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Five Reasons to Get Your Sweat On

June 29, 2020 by Teri Sprouse

After months of being stuck in our houses and having our routines disrupted, the world is finally starting to open.  While we still need to be careful to stay healthy, restarting our fitness routines will go a long way to establishing our new normal.  I cannot wait to return to the gym and I love […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: anxiety, bone health, depression, Exercise, heart rate, immune system, mood, muscle mass, social interaction, strong bones, weight bearing exercise, weight loss

Cortisol Craziness

June 5, 2019 by Teri Sprouse

Cortisol Craziness In this hectic, busy world, people often live in a state of constant stress.  The continual running from activity to activity with little time left for sleep and just relaxing forces our bodies into triggering the “flight or fight response”.    The flight or fight response is great when we are faced with life […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: anxiety, Cortisol, depression, Exercise, Sleep, Stress, weigh gain

Reasons to Move Your Body

January 6, 2019 by Teri Sprouse

Exercise is one of the most important ways that you can take care of yourself.  Find something  that you can make a regular part of your life,  you enjoy participating in and then engage in that activity for at least 30 minutes a day.  You can divide the 30 minutes up throughout the day.  Just […]

Filed Under: Ashleigh, Nutriton Tips Tagged With: bone density, depression, endorphins anxiety, Exercise, Sleep, Stress, Toxins, weight

Good Mood Food

August 5, 2018 by Teri Sprouse

As a mental health professional, I see a steady stream of people of all ages struggling with anxiety and depression.  Unfortunately this summer, traditionally a time I see a drop in referrals, has been very busy.  It seems we live in an anxious world.  My dual training in mental health and nutrition often leads me […]

Filed Under: Ashleigh, Nutriton Tips Tagged With: amino acid, anxiety, carbs, depression, fat, Fiber, fruit, panic attacks, protein, vitamin d, whole grains

Melatonin

July 23, 2018 by Teri Sprouse

One of the biggest issues that bring clients in to see me is their sleep.  It seems many of us are struggling to maintain healthy sleep.  Not only does chronic lack of sleep leave you feeling grouchy and tired, it can cause serious health problems like high blood pressure, diabetes, heart attack, heart failure or […]

Filed Under: Ashleigh, Nutriton Tips Tagged With: Bananas, Cherries, depression, ginger, melatonin, radiesh, Sleep, tomatoes

Thanksgiving Recovery

November 27, 2017 by Teri Sprouse

After a five days of fun and overindulgence with my family, I am ready for a return to my regular eating patterns.  At the Refinery yesterday, one of the other members asked me how to recover after all  the holiday fun.  We both sort of laughed but  I know I need to refocus on the […]

Filed Under: Ashleigh, Nutriton Tips Tagged With: brain, carbohydrates, ciruclation, depression, heart attack, sex drive, Sleep, sweat, Whole Foods

Happy Tummy=Happy Mind

August 26, 2017 by Teri Sprouse

Everyone has heard the terms “follow your gut” or “gut feeling” but until recently most people just thought these terms were a figure a speech.  With recent science advances, however, we are discovering there may be more truth to these statements than previously thought. Science is exploring the impact of gut bacteria or the microbiome […]

Filed Under: Ashleigh, Nutriton Tips Tagged With: amino acid, depression, digestion, Gut Health, kefir, kimichi, Kombucha, neurotransmitter, probiotics, serotonin, tryptophan, yougurt

Eat Some Healthy Fats

July 16, 2017 by Teri Sprouse

For most of the Eighties and Nineties, fat was considered something to be avoided at all costs.  People went to great lengths to replace fat in their food, often by adding sugar and other fillers to replace the taste and satiety feeling fat provides.  Luckily, however, fat is beginning to make a comeback in our […]

Filed Under: Ashleigh, Nutriton Tips Tagged With: adhd, anchovies, blue fish, chia, dementia, depression, dha, fish oil supplements, flax seeds, hemp seeds, herring, omega 3, seeds, walnuts

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