Why I’m so passionate about healthy aging

I lost my mom when I was 29 and she was 53. My mom was my best friend and the first example of strength, unconditional love and an unstoppable quest for learning.

While she was a fitness and wellness buff, she got breast cancer at 41 and died of colon cancer at 53.

I turned 53 in November 2021 and it has been an emotional and deeply meaningful year for me. I have pivoted a great deal from prioritizing everyone's health around me, to really listening to and paying attention to my body and how I feel - energy, joy, weight, my joints, how healthy are my relationships and mental clarity?

I fully believe that our health is not one single factor but a combination of things done right that creates overall VITALITY… and that is what I am going for - not just feeling OKAY but YOUTHFULNESS AND VITALITY!

These past 6 months I doubled down on my nutrition. While I have been using the most amazing supplements since I was 47, I would often give myself months of pure indulgence (I had a MAJOR sugar addiction that I didn’t truly identify before this time). Cutting out inflammatory foods like gluten, dairy, alcohol and coffee was not difficult for me but cutting out processed sugars was my weakness.

As I assessed how I really truly felt - I realized that having the desserts and sugary treats in my 80/20 months was not benefiting me in the slightest.

I know what you’re thinking… Kim you have to live and enjoy. YES I do agree 100% and trust me I LIVE and I ENJOY - I have simply prioritized how I FEEL as an ongoing focus of mine -so having achy painful joints, bloating and feeling sleepy from sugar was NO LONGER worth it to me! I cut processed sugars out completely in Jan 2022 with the above inflammatory foods and I HAVE NOT MISSED IT one bit!

Here’s the thing I have learned (and I coach this to my clients)… your body doesn’t lie! It is telling you how it feels all the time - you just aren’t listening. It’s no longer enough for me to negotiate with MYSELF why it’s okay to have sugar simply because it’s MY RIGHT and I don’t want to FEEL deprived of what I want! DO you follow where I am going with this? It’s me against ME! I want to feel AMAZING, energetic, clear-minded, ZERO bloating in my gut, fit and healthy and I want my skin to glow! (I know demanding aren’t I! But WHY THE HECK NOT!)

So yes - I don’t eat inflammatory foods ANDDDD because I have helped my gut by incorporating supplements and nutrition - I NO LONGER CRAVE inflammatory foods OR sugar. The way our gut works - Our microbiome - is that it craves the state of the environment. So when we are living in a state of overgrowth of BAD bacteria (from eating inflammatory foods, stress and lack of exercise) we crave SUGAR, ALCOHOL, dairy all the things that clever but nasty bad bacteria FEED OFF OF!

By focusing on healing your gut health you get rid of the cravings that keep you in the loop of poor health, bloated belly, lack of energy, hormones feeling out of whack and brain fog…it all stems back to the gut!

I owe a great deal of my health at 53 - 6 years post menopause to my nutrition plan which is why I am OBSESSED with paying it forward to as many people as possible. People are willing to invest in their health - because it truly does matter what you feed your body. 70-80% of your immune system is in your gut. I am grateful to have coached hundreds of people through the program and of course, to lead from the front showing women what is possible when you prioritize YOUR HEALTH and invest in YOU. It’s the BEST investment you can make.

I know there’s a ton of confusion in the “diet culture” and please be clear, what I am talking about is NOT A FAD DIET  - rather it is about developing a healthy LIFESTYLE - 2 very different things.

Next blog I will be talking about BOUNDARIES and how creating healthy boundaries in all areas of my life has made a massive positive difference.

Send me a DM on IG @kimmacgregor1 or an email at kimmacgregor@rogers.com with “I’M READY TO GET HEALTHY KIM” in the DM or subject line of the email so we can connect and I can coach you on your most precious health journey!

Thank you for being here.

Never forget one person can make a difference…. That one person is YOU.

With so much love,

Your friend,

Kim xo

Embrace Aging…it’s not as bad as you think!

So it happened!

FINALLY!

I turned 50!
Actually, I have to laugh at myself because I have been talking about it so much for the past 6 months that when “the day” FINALLY arrived it was all rather uneventful. My brother called from LA and asked if I felt different, and I replied that I didn’t. And I still don’t.

Aging, like so many things, is a matter of mindset.

