Bay Centre Health and Wellness

10/23/2024

Ever wonder if there's more to happiness than meets the eye? Check out my latest blog post on the Science of Happiness.
https://www.baycentrehealthandwellness.com/post/the-science-of-happiness

10/02/2022

Check out Jen's latest post from a non-diet dietitian.

If you were to have a consultation with a non-diet dietitian, you'll notice a difference in language used compared to a traditional dietitian. This subtle change may challenge your own beliefs around food and body image and will quite possibly question your usual intake. Our society has placed a lot...

10/01/2022

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05/15/2022

There's such a strong link between our gut health and our physical health. Here is an article about the link between our gut biome and strokes. FYI.

Certain gut microbe strains are linked to more severe stroke and worse post-stroke recovery, a study found.

05/12/2022

Follow Your Dreams and Sleep...our post about the benefits of sleep and the cost of insomnia.

There is so much to know about the importance of sleep. It serves so many purposes and is so very necessary and yet studies conducted by the Sleep Foundation found that 35.2% of the US population sleep an average of less than 7 hours a night. Almost 1/2 of the US population say they feel sleepy duri...

05/07/2022

Are we hardwired for happiness? Check out this post to see.

The pursuit of happiness is considered to be part biological, rooted in the evolution of the brain and nervous system. It is generally hard to identify and challenging to measure due to its subjective nature. Happiness to one is not necessarily happiness to another. And yet, the pursuit of happiness...

04/30/2022

The age old question - who is in charge, the heart or the brain? This post explores how the heart connects everything. Hope you enjoy it. Share if you're a mind to.

Scientific research has confirmed that there is a continual two-way communication between the heart and the brain with the heart doing most of the talking. In fact, the heart communicates with the brain and body in 4 ways: Neurological communication - nervous system Biochemical communication - hormo...

04/23/2022

Day 2: 28 days:28 messages. What percent of you is human??? And, how can knowing that change your life? I hope you enjoy the post and consider sharing it. Thanks.

We have heard much conversation of late about our microbiome, a community of all microbes, such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and their genes, that naturally live on and inside our bodies. We've heard a lot about the gut biome, prebiotics, probiotics, organic foods, pesticides, etc. This is the subje...

04/22/2022

Join us for a new series of 28 days:28 messages, this time about the Mind-Body Connection. Day 1 explores why mind-body coherence is so necessary for health and well being. Thanks for joining us! Let us know if you want to explore anything in particular.

As part of Bay Centre Health and Wellness' next 28 days: 28 messages, we will be exploring the mind-body connection. We will explore things like how our mind works and how it supports our general health and well being; the role that emotions play; beliefs, distortions, and biases and how they inhibi...

04/17/2022

Fatphobia and how this affects our kids. 28 days: 28 messages ends the series about Healthy Nutrition Trends in 2022. We hope you've enjoyed it. Let's change our communication and language and focus on getting on top of our game in 2022.

My last message to wrap up this latest topic series in 2022 is around practicing inclusion and addressing internal fatphobia. These terms tie in with the Health at Every Size (HAES) approach, which I spoke about in the last blog post. Day 28: How our standards affect our kids, too Discussions around...