Should you be taking a Vitamin D supplement? 🌞 Vitamin D is one of the more common vitamin deficiencies to have. You are more at risk for low levels of vitamin D if you are post-menopausal, avoid the sun or always have on sunblock, have higher amounts of melanin in your skin, are obese or have IBS. Geography and time of year also have a role, as well as the air quality. Those living in areas with more smog can have more vitamin D deficiency. Adequate amounts of vitamin D is

It's Day 5 of #eatcleanseptember. How is it going for you? Sometimes a little moodiness and frustration can occur in the first 10 days. This is normal. You are ridding yourself of a very addictive substance (sugar!). Also, you are spending a little more time planning and you may be noticing that you need to eat more to not get hungry when you're eating whole foods and not ones that are processed quick grabs. Stick with it! you are doing amazing things for your health- body, m

"In the summer, heaven's breath is damply hot. It smothers the earth with dullness. Suddenly thick clouds gather: A wave of polar air passes like a frigid rake. Acorns fall like bullets, And a new wind breaks though." -Deng Ming-Dao You might be feeling the effects of the damp heat of late summer: the puffy hands, foggy mind, achy joints, decreased motivation and increased fatigue. The humidity leads to a stagnation that can affect how we feel in our body. Nothing is permanen

Anxiety has been shown to have an effect on ones working memory. This can show up in academic, professional and personal settings. This is a common problem seen amongst students. Up to 38% of university students have anxiety that impairs their performance academically (Buswell, 2013). Working memory is a combination of short-term memory and attention control and it is a key component in studying and retaining information. It is measured through the assessment of a variety of