This week decided to take a little break from writing about digestion and gut health to address a very important topic that I confront day in and day out, body image. It does not seem to matter who they are or what they look like, most women I confront feel they need to look better. It saddens me to think that so many women feel that they are never good enough, no matter what. I am not different....

We have all heard the term “you snooze, you lose”. For some reason most people think that sleep is more of a privilege than a necessity. We are so busy with the demands of our jobs, families, friends, chores and other obligations that we tend to rush around and skimp on sleep, just to get our daily duties complete.

The fact is that we all need sleep, as it is imperative for optimal function. Most...