If I feel old….I will most certainly see myself as old and I will bet you that if I see myself as old, others will see me in that light too.

The truth is LIFE, VITALITY, ENERGY, JOY is timeless. It defies age – really and truly – defies age. I don’t mean to assume that you are going to look exactly the same at 50 that you did at 20, that would be unreasonable to expect and I actually don’t want to look the same. Nothing about me is the same…I’ve grown so much as a person! BUT I DO BELIEVE that you can be more radiant, more glowing and certainly feel better from the inside – out. Particularly if you make a commitment to look after yourself. To work on your relationships, to work on your mind, to be healthier, to take better care of YOU…mentally, physically and emotionally! To lead your life with a greater sense of meaning than ever before…because I do believe that meaning gives your life more beauty and depth and purpose.

So this whole 50 -thing – this aging thing…I am really rather liking it. I am grateful to be ALIVE and to be healthy and to be getting healthier every day and every year. My beautiful mother-in-law who is about to turn 80 (but actually looks like she’s in her early 60’s) told me that she liked her 50’s but that her 60’s and 70’s have been her favourite decades so far. Isn’t that awesome to hear! I could see how that could happen too.

I have found this magical elixir to life that oddly, has come to me partially from the brand I represent, Arbonne. It sounds so silly to say, but what we put on our skin impacts our health. What we put in our GUT (which is our second brain) affects our health…our clarity of mind, focus, brain-fog, bloating, inflammation, our skin. If you think you can keep living on coffee and bagels and cheat yourself to a healthier body you’re sadly kidding yourself. Luckily I clued in to that at 42 …but at ANY age you can make changes that will buy back YEARS of health and literally help to turn back the hands of time.

WHO KNEW?

If you have decided that 2019 is going to be YOUR year (regardless of your age) and you are ready for a healthy nutrition reboot (we have an AMAZING 30 day reboot nutrition program that is my SECRET weapon – I am on now and LOVING the energy, reduced inflammation and bloating and glowing skin), or to chart a NEW more meaningful path, to stretch out of your comfort zone and start an online business…wherever you are at, whatever you are looking for to make this year BETTER…I would love to have a conversation with you and see how I can serve you on your journey. You never know what magic you can create until you try NEW THINGS!

I wish you health, love and adventure this month…this year…and for all the days of your life. YOU deserve to live your most amazing life!

Always remember one person can make a difference…that one person is you.

With much love always,

Kim xo

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Countdown to the big 50…

Hello there!

Wow it has been a long while since I have written here.

I have attempted to make a comeback a few times over and can’t make any excuses for what happened other than a clear lack of “Consistency.” Man oh man have I done a lot of living, learning and growing over the past several years….well now I am BACK with more to share than ever before!

Maybe it’s age and the wisdom that comes with that…I am 18 days away-and counting- from turning 50 and I have a new perspective on life and what it means to me to grow older.    

Picture by the amazing Helen Tansey

Maybe it’s the ongoing journey of self-actualization that I am on…and how getting to know yourself and challenge yourself to BE YOUR BEST NO EXCUSES really is like cracking a code on the other things we long for.

Maybe it’s my focus on what matters most, in my heart and in my soul…. my marriage that I have worked hard on, through many storms, to create bliss…my children and the recognition that in order to leave my next generation stronger and more equipped for life – I have to work on myself so I can model it for them and walk my talk.

Maybe it’s the success of my digital business…a success that came as a result of hard work and years of dedication but that is far greater than anything in my career, corporate or entrepreneurial, that I have ever experienced before.

Maybe it’s my passion to empower others, especially women, to see how they can truly HAVE IT ALL, but that it WILL look totally different than you thought, than you studied for, or even than society told you it would be.

Weekly, I will be sharing bits and pieces of my journey from trials and challenges to profound joy and “success” measured in a variety of ways, not just the typical ones but all the markers that make for a truly GOOD LIFE.

So stay tuned…get ready to learn and go on the adventure of a LIFETIME together as I continue to grow, expand and share the joy of life through…relationships, parenthood, healthy living and entrepreneurship amongst ohhh so many other things.

Let’s do this!!!

Always remember one person can make a difference…that one person is you.

With much love always,

Kim xo