Author Archives: Dr. Lise Naugle

American Heart Month – The Other February Holiday

February is American Heart Month, and it doesn’t refer to the chocolate-filled hearts you give your sweetie on the 14th. American Heart Month was designed to increase awareness about heart disease—the leading cause of death for men and women in … Continue reading

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Strength Training – Put a Little Muscle Into It

Benefits of strength training Outside body building circles and high school weight rooms, strength training tends to take a back seat to cardiovascular training. In a national survey, only 25% of all adults in the United States engaged in any … Continue reading

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Fundamentals of fitness: Cardiovascular exercise

People with adrenal fatigue or dysfunction often ask what kind of exercise program is best for them. Suggesting a specific routine without knowing an individual’s medical history, physical limitations, and personal goals is difficult. However, I am happy to offer … Continue reading

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Getting Fit to Get Happy – Have Fun Moving

Most people with adrenal fatigue don’t even want to think about lifting a dumbbell or climbing a mountain, much less actually do either of these activities. Others with compromised adrenal function miss the added energy and positive feelings their spinning … Continue reading

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A Happy, Healthy Holiday Season Part 2: Remember what you want

In part one of this blog, I explained how overindulgence in holiday fare can really sabotage the season’s merry and offered suggestions to help you accomplish your health goals, despite the ulterior motives of fruitcakes and gingerbread men. Here I … Continue reading

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A Happy, Healthy Holiday Season Part 1: Don’t bite off more than you can chew

Overeating and over-consumption of refined, sugary, fatty, or caffeinated foods and alcohol (all plentiful this time of year) can wreak all sorts of havoc on your body, like: Promoting inflammation Causing weight gain Impairing mood and concentration Lowering energy levels … Continue reading

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There’s more to fiber than a little roughage

Fiber, commonly known as roughage, is the part of plant-based foods—such as fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, or nuts—that the body can’t digest.  Dietary fiber is often divided into two broad types: soluble and insoluble. If you mix soluble fiber in … Continue reading

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Stress and Leaky Gut: Implications and solutions

Stress has many negative effects on gastrointestinal function, including increased intestinal permeability—otherwise known as “leaky gut.” When a person experiences stress, the brain releases a chemical called corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF). CRF triggers a cascade of other chemicals which eventually … Continue reading

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Natural Flu Support: EPS and Lactobacillus Bulgaricus

Back to school often means back to the sore throats and muscle aches of colds and flus. However, you don’t have to face the season armed with only crossed fingers and a box of tissues. In fact, there are some … Continue reading

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Vitamin C, zinc and the common cold: Mom was right

Sometimes findings in science take us leaps and bounds beyond current knowledge; other times a “big discovery” is something your mother knew long before the scientific data was there to support it. A paper was recently published on one of … Continue reading

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