Tag: healthy living

The Hidden Patterns Shaping Your Wellness Story

Wendy Bjork

Reading Time: 4 minutes  Igniting Your Dynamic Self: What Lies Beneath Your Wellness Story? When we think about wellness, we tend to think about the things we can see and measure. How we eat, how much we move, whether we are sleeping well, the medications we take, the appointments we make, and the routines we try to follow. We become accustomed to looking outside ourselves for the next thing that might help us feel better. After living with Multiple Sclerosis for four decades, I know that world very well. I have spent much…

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Low-Acting Insulins

Dr. John Poothullil

Reading Time: 3 minutesBeat Unwanted Weight Gain By Dr. John Poothullil, MD Lowering blood sugar numbers does not always mean fixing diabetes. Modern medicine often focuses on controlling glucose with medication. Drugs like insulin and metformin can lower blood sugar, but they do not explain why blood sugar rose in the first place. If the diet continues to drive overeating, blood sugar will keep rising, and medication doses will keep increasing. This treats the symptom, not the cause. Blood sugar rises when the system is overwhelmed by repeated glucose spikes. Those spikes come…

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Creating Transformation by Breaking Free From Expectations

Wendy Bjork

Reading Time: 3 minutes  Welcome to the latest episode of Unlocking Your Greatness with Wendy Bjork.  Wendy is an international bestselling author, nationally syndicated columnist, inspirational speaker and founder of HeartsOfWellness.com.  Her mission is to empower women navigating Multiple Sclerosis to build a strong Foundation of Wellbeing: One Whole-istic™ Step at a Time.   She understands this journey well, as she has been living with Multiple Sclerosis for over three decades, since the age of 15.  She has been inspired to lead other women on a healing path after realizing the gaps in care that…

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Are Your Thoughts Ruining Your Health?

Wendy Bjork

Reading Time: 4 minutes  Welcome to the latest episode of Unlocking Your Greatness with Wendy Bjork. As an international bestselling author, nationally syndicated columnist, inspirational speaker and founder of heartsofwellness.com, it is my mission to empower women to build a strong Foundation of Wellbeing: One Whole-istic™ Step at a Time.  To feel HOPE: harmony, options, peace and empowerment to help others along the way.   How Do Our Thoughts Affect Our Health? When it comes to the mind and body, what we think and feel can directly impact our health. Negative thinking can cause…

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The Cumulative Effect of Small Unhealthy Habits

DMUSA News

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s often the small, seemingly insignificant habits that add up over time and lead to long-term health consequences. Whether it’s grabbing a sugary snack here and there or skipping your workout “just this once,” these decisions may seem harmless at the moment but can have a compounding effect on your well-being. We often don’t think of these small choices as dangerous because they don’t show immediate results. However, over time, consistent neglect in areas such as diet, exercise, or sleep can build into much bigger problems, including chronic fatigue, weight…

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