Category Archives: Heart Health

Oral Health: Should You Use Mouthwash

Posted on December 14, 2020 by amusico

Every system of our body has its own microbiome. This includes the mouth. Maintaining a healthy balance of the friendly bacteria housed in our mouths improves overall health, including cardiovascular health. New research reveals that a balanced oral microbiome helps … Continue reading →

Health: An Overlooked Cause of Inflammation

Posted on December 7, 2020 by amusico

I’ve shared numerous times in the past that inflammation is at the root of most, if not all, chronic disease. We know eating packaged, processed, fake foods increases inflammation as does using vegetable and seed oils, trans fats, gluten, sugar … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain health, Cancer, Diabetes, Emotional Health, Heart Health, Overall Health and Wholeness, Soul Health, Spiritual Health | Tagged anxiety, chronic disease. rest and digest, fight and flight, health, inflammation, parasympathetic nervous system, stress, sympathetic nervous system, vagus nerve | 6 Comments

Exercise: 2 Ways to Promote Longevity

Posted on November 30, 2020 by amusico

Exercise is important in weight loss and maintenance as well as cardiovascular, brain and overall health. It is also important if one of your goals is to live a long, healthy life. Exercise physiologists have identified two exercise tips that … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain health, Heart Health, Overall Health and Wholeness, Weight loss | Tagged exercise, fast twitch muscles, fitness, HIIT, jogging, longevity, older adults, Pilates, weight training | 12 Comments

Mindset: How is Negativity Bias Shortcircuitig Your Results

Posted on November 16, 2020 by amusico

Insults, criticism, bad news. Have you ever noticed how much easier it is to focus on the negative? We tend to remember traumatic experiences better than positive, joyful ones; we recall insults more readily than praise; we think about negative … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain health, Cancer, Emotional Health, Fitness, Heart Health, Intentional Exertion/Exercise, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Soul Health, Weight loss | Tagged excuses, exercise, goals, health, making changes, negativity bias, nutrition, positive goals | 4 Comments

Health: Change is Hard and How to Make it Easier

Posted on November 9, 2020 by amusico

I have struggled with why clients find it so difficult to make the healthy changes they so desperately want and need to. Here are some eye-opening statistics: Only 6% of Americans consistently engage in the top five health behaviors Only … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain health, Diabetes, Digestive Health, Heart Health, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Soul Health, Spiritual Health, Weight loss | Tagged adaptive challenges, baby steps, change, gradual, health coaching, information, intentional, resources, targeted | 6 Comments

Breathing: 2 Simple Ways to Support Immune Function

Posted on November 2, 2020 by amusico

During this time of dealing with COVID-19, we’ve been focused on respiratory health maybe a bit more than usual. There is a definitely a strong connection between how we breathe, our respiratory health and immune function. I wanted to share … Continue reading →

Posted in Diabetes, Heart Health, Overall Health and Wholeness | Tagged blood pressure, blood sugar, breathing, exercise performance, health, heart health, humming, immune function, mouth breathing, nitric oxide, nose breathing | 13 Comments

Electrosensitivity: Why You Should Care

Posted on October 5, 2020 by amusico

I recently did a newsletter detailing the dangers of EMFs and 5G in particular. You can access it here. Some of the most destructive results of exposure to these frequencies constantly are associated with an increased level of systemic inflammation, … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain health, Cancer, Digestive Health, Heart Health, Overall Health and Wholeness | Tagged 5G, electrosensitivity, EMFs, frequencies, neurological health, vertigo | 6 Comments

Heart Health and Stretching

Posted on September 28, 2020 by amusico

It’s easy to understand why exercise is so important for keeping the heart healthy. New research now shows that stretching your legs at least 5 times a week could reduce cardiovascular disease risk. This 12 week study looked at passive … Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness, Heart Health, Intentional Exertion/Exercise, Overall Health and Wholeness | Tagged arterial stiffness, circulation, exercise, health, heart health, passive stretching, stretching, stretching legs | 4 Comments

Immunity: Mild Obesity and COVID

Posted on September 14, 2020 by amusico

I did a newsletter at the beginning of this whole COVID outbreak (which seems like a lifetime ago by the way) and explained how obesity is a serious risk factor in this virus. Most of that research classified “severe obesity” … Continue reading →

Posted in Diabetes, Fitness, Heart Health, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Weight loss | Tagged BMI, COVID19, immune function, mild obesity, obesity, overweight, Today is Still the Day, weight loss | 8 Comments

Nutrition: Do Whole Grains Confuse You?

Posted on September 7, 2020 by amusico

I may be preaching to the choir here but I’m going to jump in anyway because I can’t tell you how many people I talk to really are confused as to what whole grains really are. We have been instructed … Continue reading →

Posted in Diabetes, Digestive Health, Heart Health, Nutrition, Overall Health and Wholeness, Weight loss | Tagged diabetes, gluten free, health, nutrition, soacked, sprouted grains, weight loss, wheat, whole grains | 6 Comments