Living At Your Finest

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that May was World Meditation Month?  I didn't know either until May 21st. 😀 What a blessing Meditation has been to my life. It practically helps me to LIVE AT MY FINEST. 💃.  Meditation is a mind and body practice that increases calmness and physical relaxation while improving psychological balance, coping with illness, and enhancing overall health and well-bei...

Send us Fan Mail I had the pleasure to have some deep conversations with the down-to-earth Dr. Adam Harrison, Physician & Leadership Coach on the best practices for identifying and avoiding toxic work environments. This #FunFridayPodcast is rather timely as we continue with #MentalHealthAwareness. We are all valuable and do not deserve to be treated otherwise. You don't want to miss all t...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that a little over 45% of the things we do each day are done out of HABIT- not much thought was given to the action.  I bet you can relate, from the moment you wake up in the morning to late in the evening.  So why does it matter? It matters because our daily habits regulate our success and the way we show up in the world. Healthy Habits make it easier to sustain Heal...

Send us Fan Mail Self-compassion is a necessity for our overall holistic health and wellbeing. It involves being kind and thoughtful toward ourselves when we feel inadequate, rather than disregarding our pain or even worse, beating ourselves up with self-criticism. I had an incredible chat on this #FunFridayPodcast with the lovely Dr. Rashmi Schramm, Founder of Optimal Wellness on ways to be self-...

Send us Fan Mail We must have all heard the saying "Live Each Day As If It Was Your Last.'" But what does it really mean? Live in the moment, Be Present, Give Your Best Every Day, Be ready to live the earth anytime or any day.  Truth be told, I have always shied away from this quote because I thought it was a morbid way of thinking, but this week gave me a scare that opened my eyes....

Send us Fan Mail What an honor it was to have the amazing Dr. Mawusi Arnett, AKA Dr. Wuse on this week's #FunFridayPodcast to discuss the benefits of a wellness education newsletter delivered via text messages. Such genius work curated by Dr. Wuse to close the gap of health equality and to empower our community with adequate and timely wellness information to break the cycle of lifestyle-rela...

Send us Fan Mail I am dumbfounded by the statistics of how many chronic illnesses such as diabesity, inflammation, cellular damage, or hormonal imbalance correlate to the amount of our exposed environmental toxins taken in physically and mentally.  The stats are mind-blowing to know that we're exposed to 6 million pounds of mercury and 2.5 billion pounds, of other toxic chemicals every year....

Send us Fan Mail The words of Debbie Ford resonates with me deeply: "The purpose of our journey is to restore ourselves to wholeness." I would add to this quote that restoration not only benefits us but our community as well because it impacts how we show up daily in the world. What does it mean to be whole? It means to have a balance wheel of holistic health: physical, occupational, soc...

Send us Fan Mail Inflammation seems to be a buzzword everywhere. Why? Because it is the leading cause of most modern aging diseases ranging from preventable lifestyle-related chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol to some form of cancer. Chronic inflammation affects the body’s cells and tissues on a deeper level and many people cannot recognize it due to the subtle c...

Send us Fan Mail The food industry has used its marketing tactics such as advertisement, availability, age target, affordability, and addictive substances to make sugar so attractive which has led to numerous chronic diseases, especially among communities of color.    I am super pumped to speak with the fearless leader Nurse Shun Foreman on this #FunFridayPodcast . She is the Founder of Sugar Mode...

Send us Fan Mail Hormones are tiny messenger molecules in our bodies that send signals from one body system to another to make us run smoothly. Unfortunately, the imbalance of our hormones creates a state of misery. Today's #FunFridayPodcast reveals the ways we can balance our hormones so we can live at our finest health by addressing:   -The Importance of our hormones to our internal body re...

Send us Fan Mail The skeletal system is our bodies' master framework that needs nutritional support as Dr.  Arinola Dada mentioned in our fun and intriguing conversation. According to the CDC,  severe joint pain prevalence increased among adults with arthritis which was higher among women (29.2%) than men (22.7%) and highest among adults aged 45 to 64 years (30.7%). So what better time than n...

Send us Fan Mail How can I heal my PowerHouse? What even is my PowerHouse?  These are the questions I  answer on this week's #FunFridayPodcast as I review what it means to heal our bodies on a cellular level by paying attention to our MITOCHONDRIA which is the cellular engine that drives our bodies machine. The more mitochondria we have, the more was can metabolize fat and glucose, and have m...

