by Andrea Trank | Mar 11, 2024
HRV Is Considered a Critical Factor in Your Healthspan! When you go to a doctor’s office, they read your pulse —usually somewhere between 50 and 80 beats/minute. But, did you know that this is just an average of your heart beats? In fact, your heart rate...
by Andrea Trank | Feb 26, 2024
Have You Come Across the Term “SIBO”? It’s not some extraterrestrial concept or obscure acronym. SIBO stands for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, and if you’re dealing with autoimmune diseases or gut-related issues, chances are you might...
by Andrea Trank | Feb 11, 2024
Do You Dread Medical Tests? Do you avoid medical testing until you are really sick or injured? I have experienced the White Coat Syndrome. It was strong in me for years. In fact, I remember calling my stepdad, who was a medical doctor so often during my thirties...
by Andrea Trank | Jan 28, 2024
I Wish I Had Understood More About Anxiety 30 Years Ago! Have you or someone you know been told that you are anxious or are suffering from some form of mental health issue such as Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)or Panic Attacks? I was labeled with both more than...
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...