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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It can also be the most stressful time of the year, if you let it! We are officially in the holiday season and we want you to be able to actually just enjoy this season without all of the stress, headaches and worry! In today’s show we will share some tips and tricks to help you keep your “zen” during all the shopping, and cooking, holiday socials! Keep Calm & Breathe! We will also provide you with some great breathing exercises you can use when you start to fill the anxiety of the holidays starting to arise!

Did you know eating eggs improves your reflexes? Did you know more than half of your bones are in your hands and feet? Did you know consuming hot liquids can cool you down? Regardless of how much we know, there is still SO much that we don't know! Learning new things is such a great way improve your quality of life. How you ask. Because when you know better, you do better. When you do better, you feel better. In today's show, we are going to share just a few Did You Know facts to help get you thinking a bit more and to help you improve the way you live your life!

Stress is a part of our everyday lives. Jobs change, babies are born, loved ones die, homes are purchased, homes are lost. Whether good or not so good, stress happens. The question is, what are you going to do about it?! How we handle stress and changes in our lives, environments, workplace etc, will help to gauge our Emotional Health. October is Emotional Health month and on today’s show, we will talk about some of the warning signs of stress as well as tips on how to reduce and manage that stress in order to live a more Emotionally Healthy life.

Both men and women can develop breast cancer, however, it is much more rare in men. It is estimated that 1 in 8 women in the US will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. It is very likely that you, or someone you know has been affected by breast cancer. Except for skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women. How well do you know your girls? What are you doing to make sure you know your status? In today’s show, we will discuss some of the guidelines for getting screened for breast cancer, some of the signs and symptoms and even how to check for lumps yourself. We will also have with us Jill Helmke of NuView Life Sciences. Jill will discuss how NuView Life Sciences is developing a new approach to diagnosis cancer that can help reduce both false positives and invasive cancer screening procedures.

Many people may not think too much about the significance of their lungs until they find it difficult to breathe or until their lungs become damaged. No worries, that can be changed! Let's be intentional about being PROactive instead of REactive. Just as it is important that our hearts and kidneys are in good working order, it's just as vital that our lungs are at it's best as well. October is lung health month and in this show we will talk about the importance of keeping the lungs strong. We will also discuss some of the potential consequences of not taking care of our lungs. During this show we will touch on smoking vs vaping and how the two affects not only our health, but the health of those around us. This is definitely a show that you don't want to miss. However, if you do, just check it out on demand!

What's your cheese?! What are you putting into your body? On our show we talk a lot about taking care of the body through physical fitness but it doesn't just stop with what we see on the outside. What's more important is what is going inside our bodies. I'm sure you've heard the expression, You are what you eat! We can't expect to get good things out of our body if we are putting garbage in our bodies! It's quite simple, Garbage In, Garbage Out! On today's show we, will talk with Dr. Joel Fuhrman as he shares with us his beliefs on what we should be putting in our mouths and our bodies.

It is very likely that, even if you don’t it, you know someone living with Diabetes. The more common type is Type II Diabetes. However, according to statistics reported by the American Diabetes Association, in 2015, 30.3 million Americans, or 9.4% of the population, had diabetes. Approximately 1.25 million American children and adults have Type I Diabetes. Our special guest, Dee Brown, is one of those 1.25 million Americans living with Type I Diabetes. After being diagnosed at the age of 21, Dee made the choice to be intentional about taking control of her life and not allowing Diabetes to control her. In today’s show we will talk about the signs and symptoms of Type I Diabetes as well as some of the differences between Type I and Type II Diabetes. We will also hear from Dee about her amazing journey of living with Type I Diabetes. You definitely want to tune in and listen to Dee’s inspirational story.

Are you ready, because today I’m not the same person that I was yesterday. This is a challenging statement and some of us are so competitive that we challenge ourselves more so than we challenge others. However, challenging someone to be a better version of themselves is one of the best things that you can do to help someone reach their fitness goals or even their life goals! Today, we give you some background on challenges, good and bad, offer suggestions to select and stick with these challenges.