Author: Michelle Korhonen

I’m giving away two $500 Amazon gift cards today to celebrate Black Friday – be sure to follow me on IG for the details! Hi friends! How are you? I hope you had an amazing Thanksgiving! We’re here in Arkansas with the Pilot’s mom, sis, and our niece and nephew. It’s our first time spending Thanksgiving out here in years, and it’s such a treat to have some time together. The girls were so excited to make a trip out here and are blown away by the trees and greenery. It’s a stark contrast from our lovely brown and cactus-filled…

We will look at the Health benefits of Ata rodo pepper but first know that Ata rodo pepper, also known as scotch bonnet pepper, is a small, round, and extremely hot pepper that belongs to the Capsicum chinense species. It is native to the Caribbean and is one of the hottest peppers in the world, with an average Scoville Heat Unit (SHU) of 100,000 to 350,000 SHU. This means that it is about 40 to 80 times hotter than a jalapeño pepper.Ata rodo peppers are typically red in color when ripe, but they can also be orange, yellow, or green.…

Sharing my opinion on the best functional labs for women. Please keep in mind that this is not medical advice. If you’re curious about testing options, reach out to your doctor or practitioner for best fit for YOU. xo Hi friends! How are you? I hope that you had a wonderful post-Thanksgiving weekend! We are traveling back to Tucson from a super fun trip to Arkansas to visit family. For today’s post, I wanted to share a bit about functional lab testing. Functional lab tests have helped me a lot personally, and they’ve provided invaluable information for my 1:1 clients.…

Doctors and researchers question the efficacy of many common over-the-counter treatments for colds and flus. Jeff Greenberg/Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images hide caption toggle caption Jeff Greenberg/Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Doctors and researchers question the efficacy of many common over-the-counter treatments for colds and flus. Jeff Greenberg/Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images When you stroll down the cold and flu aisle in a drugstore, it’s easy to get lost in the dizzying array of products promising to clear sinus pressure, dry up sniffles and stop plaguing coughs. Some concoctions even offer it all in one magical pill. But doctors say the science behind some of those…

Hi friends! I have a podcast episode up and am so excited to share this one. I’ve super topical with the holiday season and everything we have going on this time of year, so I really hope you’ll take a listen. Today, I’m chatting with Megan Blacksmith, and here and some of the topics we discuss: – Conflicting parts and what to do when one part of our body or brain doesn’t agree with the other part – Calming your nervous system and strategies you can use – Her tips for being Healthy in Real Life and so.much.more. Conflicting parts…

A week before Christmas in 1983, two chemists at Yale University made a breakthrough that they thought could change the world. “It was like opening up a door and seeing a light,” one of the scientists, Stuart Schreiber, later told The New York Times. The pair had produced a substance, periplanone-B, that sends the male American cockroach into a thrashing, sexual frenzy.What if this were used to build a better trap—a cockroach honeypot that lured bugs into a dish of poison? The implications were mind-bending. Cockroaches were overrunning U.S. cities in the 1980s—more than 2 billion lived in New York…

Sharing a roundup of cute and festive outfits for holiday parties this season. Hi friends! How are you? I hope you’re enjoying the morning! We’re back in the swing of things after our trip and looking forward to upcoming holiday events, festivities, and travels. What are you looking forward to right now? I’m so excited for our annual staycation at the Scottsdale Princess and taking the girls to see the Nutcracker in Phoenix. For today, I wanted to talk about cute and festive holiday outfits! While I don’t *love* winter attire (give me summer dresses and sandals any day), I…

Nerve damage from sitting too much, also known as nerve compression or nerve impingement, is a condition that can arise from prolonged periods of sitting, leading to compression of the nerves in the spine and legs. This compression disrupts the normal functioning of the nerves, resulting in pain, weakness, muscle spasms, numbness, and tingling sensations.SymptomsSymptoms of nerve damage from sitting too much can include:Pain in the back, legs, or feetNumbness or tinglingWeaknessMuscle spasmsBurning sensationDifficulty walkingHow does sitting too much cause nerve damage?There are a few ways that sitting too much can cause nerve damage. One way is that it can…

New CDC data shows that life expectancy in the U.S. is starting to recover, after it dropped during COVID-19 health emergency. Despite the gains, it still lags behind pre-pandemic times. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: U.S. life expectancy is starting to bounce back after taking a serious dip during the peak of the pandemic. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in 2022, the average expected lifespan was 77 1/2 years old. NPR’s Pien Huang is here in the studio to put that number into context. Hey, Pien.PIEN HUANG, BYLINE: Hey, Mary Louise.KELLY: OK, so 77 1/2,…

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.Prominent Republicans criticized Donald Trump for two years. So why are even these supposed moderates now pledging to support him?First, here are three new stories from The Atlantic:Career Over CountryBreaking up, Neil Sedaka told us many years ago, is hard to do. But it shouldn’t be impossible. When a Republican governor describes Donald Trump as a “three-time loser,” warns that the party will lose “up…