by Andrea Trank | Jan 15, 2024
Have You Heard the Term “Metabolic Flexibility?” It means having a metabolism that uses either carbs or fat for energy. Most of us rely on carbs to fuel our bodies, but there is a growing body of research that switching to healthy fats for energy can have powerful...
by Andrea Trank | Jan 1, 2024
Intentions versus Resolutions, Which are you making for 2024? Have you tried making a resolution only to have it fall by the wayside by the end of January? There is a good reason that resolutions are so prone to failure and that is because they come from the head and...
by Andrea Trank | Dec 25, 2023
More Likely If You Know and Focus on the 4 Keys to Happiness! If you are focusing on the four keys to being happier, then probably YES, according to Dr. Albert Brooks, Harvard PhD who teaches the Art and Science of Happiness. Those four elements are family, friends,...
by Andrea Trank | Dec 12, 2023
Happiness is Not A Feeling! Feelings are fleeting– often lasting just a few minutes. Its our thoughts about those feelings that last for days. How does this relate to happiness? Read on. While it’s fair to say that we are all seeking happiness, most of us are...
by Andrea Trank | Nov 19, 2023
Combine Western and Eastern Medicine and Belief in Yourself! It has been two weeks since I face-planted on a concrete sidewalk. In so many ways, like many things in my life, I am now seeing the gift in this trauma. Here is what I did and learned from this accident...
by Andrea Trank | Nov 12, 2023
Life Threw Me a Curve Ball this Week! It has been a week since I face-planted onto a concrete sidewalk. Not my finest moment. However, this was not caused by clumsiness or a lack of balance or improper shoe ware. This was due to a very dangerous hidden situation on...
by Andrea Trank | Oct 30, 2023
What is chronic pain and how is different from acute pain? The Cleveland Clinic defines chronic pain as pain that lasts longer than six months and continues despite the resolving of the original injury. Acute pain, on the other hand, occurs after a very distinct...
by Andrea Trank | Oct 11, 2023
Scary Statistics about Type 2 Diabetes Did you know that more than half the adult population in the US has diabetes or is pre-diabetic? That was one of the shocking pieces of news I received when listening this past week to a summit on type 2 diabetes. Here are few...
by Andrea Trank | Oct 2, 2023
Fall is Vata Season According to Yoga’s Sister Science Ayurveda! Wherever you live, your body, mind and spirit transition with the seasons, at least that is what ancient wisdom tells us. From my own life experience, I can attest that this is the case. Fall is a...
by Andrea Trank | Sep 25, 2023
Time is Not the Only Thing Needed for Healing! It has been a year since Mark and I learned first-hand the destructive force of water. The storm surge was not what we had prepared for and worried about prior to Hurricane Ian. That changed on Sept. 28, 2022. We no...
