Wellness Blog
Blog posts tagged with "wellness"
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?
Why Smart People Do So Many Stupid Things
We've all seen it. A very smart person who does very dumb things. The question, though, is why?
Keywords: detox, holistic health, plant-based, smart people, stupid decisions, take back health, wellness
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
The Program-less Program: Why Healthful Evolutions Works
Because fad diets don't work. You might lose a little—or even a lot—of weight. But only for a short time.
How the Healthful Evolutions Program Works
One of the most common questions we get here at the Wellness Training Institute is how, exactly, our Healthful Evolutions Program works. It's a good question. Not because what we do is complicated, or even all that hard to describe. It's actually pre
Health KickStart Series #1: Frame the Day
Getting healthy and staying that way can seem like a big challenge. But here's where to start!
Keywords: gratitude, happiness, healthy breakfast, journaling, positivity, shifting your perspective, wellness
The Second Brain: How What You Eat is the Secret to Lasting Happiness
The latest medical research is clear: You have a second brain! And it's even more important now to eat foods that bring you life. Here's what I mean...
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...
Cutting Through the Clutter: How to (Finally) Figure Out Which Health Information is Right... and Which is Dead Wrong
There's a lot of health information out there. And A LOT of it is just plain wrong. So, how do you tell the difference?
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...
Happier Holidays: 15 Ways to Bring Joy to Your Life This Holiday Season
The holidays are supposed to be a happy time. But studies show that a lot of people experience acute depression during this season. Here are 15 ways to avoid being one of those statistics.
5 Habits for Happiness
The simple truth is this: Happiness is a choice. And your health depends on how you choose.
Keywords: community, happiness, happy, health, hobbies, joy, lasting happiness, nutrition, priorities, wellness
How to Keep the Belly Fat Away… For Good
Caught in the Yo-yoing cycle of fad dieting? Here's how to shed those pounds and keep them off!
A Recipe for Happiness
Here's a simple recipe for lasting happiness.
Keywords: community, happiness, happy, health, joy, lasting happiness, nutrition, priorities, recipe for happiness, wellness
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?
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...
Can You Really Change Your Life?
Change is hard. Or, at least, it is if you're focusing on the wrong things. Here's how very small changes can have huge benefits—and a huge influence on your happiness—in a very short amount of time.
Gratitude: Nature's Perfect, Proven Happiness Drug
If I told you there was one, perfect, scientifically proven drug for being happy and staying that way, would you want it? If you're like most people, the answer is probably a resounding yes. Well, there's good news...
(More) Member Success Stories!
Getting your health back is often a long and arduous process. A lot of people have spent a long, long time doing things that made them sick, and undoing all of that is a process. Which is why we're so excited...
Why Does All the “Bad for You” Food Taste Good?
I get asked this question a lot, and it generally comes at me in two ways. First, I'm asked, Why does nutritional food taste so bad? And then, there's the second way to ask it: Why is food that's so bad for you taste so good?
Why Getting a Cold Might Actually Be a Good Thing
Colds are terrible. Fever, chills, that cough that won't ever go away, every available channel in your head clogged up with mucus... it's awful. No one wants them. But here's how a cold might actually be a GOOD thing...
How to Feed a Cold
It's cold season again. And whether you're feeling one coming on, or are in the thick of right now, close your medicine cabinet and get yourself into the kitchen! Here's a list of foods that you should be taking to keep that cold at bay.
Keywords: cold, disease, health, immune system, immunity, nutrition, plant-based, sickness, wellness
The Right Way to Do a Detox
There are a lot of options out there for detoxes. Obviously, some are better than others. But no matter which one you choose (if you choose one at all), there's a right way and a wrong way to do it.
The Sum of Our Parts: Why Nothing Short of Holistic Health is Health at All
Back when I was right out of college, I decided that I wanted to be a physical therapist. I loved to exercise, I'd spent a lot of my childhood training as a figure skater, dug science... it seemed like a pretty natural fit.
4 Member Success Stories!
Our goal at the Wellness Training Institute is to provide the knowledge and tools for our members to live a better life. So, when that happens, we celebrate it big time internally. Now, we're sharing it with you...
