Shifts To Balance

A community for people interested in simple meaningful shifts to a healthier and balanced life.

Let’s explore the bottom line of how the body works so you can create an enjoyable and unique approach to health.

Food & Nutrition
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Food & Nutrition

It's no news that nutrition is not the strongest suit for many. Eating in favor of your well-being has been altered and polarized so much that it's confusing to eat nutritiously. Low carbs, low fat, keto, fasting, raw, etc. All those rules and restrictions (as correct as they may be) make eating healthy overwhelming and hard to approach. Particularly true, if you are following a trend instead of figuring out a nutrition regime fit for your bio-individuality and circumstances.

But what if you look at those efforts as ways of fueling the body your want/need to live with? What if we treat nutrition as the body's fuel?

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Sleep Hygiene
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Sleep Hygiene

Recent studies confirm that if you want to be able (body, mind & spirit) to tackle your life goals and live every great moment your life has to offer, you need to seek that health-nurturing quality sleep.
Because of that, this blog post will break down the buzzword of the month - Sleep Hygiene. There is more to it than a bedtime routine.

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Changes
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Changes

Change. Just the word alone can create a whirlwind of emotions. For some, it's instant anxiety, and for others is freedom. Regardless, change is inevitable. Whether voluntarily or due to life circumstances, our human nature is to evolve, change form, and adapt to survive. Now, there is a choice to be made. Either change forcefully/drastically or create a process around it to pace yourself.

In this blog, you can learn about perspective on it.

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Shifts To Balance, 2-year recap
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Shifts To Balance, 2-year recap

It's been TWO years since this blog started. Happy Blogaversary Shifts to Balance! To bring attention to and honor every second, every post, that has taken form in the last 2 years, this post shares 12 lessons and insights that highlight my journey toward a healthy thyroid, body & mind.

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Healing
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Healing

The most meaningful thing about healing is that it's your best ally to live a fulfilling, rewarding imperfect life, even when it's a difficult act to pursue. So wherever you are on that healing journey, just starting or years into it, keep going and see it through.

This post is about encouraging to pursue the journey of healing. In this blog, you will find a few shifts to endure and bring value to each aspect of the process of healing. Why? Because you deserve to heal!

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Healthy During Chaos
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Healthy During Chaos

You are doing everything by the book and still can't find the sweet spot with your health or lifestyle changes? One problem after the other unfolds without any break or recovery period. The next few words and ideas are intended to bring perspective and hopefully inspire you to create an effective healthy formula that can sustain your health efforts even during times of chaos.

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Healthy Mom Life
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Healthy Mom Life

Motherhood is complicated to describe, but it is not consequently an unhealthy chapter for the woman behind the title of mother. The problem with having a healthy mom life doesn't fall on lack of healthy ways to do things but on the ability to discern what's fitting to your circumstances.

In this Shift To Balance post, we discuss the option of living healthy motherhood & empowering mothers to take pride in nurturing their health, essence & dreams as a sign of unconditional love FOR their kids.

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Physical Activity
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Physical Activity

When it comes to physical activity, people have a hard time finding a way to commit. Exercising is one of those things that are easier said than done. How is that possible if the human body's structural design aims to support the rigorous and multidimensional movement? Shouldn't it come naturally to exercise?

This blog's objective is to get you to define physical activity as a sustainable journey. Learn about a few simple shifts to balance your lifestyle and make exercising a pillar of healthy living. Easy said and done!

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Stress Triggers
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Stress Triggers

The problem with stress triggers is not that they exist, is that they are left unattended for too long, and their impact on our nervous system lingers longer than desired. The management tactics are activated late in the process.

Imagine you could have a realistic grasp on your triggers and be intentional-mindful with addressing them before they become chaotic. Wouldn't that be less overwhelming? Read to learn how proper management can go a long way!

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Relationships
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Relationships

Yes, it's your health journey; nobody does it for you. Yet, to improve health markers, achieve health goals, be diligent in any transformation journey, you need healthy relationships that nurture your environment to thrive and succeed.

Keep reading if you are ready to understand why Relationships affect your wellbeing and find ways to seek & nurture the healthy kinds.

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Whole Foods
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Whole Foods

Without falling into an overpromise, Whole Foods is the most sustainable way to improve your eating habits. It’s not only easy to implement but will leave you feeling great in the process.

It’s not a meal plan or a set of rules to eat by, it’s about fueling your body properly.

Care to explore? Click to read more on the what, the why, and the how.

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Wellbeing
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Wellbeing

Health & Wellbeing are not the same things. Yet creating wellbeing goals can positively impact the outcome & accessibility of health goals.

For this new year -or any new beginning- embrace a different kind of goal to support a sustainable transformation that truly unlocks your potential nurturing the best version of you!

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Crowding Out
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Crowding Out

Yes, it's a fact that the Holidays leave very little room for health to take place. How do we leverage the playing field? By Crowding Out!

It's not all about avoiding sugar or alcohol or restricting yourself to play a part in the festivities. It's about including the stuff that nurtures you in the mix. Would you be willing to try it?

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Setbacks
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Setbacks

A skill few possess is avoiding taking failed attempts at change personally. But the truth is that experiencing setbacks in any transformation journey is not a character flaw.

Are you willing to leverage the gains of experiencing setbacks differently?

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Boundaries
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Boundaries

In a world where FOMO is capitalized on, it’s tricky to embrace your individual set of conditions to thrive in life. Learn about how setting boundaries around your limits, your comfort & discomfort areas can exponentially benefit your wellbeing.

The goal is to do so having ownership of the life you want to create, even if that means living differently from the cultural norms.

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Health Coach
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Health Coach

What's the truth behind health coaching? Is health coaching an honest career or a profitable hobby? Can it heal you, or is it just a marketing scam to increase product sales? Ultimately, Why a Health Coach is the accomplice to accompany you on a healing journey?

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Balance
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Balance

Balance has become a controversial word lately. Some people honor it, live by it, and believe everyone is capable of it. Other people discredit the term, affirming such a concept is not feasible in today's world.

Can balance occur in the 21st-century lifestyle? Let’s explore.

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Body Movement
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Body Movement

The body thrives on movement! It's how it gets the energy and chemical composition to live a healthy and balanced life. Physical activity affects more than just the shape of your body. But what if you can't keep up a Workout Regimen? You are not a lost cause. You may need a different approach.

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Breathing P.2
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Breathing P.2

There is a link between how you breathe and triggering specific responses in the way you feel or behave. You have a built-in system to restore peace in your body, mind & soul. But you have to tap into it daily.

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Breathing P.I
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Breathing P.I

Don’t assume that because you breathe regularly you are good to go. You are probably breathing all wrong. Let’s explore how breathing should work and learn about options to help you make breathing a tool that supports your well-being.

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