Denice Murray Health Coaching

Experimenting with your health and wellness options is important. Extremely . Can’t stress it enough. Why? One reason is that there may be things you’re convinced from childhood you don’t like (ex. Apples), until you try them AGAIN as an adult and discover they’re not so bad after all. Or, at the very least, you can find ways to incorporate those things into your life without it driving you crazy. One of those things for me is peanut butter. I was never fond of it as a kid, but as I got older, turns out peanut butter is actually good, and I'll eat it pretty regularly. Another reason to experiment is it can be a jumping off point for other healthy habits or activities. I hate doing crunches. I’ve never liked them. But I’ve found that if I do a few (10-20) before I get out of bed in the morning, I’m MUCH more likely to do them without blowing it off or talking myself out of it, in addition to setting a positive tone to start out my day.  Now, do I think doing 15 crunches in t...

The back-to-school season is here for us busy moms. Whether your kid/s have already started, or are preparing to start school again, summer is coming to an end and school is about to kick into high gear. And along with that comes the tide of back to school activities – shopping for clothes, shopping for supplies, meet the teacher, fall sports, and any other beginning of the school year activities on the calendar. To put it bluntly, stuff is about to hit the fan. While for some, back to school can be a return to routine and stability for you and your kiddos, for others it can signal the beginning of a relentless run of programs, activities, and a schedule so full you don’t even know where to begin separating it all. As much as I wish I could give you the “number one sure-fire way” to survive back to school for you and your family, what I CAN give you is a bit of reassurance that this too shall pass, hang in there you’ve got it, and a couple of hints for how to keep your OWN health...

I’m about to get controversial, so bear with me. In the United States today, around 70% of the adult population is overweight or obese. Why? In a nutshell, we have stopped physically moving as much as a society and over 60% of our diet consists of ultra-processed foods. It’s a double-whammy that is making our nation overweight, causing a HUGE rise in medical issues, and is a trend that is expected to continue in the future. So, why does this matter? Mostly because, as a nation, we have reached the first generation that is expected to have a SHORTER life expectancy than previous generations. We are slowly sitting and eating ourselves into an early grave. Does that sound dramatic? Yeah, it does. But that doesn’t make it any less true. So, what’s the solution? Again, in a nutshell – move more and eat healthier foods. Is that easy? Not necessarily. But is it DOABLE ? Absolutely . Now, into the nitty-gritty of what we’re eating. Ultra-Processed Foods are considered to be...