't always get trained in, though, is nutrition. Is your doctor approaching your type 2 diabetes care the right way? Two things surprised me the most after working with members...
Releasing the Ninjas: What a Detox Really Does for Your Body
You hear a lot about detoxes these days. But how do they actually work? Good question. Here's the answer...
5 Habits for Happiness
The simple truth is this: Happiness is a choice. And your health depends on how you choose.
4 Things to Prioritize for Lasting Happiness
Can you be truly happy? A lot people will say it's impossible. I'm here to dispel that myth once and for all.
A Recipe for Happiness
Here's a simple recipe for lasting happiness.
Plants, Protein, and Eternal Happiness
A recent study out of Australia shows what those of us who've switched to a plant-based diet already know. Eating more fruits and vegetables, according to the research, appears to make you happier. Which makes sense, right?
3 Ways to Guarantee You'll be Unhappy for Your Entire, Miserable Life
Want to make sure that you'll never, ever be happy? Here are three proven techniques for getting miserable... and staying that way!
Meditate... and Get Happy!
It's always amazing to me to watch a yoga class come in stressed and harried... and then watch them leave an hour later, relaxed, lighter, and happier. It's also amazing that recent studies have shown that the happiness bump you get from yoga...