Wellness While Walking

I was lucky. A doctor tested me for diabetes, for seemingly no reason. Too many of us are walking around with pre-diabetes or Type 2 diabetes without a diagnosis, because our medical system doesn't…. well, tune in for what it doesn't do and what we need to do to make up for it. We can do it!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fu...

We can feel better in all sorts of ways, and one way to improve our well-being is through our appearance, so today, we'll chat with personal wardrobe stylist Maria Turkel! We'll dive into game-changing tips on closet organization, quick fixes when clothes gap, and putting colors and silhouettes together. Maria shares insider tricks – some of them hard-won from her career in Hollywood -- and also s...

      One character strength is particularly helpful in our effort to make healthy lifestyle behavior changes. Join us to figure out how to build that skill like a muscle, and how to put it to work to finally see some successes on those health goals!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page We...

We'll do better when we feel better, so today we'll figure out how to feel better so we can take consistent healthy action. What will that do, but have us feeling even better! Let's find your on-ramp to feeling better right now!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking o...

"Walking the Weight Off" or "How to Walk for Weight Loss," the headlines tease. Are they accurate or misleading? How can we walk to help us on our weight loss journey? And did you realize 2024 is halfway over? While we're at the midpoint of the year, it's a perfect time to reconsider those goals and resolutions from several months back. Today's a great day to take the next step and we'll discuss h...

SUMMARY Fellow walker and cerebral palsy advocate Nicole Luongo discusses her unique walking and exercise routine, and shares with us how she manages her goals and hurdles. After listening to Nicole, you'll definitely want to get moving!    LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While...

Hospitality isn't just for restaurants any more! Dr. Michael Sonick joins us to discuss his new book about bringing the healing power of hospitality into dentist and doctor's practices. What should we look for? How do we figure out if the practice offers it? A collaborative, patient-centric model? This is a new (and welcome!) shift you'll want to hear about!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebo...

From the secrets of tooth and gum care to all the ways getting it right can potentially impact our overall health, Dr. Michael Sonick will help us delve into this critical aspect of our wellness puzzle!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While...

Tiny sessions with big results might be our "way in" to meditation and mindfulness. Indeed, a small practice of it can be life-changing. Let's dip our toes in the water together, learning about minis, and then tackling a slightly longer practice in the form of a brief walking meditation session. Don't let the perfect (20 minute mediation on a mat and ohmms) be the enemy of the really awesome (mind...

Got pain? Sleep issues? Menopausal symptoms? Ancient wisdom has made its way into many mainstream health and well-being practices. We'll talk about one such practice – acupuncture – and will learn about what it is, and the range of health issues it's been used to address. Join me and our expert guide, Michelle Oravitz, to dig into Acupuncture 101!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group fo...

If I told you something that went unaddressed could affect our health as much as smoking would, I bet you'd want to know and then take action. Tune in today to learn what's now being called "the new smoking" (and no, it's not sitting this time, though that's worth addressing, too!)   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellnes...

If you're thinking hypnosis is like that guy who swung a coin on a string back and forth and got people to do embarrassing stuff on stage, you must listen to this episode because there's much more to hypnosis than that! We'll learn how we often are in a hypnotic state or trance, and how we can maximize that dynamic to improve our well-being. Join Matan Cohen-Citron and me to possibly re-think this...

  When we're living in a cluttered environment, how does that impact our health? Well, it DOES tend to affect our health and well-being and we'll tackle that today, and we'll also talk about the idea of moderation. I'll dig up some learning from, perhaps surprisingly, Little House on the Prairie, to guide us in this conversation! Definitely join me! LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group fo...

Fight back against the food system that leaves us overfed and undernourished by embracing the powerful rainbow of produce! We'll cover where to look for vegetables, and which ones pack a special phytonutrient punch that can help us fight back against the never-ending hunger of not getting the nutrients our bodies need!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here fo...

How's your daily veggie tally? Vegetables aren't always the first foods we see when we're out and about in our busy lives, but today's guest expert will help us track those veggies down so we can get more of them into our daily diets. Lots of tips and tricks ahead, join us! LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Wa...

From fighting the effects of perfectionism to developing ways to fight decision fatigue to managing our focus, approaches to life with ADHD is our topic, and our guide is Diann Wingert, host of The Driven Woman Entrepreneur Podcast. All of us can find ourselves in today's conversation, where we cover a broad range of topics that might be holding us back from living our best lives. Diann's strategi...

Diann Wingert joins me today to discuss the in's and out's of ADHD. As a former psychotherapist who's now a business coach, entrepreneur and podcast host and who has ADHD, Diann's the perfect guide for today's exploratory! LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instag...

Singing can contribute to our physical health (hello and thanks, vagus nerve!), but today we're chiming in on how using the instrument of our voices can impact other aspects of wellbeing. We'll also get a singing lesson with Guy Monroe, so join the Wellness While Walking Virtual Chorus today!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and f...

In honor of National Walking Day – the day this episode drops – we'll do an all-walking episode, where we'll answer the top questions about walking that we get! Whether you're curious about establishing a walking habit or wondering about when we can expect benefits from walking, OR you're just a walking fan and here to celebrate it, join us today! LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for...

Consuming the news incorrectly can be hazardous to your health, said no warning ever! But it can be true. So how to balance wanting to be informed while also protecting our well-being? Julie Rose, host of the Top of Mind with Julie Rose podcast, is here to give us a few steps to take to find that sweet spot! Plus we'll highlight the health news headlines at work with the new article on the America...

Do you believe life gets better with age? Well, that's what the research tells us! So what can we expect to find as benefits of midlife? What tweaks can we make so we can enjoy these happiness and wellbeing benefits? Our midlife years allow us to look at – and act upon – health even more powerfully. So it follows, then, that we'll talk about the *new group program* the community is forming – you w...

Are you in -- or approaching -- midlife? Forget the crisis! Embrace this time of epic self-acceptance, living with purpose, and benefiting from deep connections. You'll discover the joy of letting go of what doesn't matter, the power of using your wisdom, and the freedom to create a life that truly lights you up. With humor and research, Chip Conley, author of Learning to Love Midlife and Founder...

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We are what we eat, or what we assimilate! We'll distinguish food sensitivities from food allergies and food intolerances, and then we'll talk about testing for these sensitivities in order to achieve better gut and overall health with Margaret Floyd Barry.     LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Faceboo...

To mark a birthday milestone, we look at 3 health lies and 2 truths that have emerged over Carolyn's decades of experience! Based on that, we talk about 1 action step we can all take to improve our health today!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! ***NEW*** Facebook Group for Our Community! Join here for support, motivation and fun! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Welln...