healthcoach — Kim Hynes Health & Wellness Blog

Your Ultimate Holiday Guide to Happiness, Health and Joy

You don’t have all the presents yet, the cards are not in the mail, the house is not clean for guests and you’re nervous about how your husband’s mom is going to get along with your sister. It’s amazing to me that the most joyous time of year is actually a very stressful time of year for many. Whether you are worried about meeting expectations, feeling unhealthy after indulging or how things will go with family members, I am offering you some ways to make this year the best holiday ever.

Here are some holiday eating and lifestyle tips to help you feel nourished, mentally stable, full of energy, able to handle any comment thrown your way and able to really enjoy the season.

Women over 40: Can Having Purpose in Life Improve your Midlife Health?

When you're navigating midlife as a woman, having a clear purpose gives your health journey direction and meaning. It becomes the anchor that holds your commitment steady, especially when the journey gets tough. Your "why" can be a powerful force, pushing you forward and reminding you why those health goals matter, even on the most challenging days. Menopause can be challenging, but your purpose can help you keep moving forward even through the symptoms.

How Self-love is a Game Changer in Your Midlife Health Journey

I was doing “all the things”. I was running, lifting weights, eating a whole food diet, but I still wasn’t feeling healthy, energized or myself. I felt disconnected and checked out.

Self-love is understanding your needs and allowing yourself the necessary time and structure to take care of yourself.

Self-love is the glue that holds all of your health together. It's the secret ingredient that makes every choice, every habit, and every action more potent, doable and even enjoyable.

The Power of Saying No: How Dropping People Pleasing and Creating Boundaries Can Transform Your Relationship with Food

When you commit to things you don't want to do due to pleasing people, resentment can build over time. Emotional eating can become a coping mechanism to escape from this growing resentment. Setting boundaries is a powerful tool for breaking the cycle of people pleasing and emotional eating. Understand why it happens and how to stop it to create a healthier relationship with food and yourself.

How to avoid overeating forbidden foods in the house: Letting go of willpower and discipline and giving yourself permission to eat

You know, those treats and snacks that you just can't resist, and you've been told you should avoid at all costs. Those foods that you say, “I just can’t have them in the house or I will eat all of them”. Let’s change your perspective on forbidden foods and discover a more balanced way of enjoying the foods we love without guilt or stress.

6 things to manage before going on a diet to manage your body

Feel the pressure to have a “summer body” each year? Or maybe you want to lose weight quickly for a wedding or party? Taking care of your body is a crucial aspect of leading a healthy and fulfilling life. However, it's so important to understand that managing your body goes beyond just food and working out. Here are 6 things to manage before going on that diet to help you feel even better.

Women over 40: Are you hanging on to the extra weight to protect yourself?

Women over 40 are discovering this surprising reason they are holding on to weight even after years of diets and programs. Could you be clinging to the pounds because of the perceived psychological benefit of protecting yourself?

10 spring cleaning ideas for your mind and body

We get that urge to open the windows and clean out our homes, but what about our minds and bodies? We can also go through a spring cleaning to jump start our health in this magnificent season. Here are 10 spring cleaning ideas for your mind and body.

Making Peace With Your Body After Age 40

Somehow, because other people look different and have a different build, we often feel “less than” or not good enough. It doesn’t matter if you want to lose weight, gain weight, change the shape of your body or just look different, body image issues can affect anyone.

The best and easiest Vegetable Soup - Instant Pot version

This tasty, easy and healthy vegetable soup recipe is done in 30 minutes using an instant pot. This recipe can also be done in a slow cooker or stovetop. Clean out your veggies and do meal prep at the same time with this nutrient dense soup that can be eaten for lunches or dinners.

Why did I walk in this room? How eating and lifestyle habits affect your brain health.

Ever ask yourself, “Why did I walk in this room”? June is Alzheimer’s and brain awareness month. Find out how eating and lifestyle factors can help you change and improve your brain health.

Healthy Cashew Cookie Dough Bites

Craving cookie dough? Here is a quick and easy 4 ingredient recipe to satisfy that craving, but stay healthy!

Hey Valentine! Treat yourself without candy and food

Do ever feel like it’s hard to stay on track from Halloween to Valentine’s Day? We use all these moments and holidays as reasons to indulge, but what if we can take care of ourselves without candy, cake, cupcakes and Valentine treats? When we indulge over and over again, it becomes a habit and it’s hard to kick the cravings. It's a vicious cycle.

Fight the afternoon slump!

Brain fog? sleepy? cravings? It must be 3 pm. Check out ways to reduce the afternoon slump and feel energized to finish your day strong. Your body and brain will thank you.

I can smell the coffee: my habit, my evolution and my love for coffee

I can smell the coffee now. I can’t even remember when my real love affair with coffee began. It was definitely an evolution. From instant coffee to organic whole beans, I have evolved into a coffee snob. There are ups and downs to being a coffee lover.

Chase the health and the body will follow

I tried every diet just to be thin and only got short term results. When we change our focus to what is even more important than our outer bodies which is our health, inner spirit and our mindset, we are more likely to have success, feel better and make lasting changes. Starting with our health on a cellular level and looking at how we actually FEEL can be a game changer.

Eating Out and Choosing Healthy Food is a Mindset

Whatever your reason for going out, there are some ways to help you stay on track. Restaurant food tastes great, but often it’s because of the ingredients they are adding to make it so flavorful and they are not always good for us. There are very healthy options that you can choose that taste great, but also keep you on track and guilt free.