Live Your Best Life
Advice, Tips, and Best Practices from Our Health Coaches and Wellness Partners
In this new series, we’re excited to introduce you to Sarah Hebbel-Stone, our Head of Client Wellness. As a certified Culinary Nutrition Expert, Sarah has a passion for cooking with a focus on holistic health. She is our resident health counselor on staff and assists our chefs and nutritionists in developing our weekly menu.Check out a few of her favorite things…
We know that eating a clean diet free of gluten, dairy, and refined sugars makes us feel good overall, but the added benefit of eating clean can be seen through immediate benefits to our body. Last week we were featured in US WEEKLY, where Roxanne Adamiyatt saw those benefits when she committed to eating clean with us for just four days.
Cortisol is often called the stress hormone because it’s released during times of physical and emotional stress, but it’s not always a bad thing. It is responsible for maintaining the health of and proper communication between every cell in your body. Whether you’re dealing with a lot of stress or just want to ensure you’re supporting your natural cortisol levels, here are three ways to to balance your cortisol naturally.
Stepping out for lunch in NYC can be hectic to say the least. The options can be overwhelming and you may end up choosing whichever place has the shortest line over what's nourishing your body. To help, our friends at the Well Summit, an annual event highlighting leaders in the wellness industry, compiled a list of their three favorite healthy, organic lunch options in NYC.
We are firm believers that there is more to weight loss and true health than calories in versus calories out. Our philosophy is simple and straight forward -- if you eat real food, made from scratch, you will feel better on the inside and out. But how do you keep track of progress or stay motivated without seeing numbers dropping on the scale every day? We checked in with Mia Rigen, our wellness partner, New York City based Nutritionist and founder of RASA, on alternative ways to measure your health - no scales or calorie counting required.
Despite the title, this is no ordinary diet book that promises to hold the secret to losing weight fast. Instead, James’ book is a much deeper dive into four archetypes of women. Each have different sources for their self-worth, which in turn influence their behavior around food, their hormones, and where their bodies tend to store fat.
Hormones influence your weight, energy levels, digestion, fertility, and metabolism. If you’ve been feeling anxious or depressed, experiencing brain fog or fatigue, or dealing with bloating or PMS, your body might be telling you to look to your hormones. Simple changes in your daily food routine and lifestyle can have a big impact.
