Wellness While Walking

We break Dr. Elizabeth Boham's wisdom into possible next small steps! Not sure about how to attack the inflammation that brings on disease or makes a fight with Covid more challenging? Listen in for doable next steps!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and ot...

Molly Watts and I talk all about walking and the motivation behind my starting this podcast on her show, Live Happier Longer.  You can order Molly's Five for Life planner by contacting her at info@fiveforlive.co   Each one is $15, and helps you track the important lifestyle components to living happier longer! Check out her podcast, Live Happier Longer, wherever you listen to podasts, and also at...

In this brief episode, I duck in for a quick hello - to perhaps kick off a walk (PRE AMBLE!) or other activity, or just to say hey! I mention two podcasts on which I was a guest recently, and we briefly introduced a practice of finding and using our strengths. And I give a quick walking wave to some listeners. Will be back next week for Episode 34, a full-length one! LET'S TALK THE WALK! Wellness...

Dr. Elizabeth Boham joins us again in a continuation from last week, to talk about the need to bring nutrition into medicine, the exercise/movement distinction, eating real food, the role gratitude and stress reduction can have in fighting disease, and her own health journey, which included beating back breast cancer while in medical school. We talk a bit more about functional medicine, and I rela...

Inflammation is at the root of many of our most feared diseases. Today, with guest Dr. Elizabeth Boham, we talk about the small steps we can take to reduce inflammation so that we reduce our risk of developing age-related chronic disease, and so we're at our optimal health to best deal with anything life has to throw us. You'll leave today's episode wanting more! Connect with Dr. Boham in the ways...

Improved nutrition, more mindful eating, increased satiety and possible reduction in rates of dementia are all possible outcomes of…. chewing our food more? Dive in for more on this simple tweak! LET'S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information wellness...

What can we borrow from one of the best-known diet and weight loss programs in the world, Weight Watchers® (now WW), even if we aren't interested in dieting? And then we'll do some listener and reviewer shout-outs and talk about our upcoming greens challenge!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness W...

Weight loss, mindset shifts, fasting and knowing herself (AND working with a coach!) were all part of Emily's journey, and we wrap up our discussion of it today. And we focus on greens -- leafy greens (said like, "Bond. James Bond" for effect!) LET'S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking webs...

We're talking weight loss, wellness and mindset today as we listen to guest Emily Prokop talk about her health journey! I'm sure you're going to appreciate that she shared details of her action steps and mindset, all wrapped up in a bow that is her intelligence and sense of humor! LET'S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking o...

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Is 10,000 steps the end-all/be-all? We'll check that out, plus we'll talk about some big news in the health world that happened this week, and what you can do about staying on your health journey! Oh, and listener shout-outs-aplenty! LET'S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for sho...

Like walking, dancing is another inborn aspect of our humanness, and offers a nice complement to walking – even if it's just bopping around the house! LET'S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com RESOURCES AND SOURCES...

Let's use the principles behind a varied diet for good, and avoid the downsides. Also, why do we have a tendency to gloss over our wins and progress? Let's turn THAT ship around! LET'S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information wellnesswhilewalking@gmai...

There are so many benefits of walking – we talk about a few, and the idea of intermittent walking! Then we travel to Japan to learn about how the wellness practices there might help us all! LET'S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information RESOURCES AND...

We are taking a break this week to listen to other voices and reflect at this historic time.  Please reach out: Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com RESOURCES AND SOURCES Racism This database has a wealth of sources to consult for...

We take insights and tips from the productivity world to help us on our health journeys. Plus, a Wellness While Walking community is in the works! LET'S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links)...

Productivity just to fit more stuff into our brimming days? Nope. Productivity for a purpose? Sign us up!   *** MAY MONDAYS PHOTO CHALLENGE *** Share photos from your walk! For each Monday that you either: 1) post a photo to your Instagram feed or story, and then tag @wellnesswhilewalking, OR 2)that you post to OUR Facebook page ...you will be entered in a giveaway of my favorite gratitude tool! S...

We take on a tough issue today, but we also discuss how we can take some steps to improve the situation.   *** MAY MONDAYS PHOTO CHALLENGE *** Share a photo from your walk! For each Monday that you either: 1) post a photo to your Instagram feed or story, and then tag @wellnesswhilewalking, OR 2)that you post to OUR Facebook page ...you will be entered in a giveaway of my favorite gratitude tool! S...

Pre-diabetes – millions have it, and almost none of them know they do. Listen to the story of Carolyn's own diagnosis, and what happened next. Plus, a favorite sleep tool, and join us on our Mondays in May photo challenge – more details in the episode and show notes. *** MAY MONDAYS PHOTO CHALLENGE *** I want to see photos from your walk! For each Monday that you either: 1) post a photo to your In...

* Sorry for premature beep -- looking to fix and re-load! Chasing happiness can backfire. Today, we talk about another approach to wellbeing and feeling good. Then we turn to fermented foods, which can help us regulate our immune systems as well as our moods – find out if they might be right for you. And we also kick off a month of snapping while walking – snapping photos, that is! Let's amble and...

In this short episode, Carolyn helps the reluctant walker get out the door. If walking's not your thing, apply the 5 steps to whatever is!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information Imperfect Thriving Facebook Group April 20-24 Carolyn spoke on...

Anxiety in the time of coronavirus (and in normal life) is the topic of a conversation with Dr. Jill Stoddard. We talk about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and the wisdom (and sense of relief) of accepting anxiety and other emotions as part of life. Dr. Stoddard describes how we can distance ourselves from our thoughts in order to defuse them, and gives us some specific mental wellness exercis...

We discuss 3 easy ways to boost our immunity to the coronavirus, or any other virus. Dog owners walk more than other folks, and pets in general are good for our health overall. We talk about a particularly amazing dog that can express her feelings and desires, and Carolyn shares why she doesn't want to know about her pup's inner life. Plus, a podcast announcement!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! Wellness W...

Fighting isolation through schedules, journaling and connection kicks off this episode. We also talk about the roles of cultivating gratitude and curiosity in times of adversity, and we celebrate walking on the US's National Walking Day even as we distance ourselves socially during the coronavirus pandemic.   LET'S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Insta...

Keeping on top of our fundamentals and knowing ourselves are two keys to maintaining our wellbeing in a crisis. In this episode, we cover finding the silver linings in this and any situation for the benefit of our wellbeing, including taking things a bit slower, connecting with friends and loved ones in the face of social distancing, and eating for optimal mood. Take steps with us this week!   LET...