We have the “how-to” for everything to do with our health at the tap of a phone or the click of a mouse.  We have social media, apps, websites, podcasts, coaches and research papers, all intentioned to educate and inform us.

Access to more information is not what we’re missing because at this point in time we all have unlimited resources everywhere look.  Why is it then that we seem more confused than ever with what it means to be truly healthy?

Putting butter and fat bombs in our coffee helps some of us lose weight.  Taking shots of apple cider vinegar and cayenne pepper stimulates our digestion. Rubbing our faces with Jojoba oil invigorates our skin.  Turmeric helps with our pains and swelling and intermittent fasting helps us detox. 

The accumulation (and then some) of the above hot topics are added to our list of other should of, would of, could of…BUT do they tell us anything about how healthy we are?

Our North American health paradigm doesn’t encourage us to assess our overal...

We all differ with how many languages we speak, how well we speak them and how phonetically inclined we are.   We all, however, share in common a distinct “body language”.

Our bodies are constantly speaking to us.  How well we learn to listen can set the stage for our health outcomes.  Wether we thrive, fight illness or deal with chronic conditions may all depend on the type of body language listener we choose to be.

When I eat legumes, my feet swell.  When I drink beer, I get a stomach ache.  When I have MSG, I get congested.  When I take too much Vitamin D, I get heart palpitations.  When I have young dairy like mozzarella cheese or ice cream, I feel bloated.  When I eat vegetable oils, I feel sluggish.

Do you have such a list?  Do you have a list of strange body phenomena that you chalk up to being par for the course of every day life?   What I know is that listening reveals patterns and these seemingly flighty body messages are rarely random.

Being a better body listener reveal...

What does “depletion” look like?  In my mind, the opposite of depletion is “being at the top of your game”.  Your best self physically, emotionally, spiritually, athletically, socially…thid is the opposite of depletion.  When trying to picture what depletion looks like, it’s easier to identify what it “isn’t” because there are so many ways it could present.

A recent exercise-induced run-in with a severe electrolyte imbalance (depletion) gave me a glimpse of what this looks like when it’s extreme.  Heartbeat irregularities, fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath, sluggish thinking, dizziness, anxiety and sleep difficulty.  My experience was severe but short-lived.  I’m kind of grateful for it because it got me thinking about how many people have a version of some or all of these symptoms all the time, with varying intensity.

It got me thinking that maybe sleep problems, anxiety, fatigue sluggish thinking weakness and heart-related symptoms can and may all be related to some form of de...