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The 3 Strength Training Mistakes Keeping You Weak and Frustrated After 40
Last year, I struggled to keep muscle on even though I was working out five days a week and eating enough protein to maintain muscle. I was doing everything I thought I should be doing. Yet my body was changing in ways I didn’t understand. My clothes fit differently. My energy was inconsistent. My strength…
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2 Minute Salad Recipe
Ingredients: Crispy Greens – I like Little Leaf Farms baby crispy green leaf Chunks of Chicken Sprinkle of Parmesan Pickled Red Onions Creamy Ceasar Chicken: -chunk 3 chicken breast in 1 1/2″ pieces -drizzle with olive oil (1 TBSP) -add 1 tsp cumin -add 1 tsp garlic powder -add 1tsp salt -add 1/2 TBSP black…
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Lunchtime Gut Goals: Simple, Flavorful, and Full of Benefits
What’s on my plate today? This lunch is a rockstar mix of protein, healthy fats, gut-friendly bacteria, prebiotics, and antioxidants. It’s proof that eating well doesn’t have to be complicated! A simple, flavor-packed combo that checks the boxes for nutrition and gut health: 🍅 Sliced Creole Tomatoes – Juicy, vibrant, and bursting with antioxidants like…
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Is Caffeine the answer to the afternoon crash?
Does that 3pm crash feel like you’re hitting a brick wall? Probably not just “getting older.” That afternoon crash isn’t just aging, it’s your brain begging for support. Let’s take a deeper dive instead of blaming our age for things we can fix. When your meals are missing key nutrients, your blood sugar drops, and…
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Rethinking Exercise
Somewhere along the way, we were taught that exercise is penance for eating. But in midlife, movement becomes something way more powerful, it’s a gift we give ourselves. It’s the way we keep up with our kids/grandkids, protect our bones, and clear our minds. Fitness isn’t about shrinking; it’s about strengthening physically, mentally and emotionally….
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Muscles May Move Us, But Ligaments and Tendons Hold Us Together
As we age, we often hear the call to “build muscle” and for good reason. Muscle mass supports metabolism, protects against frailty, and helps us stay functional. But strength isn’t just skin-deep. If we only focus on muscles, we’re missing the silent supporters that truly hold us together. 🔹 Ligaments (which connect bone to bone)🔹…