Best Health Positively
Welcome to Best Health Positively, a podcast series of twice weekly mini episodes that will help listeners take steps toward their best health. In this podcast, Krista Noviski draws on 20 years of experience as a Health and Wellness Coach and shares ideas, practices, and the latest research that's instrumental to taking steps to improve our health. She discusses topics across the board, like health, mindset, motivation, and daily practices, to help listeners make changes, create more fulfilling lives, and move toward better health. Krista believes that the opportunity for each of us, to choose the focus of our time, thoughts, and energy each day, is the key to unleashing our full potential to create our best health... positively!
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Episodes
146 episodes
Episode 146: It's FALL...the Perfect Time to Reset
Hello fall! This season holds so many wonderful little gems... like cooler weather, changing leaves, crisp air, football, and pumpkins! But one of the most exciting things about fall is the natural "reset" that it offers, as w...
Episode 145: Life is Too Short to....
We can all agree that, in the whole scheme of things, life is short. Given that, how do you finish the following sentence..."Life is too short..."a) not to indulge in what I want b) not to take care of my health<...
Episode 144: Is Your Body Giving You a "Whisper"?
In this episode we talk about the idea that "the body keeps score, and the body always wins". The body gives us messages when something's off, we just need to listen. Is your body giving you a message... a "whisper"? &n...
Episode 143: The Indoor Epidemic- How Bad Is It??
The "indoor epidemic", as described by Dr. John La Puma, is the result of modern living, with people spending too much time indoors... under artificial light and glued to screens. In this episode, we'll talk about how much time peo...
Episode 142: A Neurosurgeon's View on Self-Talk (aka "Self-Brain Surgery")
We've all heard about the importance of self-talk and sometimes it probably seems like a "fluff" topic...as in, does it really matter? In this episode, we share the thoughts and advice of a neurosurgeon, on the topic of self-talk. H...
Episode 141: What Do You Want MORE Of?
With so much going on in our busy lives, it's important to make time for the things that really matter to us... the things that give meaning to our lives. What are some of the things that you appreciate or want to experience more often in...
Episode 140: A Neuroscientist's View on GRATITUDE
In this episode, we talk about the practice of gratitude and HOW this changes our lives in the moment and in the future. We'll look at gratitude from the perspective of neuroscience so we can understand more fully what's going on in our b...
Episode 139: The Cancer/Glucose LINK- How to Protect Yourself
You may be familiar with the link between glucose and cancer, which is based on the concept that cancer cells consume glucose at a much higher rate than healthy cells. As such, metabolic conditions such as insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, a...
Episode 138: Check-In on Your Health Habits- Use THIS Tool
We're all leading busy lives that seem to move faster all the time! To promote our best health, it's more important than ever to periodically check-in and assess our habits.In this episode, we'll talk about an easy, practical tool ...
Episode 137: High LDL= Elevated Risk for Heart Disease. Do You Know Your LDL?
The conversation around heart health continues... for good reason. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and globally. On the upside, cardiologists estimate that around 80% of cardiovascular dise...
Episode 136: This 1 Shift- It's NOT About Me!
We experience different emotional states all throughout the day, that impact our hearts in either a positive or negative way. Last week we talked about lingering more often in the heart healthy emotions to stimulate the parasympath...
Episode 135: 3-Steps to Boost HEART Health (and it's NOT what you think)
We often think of heart health in relation to eating habits and exercise. In this episode, we're talking about the heart-mind connection and the way emotions impact our heart health. We'll discuss the emotions that are detrim...
Episode 134: The Golf Round that Inspired Healthy Living
Sometimes inspiration is found in the most unusual situations. In this episode, I'll tell you about a golf round that inspired me (and my family) to think about the long term impact of our daily health habits. We often think ...
Episode 133: 3 Strategies to Make Healthy Eating EASIER
Summer's here and it's a great time to focus on clean eating habits. There are ways that we can set ourselves up to be successful by thinking ahead and planning in advance. In this episode, we'll talk about 3 strategies that I'm usi...
Episode 132: The Greatest COMPLIMENT You Can Receive
In this episode, I'm sharing an inspiring quote that reveals the "greatest compliment" that you can receive. It's got me thinking about the small ways we can positively impact others and I hope it does the same for you. 😊#hab...
Episode 131: UPGRADE Your Perspective
Our perspective matters. The way we see things determines how we approach situations, either as problems or as opportunities. Often the problem lies in our PERSPECTIVE of the situation, rather than the situation itself. If th...
Episode 130: Building "Compound Interest" with Small Daily Habits
Small habits practiced daily, over time, have a big impact on our long-term health. And this applies to both healthy and unhealthy habits, with a CUMULATIVE effect over time. In this episode we use the concept of “compound int...
Episode 129: How RICH is Your Life?
One way to shape our mindset is to ask ourselves powerful questions. Recently I saw this question posed, "How RICH is your life?" The only catch is that your response can't be related to money. In what OTHER ways is your...
Episode 128: Lessons Learned about Human Connection
In the last episode, we focused on the importance of the individual within the context of medical care. In this episode, we’re continuing with that theme and I’m talking about my personal experience working with patients who were a...
Episode 127: Modern Medicine- Focus on the PERSON...not Simply Diagnosis and Treatment
Our modern system of medicine and healthcare is very good at diagnosing and treating disease, but there’s very little investment in the human side of it all- the life of the person who’s experiencing illness. In this episode, we dis...
Episode 126: Years Later His Words STILL Inspire (and he has no idea)
Our words matter. What we choose to say can either lift people up or tear them down. In this episode, I share a story of a man who shared some words of encouragement, having NO idea how his words would continue to be passed o...
Episode 125: "We're JUST Docking a Boat"
A strong mindset includes a perspective that allows us to grow stronger through challenge. In this episode, I share a personal experience that reminds us that being intentional about situations beforehand can lessen the impact of ch...
Episode 124: Reporting for Jury Duty- an Unexpected Reminder in Mindset
In this episode, I share my recent experience reporting for jury duty including an interesting statement by an attorney. I was reminded of the significance of putting labels on ourselves and "owning" those labels. Repeating statemen...
Episode 123: Using AI in Health and Medicine- A Double Edge Sword
For most of us, AI is already part of our personal health routines via our smart watches, rings, and health apps. Beyond personal devices, AI is also being used in hospitals and in healthcare. In this episode, we discuss the ...
Episode 122: Type 2 Diabetes in American YOUTH- What We Can Do
In this episode we talk about the rising rates of Type 2 Diabetes in children and youth in the United States. Specifically we talk about findings of a recent study, as reported by the New England Journal of Medicine, that assessed prevale...