Healthy Living Articles
By Peggy Green of Thee Grief Specialist
Nutrition and Grief Recovery Part 3 – Reduce or Eliminate Gluten and Dairy
The past 15 years I studied health and wellness, worked as a personal trainer, wellness coach and nutrition consultant. It has been amazing to discover the connection between my grief recovery and what I put in my body. It is with my own experience and research that I made the correlation of my health and grief. I now share it with you, so you do not have to re-create the wheel. You get the benefit of my knowledge.
Last week, you learned the effect dehydration has on your bodies and brain’s ability to function. It is important to drink ½ your body weight in ounces of water to reduce inflammation caused by stress and detoxify your body.
This week, you will understand how gluten and dairy impacts your physical healing.
When most people think of Mason Jars, they assume we’re prepping a salad. That’s how they
got popular as a means for preparing a week’s worth of salads. But these days, Mason Jars are being used for so much more. I see breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even snacks filling these containers. If you’re wondering how to jump on this bandwagon and enjoy more simplicity for easy food options, follow along. I am going to share some of my go-to Mason Jar ideas.
By Peggy Green of Thee Grief Specialist
Nutrition and Physical Health
Physical health is often overlooked in the grief healing process. Due to the traumatic nature of a child’s death by suicide, it is even more important to address physical health. It is a barometer that indicates how things are going in all areas of your health.
Poor physical health symptoms caused by grief may include migraines, insomnia, extreme weight gain or weight loss, chronic pain and inflammation, diabetes, heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure, and broken heart syndrome. Grief will also weaken your immune system, making you prone to colds, flu, and an increased risk of autoimmune diseases. You may be experiencing one or many of these symptoms right now.
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By Peggy Green of Thee Grief Specialist
Nutrition and Grief Recovery, Part 1 Eat Real Food, you learned the importance of adding more fruits and vegetables to your diet. Processed foods have been attributed to grief brain, fatigue, anxiety, and difficulty sleeping. One way you can gain control over how you feel is by getting essential nutrients through real food. I use plant-powdered capsules to bridge the gap when I simply do not get enough.
In this article you will focus on adding more water to your daily intake. You will learn how much to drink and some useful tips to drink more. I found that drinking water is so important to help with grief recovery. It is one of the easiest things todo to help yourself feel better.
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Do the weekends feel like they go by in a blink of an eye to you?
Read more →By Peggy Green – Thee Grief Specialist
As of late, I have spent an inordinate amount of time thinking about death and dying. It is brought on because one of my friends has been diagnosed with cancer. She is doing everything the doctors tell her including changing her treatment plan. Even with the new medications, her numbers are not improving.
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In this interview, Functional Performance Therapist for the San Francisco 49ers Tom Zheng shares how BEMER helps athletes recover faster and perform better.
Recently, we had the honor of chatting with NFL Functional Performance Therapist Tom Zheng of the San Francisco 49ers.
Working in the team’s health and performance department, Tom uses proven techniques to help his players repair their muscles, recuperate from injuries, and get back in the game faster.
A few years ago, the 49ers adopted BEMER pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy as a new recovery tool for their elite team of athletes.
In this special edition interview, we’re giving you a firsthand look at how Tom uses BEMER to cut down recovery times and enhance players’ performance on the field.
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