by Joan Kent | Jan 12, 2016 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
Looking back, I suppose it”™s understandable that it took me 3 appointments to figure out what was going on with my client. First and perhaps foremost, this client, whom we”™ll call John, was a cyclist. John came in for his appointment in rather odd clothes, but...
by Joan Kent | Dec 29, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
Serotonin is a brain chemical with different functions. - It”™s a neurotransmitter that”™s targeted and enhanced by several antidepressants. - It”™s the precursor of melatonin, the “sleep hormone” and anti-inflammatory. - It affects satiety and modulates general food...
by Joan Kent | Dec 8, 2015 | Health and Wellness
Okay, it”™s not as if another set of tips on surviving the holidays is a pressing need, but hey. The holidays keep showing up every year, and it”™s easy to fall into familiar traps. Here are some practical tips for your participants. Obviously, the problem lies less...
by Joan Kent | Nov 16, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
I”™ve never liked the word “snack.” People are casual with snacks, as if they don”™t matter. People also treat snacks as if they”™re different from meals. Case in point: When I give nutrition presentations, I outline a simple method for creating meals with a good...
by Joan Kent | Nov 2, 2015 | Health and Wellness
The sugar industry has powered its way through Washington as one of the most imposing lobbies, ever since the 1980s. You may have read recently that sugar is under attack, specifically the industry”™s substantial federal subsidies. At first that might seem like good...