Health Tips

Healthy Gut Do you or someone you know get stuck in the grocery isle unable to choose a tube of toothpaste? Experiencing difficulties paying attention? Are you overstimulated by thoughts or the environment? Do you cry easily, or get upset by everyday conversations? This type of overwhelm is not a matter of toughening up. It's a nervous system issue. These struggles reflect what's going on inside our bodies and minds. When our gut health is less than optimal, resilience and fo

Jamie Arreola, M.Ed, NBC-HWC Owner at DBA Jamie Activates Coaching. (Education, Career, Life, Health, Relationship, Functional Nutrition, Brain Health). “Tools, strategies, and accountability to get you moving towards your dreams.” September 15, 2025 As a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, I’ve seen firsthand the powerful truth:  we don’t break bad habits by sheer willpower—we outgrow them by activating better ones. Habit change. Change habits by crowding out b

Our metabolic rate naturally decreases with age, and the hormonal shifts can exacerbate this. Weight gain, particularly around the midsection, is a common concern for many women if metabolism is sluggish. Here are 11 strategies I use to help jumpstart or maintain metabolism before, during and after menopause.

Brain, gut and healthy weight maintenance all tie together. Our current society often  disregards the relationship between our body, mind and spirit, and the value of each in becoming as healthy as we can be. Science now proves the link: becoming more healthy affects not just our body, but our BRAINS!

While it is true that cancers are ruthless in their efforts to survive, it has been scientifically proven that we can purposefully make our bodies less likely targets for cancer.

In my practice, and my personal life, and maybe you do too, know people with very advanced illnesses and disease, medically unhealthy, who are content, at peace, and living full lives with optimal wellness.They are well. These people have the remarkable capability of seeing the bright side, and maximizing their experiences even within the limits of their disease.

Iodine acts to produce thyroid hormones T3 and T4 and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in the thyroid. However, fluoride from our toothpaste and mouthwash can be absorbed in the mouth or swallowed in small amounts, and it also finds its way to the iodine receptors in the thyroid!

When we sit down to dinner, or any meal, it is a time for us to FUEL our bodies, the finest machines we will ever own! Think about...

Metabolic syndrome explains a group of medical measurements that can indicate risk of heart disease. There are five main measurements to... to consider as indicators of heart disease risk: 1) waist line size of 34 inches or over for women, and 40 inches and over in men, 2) Triglyceride reading over 150, 3) High Density Lipids under 40, 4) High Blood Pressure over 130 for systolic and over 85 for diastolic, 5) fasting glucose reading over 100. If a person has three or more

. We all want a sweet life. However, too much sugar may be causing some health issues like weight gain, mental fog and even disease! I...

What is my job, you ask? I am Jamie Arreola, and I own a health, wellness and life enhancing company called Jamie Activates. I coach you,...