We are almost at the end of January. Have you checked in on your goals or resolutions yet? If one of the things you were striving for this year was to live a healthier lifestyle, perhaps I can help! You may remember that I enrolled in the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) last May. And, guess what? In a few short months I will be an IIN graduate and will work with a select number of clients who are interested in cutting back on sugar, finding more ways to exercise, ...
The Life of an Advocate
The other day, I had something unsettling happen. For the last seven years, I’ve been dependent on a pharmaceutical to provide my body with a synthetic thyroid hormone replacement. With a sip of water, I take a little yellow pill every morning at 6:20 am that’s supposed to provide my body with the same hormones a working thyroid gland would produce. Then, for the next hour, I wait patiently until I can finally consume my breakfast. So, what happens when you miss a dose? That’s something I never ...
Let’s Talk About…Motivation
It’s Monday—the start of a new week and time to once again wake to the sound of a blaring alarm clock, jump out of bed and into your clothes, and maybe have just enough time to make a quick cup of coffee (if not, you’re already ordering your Starbucks via the app). Sound familiar? I thought so. In today’s world, we run almost on routine. We are scheduled—and over-scheduled—to the max. We often live to do the things that we have to do, which can make it difficult to do the things that we want to ...
How I Cope with Scanxiety as a Cancer Survivor
It seems appropriate that my yearly neck ultrasound and six-month appointment with my endocrinologist occurs in January (and always on the 17th, no less), which not only marks the start of a new year but is also Thyroid Disease Awareness Month. It also brings to mind another important topic—scanxiety. I've covered what this term means and how I cope with it before in this post, but it bears reminding. Scanxiety is the very real fear a cancer patient or survivor may feel when an upcoming scan is ...