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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Nov 9, 20182 min read
Community and Culture
This last Friday, I had the pleasure of hosting clients, friends, family, and community members for Thriving Health’s Holiday Dinner...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Nov 7, 20182 min read
Building a Thriving Lifestyle: Stress Management
Strength is developed through resistance, force, and stress. So, stress may be a benefit to our health when properly managed. Neglect,...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Oct 30, 20182 min read
Building a Thriving Lifestyle: Relationships Part 3
Relationships require work. This is a truth of which I’m certain we can all agree. While the value of relationships to our health...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Oct 24, 20183 min read
Building a Thriving Lifestyle: Relationships Part 2
Healthy relationships are a crucial ingredient for our thriving lifestyle. Developing or growing them, however, can be an increasing...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Sep 26, 20183 min read
Building a Thriving Lifestyle: Relationships Part 1
There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth....
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Sep 25, 20183 min read
Building a Thriving Lifestyle: Exercise
Movement is critical to a healthy lifestyle. If you look back through history, over the last couple centuries it is evident how we have...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Sep 24, 20183 min read
Building a Thriving Lifestyle: Recreation
Recreation is the next building block of a thriving lifestyle. In some ways, it may seem to overlap with our study of rest, and in other...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Sep 17, 20183 min read
Building a Thriving Lifestyle: Fasting
The practice of fasting spans history, cultures, and religions; and in recent years, has grown in popularity within the health field. It...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Sep 14, 20182 min read
Turmeric Buckwheat Medley
Ing: 2 Cups Buckwheat Groats 3 Cups Water 3 Tbs. Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar (divided) 1 Large Zucchini Diced 1 lb Grass -Fed Ground Beef...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Sep 10, 20183 min read
Building a Thriving Lifestyle: Sleep
With the busyness of life and varying seasons, many of us experience short nights and long days. However, a severe imbalance of rest has...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Sep 4, 20183 min read
Building a Thriving Lifestyle: Work-Life Balance
Balancing a work schedule and the rest of life is an ever present challenge and stress for many individuals and families. Depending on...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Aug 27, 20182 min read
Building a Thriving Lifestyle: Defining Rest
June 2020 (Covid-19) The last several months have been such a derailment of plans and goals for many of us. Whether out of work, working...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Aug 20, 20182 min read
Building a Thriving Lifestyle: Introduction
Health goes beyond the nutrients our bodies need for optimal function, to the lifestyles we choose and practice. I discussed this in my...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Aug 7, 20181 min read
Kale Apple Salad -RESTART approved
This salad has become a crowd favorite at many summer picnic’s. It is a wonderfully simple recipe to whip out when the garden is loaded...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Jul 30, 20181 min read
Sausage n' Spaghetti -RESTART approved
This Meal is one of my favorite comfort dinners! It is a simple one-dish creation that is delicious for the taste buds and satisfying for...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Jul 23, 20183 min read
How Sweet is the Sweet? Fruit
For our final article within this series, I want to highlight the sweetener which is my personal favorite: fruit! I am not talking about...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Jul 17, 20182 min read
How Sweet is the Sweet? Artificial Sweeteners
Any sweetener that delivers a sweet taste without a significant caloric or energy increase is termed a “sugar substitute”. We have looked...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Jul 9, 20182 min read
How Sweet is the Sweet? Sugar Alcohols
The newest sweeteners of our study thus far, sugar alcohols, are another substitute for refined sugar. Sorbitol, erythritol, and xylitol...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Jul 2, 20182 min read
How Sweet is the Sweet? Monk Fruit Extract
Sweetness comes in a beautiful variety of packages beyond sugar--one of which is found in the monk fruit, or luo han guo fruit. A cousin...
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Maria Boyuk FNTP
Jun 25, 20182 min read
How Sweet is the Sweet? Coconut Sugar
With the increasing diets and nutritional protocols, many exotic sweeteners have made their way to the health food sections of our...
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