I’ve had “white coat syndrome” since my early 20s. My blood pressure tends to surge at the doctor’s office. I don’t think I feel nervous. But deep inside, I must be. I can’t figure out why. My doctors and nurses are all very kind and easy to talk to.

I get frustrated because I can’t control my blood pressure in a medical setting. This is a concern, especially  because I have hypertension and take medication for it. And it’s well controlled — at least at home.

When I have a doctor appointment, I do my best to relax on the way there. I take deep breaths, listen to music, and tell myself I’ll be fine and not to think about it. But that makes me more nervous and I can literally feel my numbers rising.

What am I so afraid of? My doctor has never gotten angry because it’s too…

Hello everyone! I hope you are all having a great day. During my studies at Hawthorn University, I often come across links to very useful nutrition resources, either through my own research or through assignments from the University. When I started this blog, I designed a page specifically dedicated to nutrition websites and resources. I add to this page on occasion.  Today, in the course of studying, I came across several more sites, which I just added to the page. I’m not sure how many of you are aware of the page, so I decided to bring it to your attention.

I only allow high quality sites on this page. I have set very high standards as to what sites are added to this page. To give you an example as to my standards, Beachbody.com approached me a few months ago with a request for their blog to be added…

I was chosen as a contributing writer for Thirty on Tap! I’m so excited for this incredible opportunity! First up: What People Don’t Tell You About Motherhood:

My whole life all I wanted to do was grow up, find a good paying job, marry my soulmate and become a mama. The catch? There’s a lot of things they don’t teach you about in high school, and at the forefront is what motherhood is really like.