Autumn Alert: Fall is here!

You've been energized to re-embrace work or school after summer, but now, resistance is lurking. This sly rebel can thwart your best-laid plans, especially as the season changes. Fear not; we'll reveal how resistance sneaks in and offer practical strategies to stop the sabotage. You can stay on track with your healthy habits and routines, no matter the season!

Comfort vs. Growth: Trapped in the comfort zone? Hearing whispers saying, "You deserve a break!" may be...

Revitalize Your Life: 5 Health Shifts

September often feels like the start of something fresh. As we approach the holiday weekend and Labor Day, a time that symbolizes back-to-school for many, it's a chance to restart. Whether you want to add positive habits or eliminate negative ones, here are 5 things to start and 5 things to stop for a total of 10 considerations to enhance your well-being right now.

Top 5 Things to Add:

Regular Exercise: Cardiovascular, strength, and flexibility...

The Reality of Weight Maintenance: Let's be real. The journey of weight loss isn't just about hitting a certain number on the scale. The challenge many of us face isn't in reaching that desired weight but in maintaining a comfortable and healthy weight. That's why at Ovvia®, we focus not solely on weight loss but sustainable weight management. We are not just about helping you reach your weight goal; we're here to guide you on how to keep it off for good. Take a look at our top...

Four ways to galvanize love to maintain healthy habits

Healthy habits can be easier when we implement the same motivation that drives us to endure the most challenging times: love. And that's because love is a transferable skill and deeply seeded motivation. Yes, love sustains us all and keeps us motivated to survive, strive and push past difficulties.

Most of us direct our focus and feelings toward someone we love: a spouse, child, sibling, parent, friend, or pet. Instead of solely...

"Could you do it for $ 1 million?" That's what I ask myself when things get hard or when I feel stressed, overwhelmed, and challenged. I try to give myself a "jolt" to help see the situation differently. A mental perspective shift requires firm, reassuring, and nurturing self-talk. Here are a few things I say to myself to retrieve my optimism, build perseverance, and tap into my underlying determination to keep going! 

1. It's simple but not easy. I use this as a mantra to remind...

During winter, when the days are shorter and there's not as much sunlight, I adjust my routines and rely on these three things to boost my mood.

Comfort Food

Yes, comfort food, by definition, makes you feel good. And eating is a normal, healthy response to relieve not only the discomfort of hunger but it can also provide relief from uncomfortable feelings of loneliness, boredom, or sadness.

A healthy approach is to plan and prepare comfort foods made with natural ingredients that provide real...