by Daphne Olivier | Sep 16, 2020 | Balance, Habits, lifestyle change
A lot of weight is put on weight. However, when measuring your progress to become a healthier you, weight is only a sliver of the pie. There are a lot of non-scale victories that can be important measures of success. While weight may be one of the most common measures...
by Daphne Olivier | Apr 29, 2019 | Balance, Blog Posts Only, Hormones
Estrogen is one of two female sex hormones made primarily in the ovaries. The other female sex hormone is called progesterone. These two hormones are responsible for healthy growth of the female body as well as secondary sex characteristics, such as breasts, body...
by Daphne Olivier | May 22, 2018 | Balance, Blog Posts Only, Blood Sugar, Diabetes
While we are all familiar with blood sugar and insulin resistance being a part of diabetes, but they can also play a role in health far before diabetes develops. It usually starts with insulin resistance, then blood sugars start to increase. It looks like this. When...
by Daphne Olivier | May 22, 2018 | Balance, Blog Posts Only, Blood Sugar, Diabetes
While the idea of blood sugar balance and insulin resistance are typically only discussed with diabetes, they are the underlying cause of much hormonal imbalance. While insulin is a hormone, it orchestrates what happens with the other hormones in the body including...
by Daphne Olivier | Aug 4, 2016 | Balance, Breakfast, Dairy-free, Diabetes
Since breakfast is the most important meal of the day, we might as well make it one that we really enjoy! For me, any food that has a Mexican flare excites me. In fact, my husband often says if he didn’t know any better he would think I’m part Mexican....
by Daphne Olivier | Jul 6, 2016 | Balance, Blog Posts Only, Habits
Changing habits is hard – even with the best intentions. When it comes to changing your eating habits it is even harder. You have been formulating your eating style since the day you were born with many things influence your eating habits. The taste of food. The...
