Healthy Reads is a collection of practical, science-backed articles on eating well and feeling better — covering nutrition, stress and burnout, sleep, hormones and menopause, healthy habits, and natural ways to relax. Written by Catherine Polet, a certified holistic nutrition health coach, each one is here to give you clear, realistic steps you can use straight away — no fads, no guilt, no extremes. Browse by topic below, or just start reading.

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Non-negotiables to keep stress at bay

Especially now, less than two weeks to Christmas, everything is accelerating. Keeping your sanity and stress at bay might seem like an impossible thing, as every end of the year.

To not go totally crazy, you need to have some non-negotiables in place. And this, at best, before you crush down.

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Sugar cravings: How to reduce them

Sugar cravings are common. These may be side effects of certain foods in your diet or a bad habit that has reprogrammed your brain. But some sugar cravings may be the result of an underlying nutritional deficiency.

Consider these tips to reduce sugar cravings in the long term.