Send us Fan Mail Feeling stuck in time or place? This is a very familiar place for most of us at some point in time in our lives but the beauty is there is always a way to begin the transformational journey to Holistic Health.   I am thrilled to chat with the wonderful Transformation Career Coach, Dr. Mrinalini Garv on this #FunFridayPodcast as she shares how to unshackle from the status quo and f...

Send us Fan Mail Do you know that one in three seniors dies with Alzheimer's or dementia? Over five million Americans are struggling with Alzheimer's and changes can be found in your brain sometimes 20, 30, or 40 years before a diagnosis of dementia occurs.   In this episode, you will discover:  -The brain-gut connection -Reasons for an unhealthy brain -Ways to heal our brain  Proud to a...

Send us Fan Mail I bet you have heard that beautiful skin is the basis of any look?  What about the saying: Skincare is Essential and Makeup is a choice?  Well on this week's Fun Friday Podcast, the glowing Dr. Yinka Dosunmu, Family Physician and Founder of DYS Skincare joined me to discuss the importance of essential skincare and the necessary steps taken to achieve beautiful and glowing ski...

Send us Fan Mail The American Heart Association Go Red For Women creates awareness especially today on the impact of Heart disease as the #1 killer of women claiming the lives of 1 in 3 women.  It is recorded that 45% of women age 20 and older are living with some form of heart disease. Of note, 80% of cardiac events can be prevented by maintaining a healthy lifestyle habit which I discuss how on...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Utuama joins me to discuss the birth of Tribaleyes and its relevance to our identity and confidence. Dr. Ona Utuama is a Family Physician - Hospitalist, a public health researcher, and published author mentoring public health students and African family physicians. She recently became an entrepreneur and founded Tribal ëyës, an e-commerce eyewear line of neutral and ethnic des...

Send us Fan Mail Is our healthcare system disease or health-focused?  Is it reactive or proactive?  Is it preventative or treatment based?  These are thought-provoking questions that we need to reflect upon as we thrive for optimal wellness. In this Health Focus Approach Series, we will discover in the first track:  *The why behind the what and we will figure out the how-to-fix the what. *We will...

Send us Fan Mail Six to ten Americans suffer from at least one chronic disease and 83 million Americans have three or more chronic diseases that affect their quality of life and increase our healthcare cost.  In this episode series titled Health Focus Approach, I discuss  *The differences between focusing on a Health or Disease centered approach *The steps to integrate the fundamental systems of t...

Send us Fan Mail Statistics prove that only 8% of people actually attain their goals. This means that only 8% of people engage in their goals long enough to get results. The remaining 92% either continue struggling or give up before achieving goal satisfaction.   In this first episode of 2021's #FridayFunPodcast, I share a different approach to being present for the new year so we can bring o...

Send us Fan Mail Christine Vidal-Wachuku earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in her late 40s after being an attorney in Nigeria for many years. Her nursing home observations and home health experiences sparked her interest in aging.  Christine Vida-Wachuku is a Precision Nutrition (Pn1) certified, and a healthy aging coach on a mission to inspire young and old to take control of their aging...

Send us Fan Mail The Finest Me? Well, this is commonly the time of the year when we reflect on the old and create new Health Goals so we can show up in the world stronger and improved. Sounds like "New Year Resolutions", right?  I promise that is not it. In this episode of the #FridayFunPodcast, I will discuss the 4 top clear and specific strategies to creating sustainable Holistic Healt...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Aisha Rubin Taylor is an Ob/Gyn in Sacramento, California. She is a wife of 21 years. Mom of 3. She loves living a healthy lifestyle with plant-based eating and exercise. She is currently in network marketing, online direct sales with a health and wellness product that she is deeply passionate about. Self-Care is a necessity that comes from a place of Self-Love. I am thrilled...

Send us Fan Mail A special birthday episode on this week's #FridayFunPodcast. How appropriate for me to speak about how a Mindset Shift changed my life for the better.  There has been a lot of buzz about Mindset but does it really make a difference with our health? Absolutely YES! I share in this week’s episode what mindset means, the different types of mindsets, and how to cultivate a mindse...