Anxiety Epidemic

Kind of a crappy week… Last Wednesday, the NY Times ran very comprehensive story about the epidemic of anxiety among American teenagers – definitely worth a read = https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/magazine/why-are-more-american-teenagers-than-ever-suffering-from-severe-anxiety.html?_r=0 Unfortunately, the Times article made no mention at all of the very close link between the microbiome or gut-brain-axis and depression/anxiety – a glaring omission, especially given

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Running Program – Week 7

Hi Runners – here is the plan for week 6 – it’s our “distance” week! The last 2 weeks, we have been focusing on Fartleks for our intervals and hills – but during this week we will focus on Long Slow Distance (LSD) to get every ready for the length of the event on October

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Amare in Utah Oct 14

Amare Global – The Mental Wellness Company, will be visiting Utah on October 14. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/amare-global-sandy-utah-tickets-38672600790 Date: Saturday, October 14th Time: 10 AM – 5 PM Location: Salt Lake City Community College @ The Miller Campus 9750 South 300 West, Sandy, Utah 84070 Speakers: CSO, Dr. Shawn Talbott President of Sales, Rich Higbee Founding Wellness Partner,

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Getting Real About Mental Wellness

In honor of World Mental Health Day tomorrow (October 10), please read and share this article about Michael Phelps’ challenges with depression and anxiety. https://www.menshealth.com/health/michael-phelps-anxiety-and-depression It’s important for people to realize that we ALL encounter mental wellness challenges – whether for ourselves or for those around us – and we need to understand that we’re

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Running Program – Week 6

Hi Runners – into WEEK 6 we go! (2 weeks left) This past week, I introduced you to the concept of Fartleks (speed play). I hope you enjoyed these unstructured intervals because we’re going to use the same concept this week – but for HILLS! Your goal this week is to do 3 runs made

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World Mental Health Day

Next Tuesday, October 10, is World Mental Health Day. What will you be doing to improve the mental wellness of yourself and those around you? Earlier this morning, I did an interview with a journalist who needed some “tips” for her article on “Mental Health Advice” – here is what I suggested: Hi Amanda, As

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Amare Pre-Launch Summit Video

September was a momentous month for Amare. We officially launched September 1, 2017 and hosted our two-day Pre-Launch Summit event at the end of the month. We are so happy that we were able to celebrate our launch with friends, family, wellness partners, and many others. We hope everyone enjoyed themselves! If you want to

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Running Training Week 5

Hi Runners – here we go into WEEK 5 of the running program… Last week, we took a break from the intervals/hills/LSD to allow a week of “just running” (tempo pace) – and we heard from many of you about how much faster your pace had become from the beginning of your training. That is

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