There are 61 days left in the year. So 1/6 of a whole year. Starting with Halloween and its candy-laden treacherous waters there are many indulgence opportunities lurking behind the upcoming holidays, parties, events, fatigue, loneliness, and stress. These temptations do not need to be your demise. What is your strategy going to be this … Continue reading Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain This Year
A book review on The Miracle Morning: The Not-So Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life Before 8 AM, written by Hal Elrod I love experiments! I just started a 30-Day one 5 days ago. I will let you in on it now, then report back after 30 days. We will judge then how much … Continue reading Transform Your Life!
Practically everyone has a loved one who smokes or smokes themselves. This post is for you. Quitting smoking is one of the best things a smoker can do for their health. In Bondage to Tobacco-My Story I started smoking when I was 15 years old, several months after my best friend Robin started smoking. Both … Continue reading Hope for the Hopeless Smoker
There are a number of reasons why growing something to eat is a good idea. 1. The fresher the food, the more the nutrients 2. It can be less expensive once you get things set up. For instance, we planted some chard from a $3 pack of seeds in half a wine barrel, which yielded … Continue reading A Dozen Reasons Why You Need to Grow Something to Eat
Hello, My Name is Vanessa, and I am a ... Anyone who knows me very well would call me a salt-aholic. I unabashedly admit to it, but prefer to consider myself a salt connoisseur. I carry a saltshaker with pink Himalayan salt in my lunch bag to work every day and it is always plateside … Continue reading Is Salt Really Bad for You?
I have been in labor since April. Today I just gave birth to Wellness Adventure, my new website devoted to a health revolution and inspiring people to live their own wellness adventure, to become the healthiest version of themselves possible. I named it Wellness Adventure because Vigor Adventure was already taken. (Just kidding). But seriously, … Continue reading Hello Wellness Adventure, Good-bye Flipside Health
I am launching a new website on September 1. You can find it at vanessamarsden.com. Flipside Health will be rolled into the new site and all of my old blog posts will still be accessible. If you follow this site with an RSS reader, be sure to update the link.
I love Christmas. But I hate it too, and just go into survival mode each year as the season approaches and I am behind on everything. I love Christmas decorations, Christmas movies, Christmas songs, and atmosphere of anticipation along with that certain wistful, homey feeling. And I really love the spiritual part too, feeling awestruck, … Continue reading “I Don’t Want to Hate Christmas This Year” Campaign
The Correlation of Brain Health & Nutrition Dr. Terry Wahls in her book called "The Wahls Protocol" reports about The Oregon Brain Aging Study. It was done in 2004 involving 104 adults with the mean age of 87, looking at the effects of various nutrients and anti-nutrients. They analyzed 31 blood levels including such things … Continue reading Improving Brain Health
I highly recommend probiotics. Anything pro is good, right? I recommend skipping conbiotics and amateurbiotics. Kidding aside, what are probiotics, you may ask? Probiotics are good bacteria that live on the lining of the intestines and are responsible for important tasks such as immune support, crowding out bad bacteria, and improving digestion and gut health, … Continue reading Probiotics-A Quick Take
