by Jamie Holloway | Jul 14, 2020 | Book Reviews, Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Food News
In February of this year I received an Instant Pot to replace my 20-year-old slow cooker. Since then I have been researching recipes to try. So far, I have made Borscht, broth, and chicken. Since eating well is 80 percent of my wellness plan, eating real and...
by Jamie Holloway | Jul 7, 2020 | Book Reviews, Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Food News
The Gut Friendly Cookbook by Alana Scott is full of great ideas to help you to maintain your gut health. Not only does this cookbook have recipes for those affected by gluten but those who are careful of FODMAPs and allergy free recipes. With chronic illness you...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 9, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Men's Health, Sexual Wellness
June is Men’s Health Month and the goal for this month is to heighten the awareness of getting men to consider living well by having early detection tests and getting treatment for diseases they may have. In 1994 Bill Clinton established Men’s Health Month. Men go to...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 3, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Food News, Product Reviews
Every once in awhile I get a craving for ice cream. While browsing the ice cream aisle at Walmart Market Place I found Paleo friendly ice cream that is made from Avocado. With the Paleo Diet you don’t eat nuts or dairy, so I was surprised to discover that they make...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 1, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Food News, Product Reviews
Last week I was browsing through the grocery store aisles looking for my weekly groceries. When I came upon some keto products called SlimFast Keto Fat Bomb Caramel Cup I was very curios about this product. Many of our Wellness Works NW clients are following the Keto...
by Jamie Holloway | May 11, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness, Women's Health
We, women, are known for taking care of everyone else and forgetting about ourselves. I believe it is important to have a balance of taking care of ourselves and taking care of our families. If you think about it, if we don’t take care of our own mental health,...
by Jamie Holloway | May 7, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway
As Karen demonstrated on April 29th on Wellness Works NW’s YouTube Channel having good posture is important. This article is going to explain why it is important for us to have good posture when we walk, sit, and sleep. Posture is the position we hold our bodies...
by Jamie Holloway | May 5, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Chronic Illness
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that can affect any organ of the body. There is no cure for the disease. It affects African Americans and those from Northern European heritage the most, but anyone can get it. Usually individuals between the ages of 20 to 30 get...
by Jamie Holloway | May 1, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway
May is Trauma Awareness Month which was established in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan. It was established to teach people about trauma injuries and how to prevent injuries in different types of accidents. Each year they choose a theme. This years theme is Distracted...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 30, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Mental Health
Wellness incorporates so many different aspects of our daily life that we often feel so rushed to accomplish all of the things that make our lives healthier. Spiritual Health is one of those aspects that I feel is just as vital as eating well and exercising. Here is...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 27, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Food News
The GAPS Diet (Gut and Psychology Syndrome) was created by Natasha Campbell-McBride, a doctor from Russia. There is a lot of controversy about this eating plan because of all that it eliminates from a person’s diet. This diet is supposed to heal and seal the gut...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 24, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway
This article is not a research article. This will be an off the cuff opinion piece. As someone who struggles with food issues and is now working on the challenge of finding other ways to reward my achievements besides going out to eat or eating that ooey gooey treat,...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 22, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Mental Health
When we talk about Lifestyle Change, it is obvious that diet and exercise are important factors but Emotional Health is very important too. Emotions are running rapid as we are facing a scary period of time with the COVID-19 virus situation. I know my emotions have...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 15, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Skin Care
Wellness incorporates so many aspects of our body, but I think we forget about taking care of our feet. I know that I tend to forget about my feet until recently when I started having some issues with my skin and toenails. With my Vasculitis I get sores on my feet and...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 14, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Sexual Wellness, Women's Health
Congratulations! You fought cancer and won the battle. Well done. That took a lot of dedication and self-care and most of all commitment. Now comes a new change in your life, new normals with your sexual health and heart health and, if you are young, how you get...
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 13, 2020 | Book Reviews, Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Food News
This article was originally posted at JamieChasesButterflies.com on April 1, 2020. Just like the rest of you I am in quarantine. I have been busy writing articles for Wellness Works NW and reading a ton of books and watching DVD’s that I got before my Library closed....
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 7, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Sexual Wellness, Women's Health
April 7th is World Health Day and they are focusing on Nurses and Midwives and the role they play in keeping us all healthy and strong. Since I believe we all know what a nurse is and what they do I decided to research what a midwife is and what they can do for us....
by Jamie Holloway | Apr 1, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway
April is National Donate Life Month. This is an important thing to me because in 1987 when my mom passed away we donated my mom’s body. 2 people received eyesight because of my mom. Someone got bone marrow that helped them heal because of my mom and because my...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 27, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway
There are two main hormones that must be watched and kept in mind while losing weight. They are Ghrelin and Leptin. Ghrelin regulates glucose. Ghrelin is produced in the stomach and small intestine. Ghrelin stimulates appetite which causes a person to eat 30...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 25, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Children's Health, Men's Health, Women's Health
This week it is Brain Awareness Week. Since so many children are out of school there is a great website that has great kid friendly stuff to learn about our brains. The brain is the command center of the body. It weighs 2 to 3 pounds. It controls everything from the...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 23, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, News
Wellness Works NW wants say THANK YOU to all the Medical Professionals out there! Whoa! What a challenging time we are all in. We are all in this together and all of the news reports and social media posts seem to be all about the disaster and the fear of it all. I...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 20, 2020 | Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway, Fitness, Women's Health
Did you know that our muscles start losing strength when we hit the age of 40? Don’t worry, this is not the end of it. Even though as we age we lose muscle mass and strength we can rebuild and slow down the process by weight lifting also known as strength training....
