If you are suffering from a mental health disorder, such as depression, before we embark on any lifestyle changing efforts we need to ensure we are properly addressing your mental health FIRST! 

Do you believe that if you could spend more time in the gym THAT would be your ticket to weight-loss? More exercise = more weight-loss?

Dr. Dan and our team at HE believe in health journalling SO MUCH that we made our template available FOR FREE online. 

your diary serves as an ongoing reminder and reinforces all of the incredible changes you are making in your life to live a healthier and happier life!

Here are 7 little food swaps that will, over time, make an IMPACT on your health goals. So, pick 1 or 2, (NOT all 7… NOT even 5 or 6), and see how it goes.

Ask yourself, will this work for me?
Are the changes that I would have to make something I could do for the rest of my life?

The most common misconception about obesity is that it is due to excessive eating and limited exercise – to cure it we just need to eat less and move more. Now nutrition and activity levels can certainly play a role, however,

Once the goal has been designed you can’t just set it and forget it. The plan needs to be revisited at appropriate intervals, and adjusted. Some aspect of SMART needs to be tweaked in order to stay on track, as with most plans they don’t work out exactly as we had hoped.

And guess what? Birthdays sometimes involve cake and cookies, and THAT IS OK! In fact, it is a fundamental component of a healthy lifestyle.

Notice the difference? When we set goals based on our values, we don’t just stop moving forward when we reach our goal.