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Balanced Health for Life. Aging Well. With Confidence

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Aging Well. With Confidence.

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The Pillars of Balanced Health

Painless Change
Better Sleep
Staying Active
Farewell to Stress
Sensible Eating
Reality Checks

Welcome to your learning portal! Here you will discover all the latest research on all the topics that concern us as we age, so that we can age well with confidence, while being made aware of the pillars of health that will serve us well: habit change, sleep, movement, stress management, food choices, and learning to navigate our modern world.



Painless Change - caterpillar to butterfly

Painless Change

We have been led to believe that we can’t teach old dogs new tricks, right? Recent research has revealed the opposite: our brains are able to change, regardless of our age. Stay tuned here to learn how to see to it that you can make the changes necessary to live the retirement of your dreams.

Creating New Habits

Where It All Begins … Creating New Habits and Breaking Old Ones

Ilsa M. Burns
February 10, 2020

Continue Reading Where It All Begins … Creating New Habits and Breaking Old Ones

Sleep Better - adorable puppy sleeping

Better Sleep

Learn all about the latest research into the benefits of sleep. Spoiler alert: It turns out that “I’ll sleep when I’m dead” does not turn out to be the best advice. I will show you how it is indeed possible to sleep better, regardless of your own particular challenges. Sign up for my mailing list so that you will be the first to find out when I’ve written the next article in Better Sleep.

Ten Sleep Aids with No Nasty Side Effects

Ilsa M. Burns
June 7, 2021

Continue Reading Ten Sleep Aids with No Nasty Side Effects

Staying Active

Staying Active

This may surprise you: the latest research shows that going to the gym is not necessary to remain strong and resilient. Neither is it necessary for weight loss. It does have plenty of other benefits, though, so stay tuned here.

Weight Loss - Hula-hooping women

Weight Loss and Exercise

Ilsa M. Burns
February 18, 2020

Continue Reading Weight Loss and Exercise

Stress!

Farewell to Stress

Stress: we all have it. Come to find out, it is possible for it not to destroy our happiness, affect our digestion, make us worried or depressed, raise our blood pressure, or ruin a good night’s sleep. How does stress affect your life? 

Is it possible to get rid of our stress?

Ilsa M. Burns
March 16, 2020

Continue Reading Is it possible to get rid of our stress?

Sensible Eating - real, whole, foods

Sensible Eating

Repeat after me: There is not one diet that is good for everyone. The abundance of diet and nutrition advice books should make that obvious, but instead, we always look for the next one that we want to be sure will be the key to our health and happiness.

According to Nielsen BookScan, about five million diet books are sold in the US alone every year. We’re about to spend some hard-earned cash and buy another five million! Hang on—save yourself some money! Not to mention disappointment…Sign up here to be notified when the next article has been posted.

Reality Checks - toxic world

Reality Checks

OK, so we’re all now working hard to age well with confidence, but it turns out that there are some possibly unforeseen obstacles out there. We will need to be well-informed and equipped to be aware of just what those obstacles are. Come back to this section to learn how to navigate the modern world — think wi-fi, air pollution, food additives, as a sneak preview of what’s to come. I will uncover and share solutions for us all. Or sign up here to be notified when the next article has been posted.

Are our genes our destiny?

Ilsa M. Burns
July 14, 2021

Continue Reading Are our genes our destiny?

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