by Kristi Perry Brown | Self-Care
A few weeks ago I learned of the passing of a beloved high school teacher after having a massive heart attack at the age of 63. He had an uncanny ability of reaching every single student and engaging each of us in the classroom. I also learned a distant cousin...
by Kristi Perry Brown | Digestion, Self-Care
Are you tired all the time? Struggle to focus on a single task? Do you ever feel like you barely have the energy to get through the day? It’s a common complaint; many of us seem to be burning the candle at both ends. Rushing from one thing to the next, barely taking a...
by Kristi Perry Brown | Digestion, Nutrition, Self-Care
I’m not a big debater. In fact, I avoid debates like the plague. Bring up ‘gluten-free’ at a cocktail party, and you’re sure to get an eye roll or two, if not a vehement, ‘gluten-free is BS!’ Um, no thanks. I’ll pass. But, with each passing...
by Kristi Perry Brown | Nutrition, Self-Care
Vitamin D seems to be today’s panacea for solving all ills. Vitamin D is known to be helpful for bone health, cancer prevention, obesity prevention, blood pressure lowering, immune support and even in preventing heart disease. Many of us are low which puts us at risk...
by Kristi Perry Brown | Digestion, Self-Care, Sugar
A few weeks ago I wrote about Nourishment Over Willpower and there is nothing more true when trying to battle insistent sugar cravings. When you have those cravings, it does not mean you need to find some Herculean Willpower to get over your sugar desires. Cravings of...
by Kristi Perry Brown | Self-Care
With the close of 2015, it is a natural time to reflect on the past year the good, the bad and everything in-between. I really enjoy this transitional period and the opportunity to take stock in the previous year and what I hope to see in my life in the year to come....