jkemppinen

If you know me, you know that sleep is EVERYTHING to me. If I do not sleep well, or enough, I suffer (as do those around me). Sleep is one of the top Pillars of Health. When we sleep, our body gets to work repairing, sorting our mental load and enables us to be better, emotionally regulated humans throughout the day. What happens while we sleep: The brain gets cleaned up and organized, flushing toxins, sorting our memories and preparing for new input. The physical body has a time for rest and...

As mentioned last month, I chose to become a Certified Lifestyle Medicine Coach after seeing how lifestyle choices can change the direction of your health for the better. To begin this blog series on the Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine, I am focusing on Physical Activity and how it has impacted my life. It doesn’t need to be costly or time consuming. Simple changes, accountability and choices can improve your life drastically. I have a very curious mind and a bit of drive to try new...

“Lifestyle Medicine” sounds a bit kitschy, eh? That was my first thought. Then I dove deeper into the idea and the research behind it, ultimately becoming certified as a Lifestyle Medicine Coach. The research is that good. Lifestyle can easily be summed up as how we each decide to live our lives with the constant choices we make. From sun up to sun down, we are all bombarded with the need to make decisions constantly throughout our days, both for the short term and the long term. It can be...