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Best Health PositivelyEpisode 45: Has Your Progress Slowed? 5-Reminders to Keep You Energized!Send us a textIn this episode, we're talking about periods of slow progress that we often experience as part of the process of making change or chasing a new goal. During these times, it can be discouraging to feel like you aren't making any progress at all. For this reason, it's important to have a perspective that inspires you to continue to take daily action steps and stay in the game! To help you do this, Krista shares 5 Key Reminders to shape your perspective and keep you energized! #progress #slowprogress #perspective #resilience #buildresilience #smallwins #heal...2025-08-1105 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 44: Creative Expression to UPGRADE Your HealthSend us a textIn this episode, we’re talking all about CREATIVITY and specifically, how creative expression plays a significant role in connecting with others and moving toward your best health. Krista discusses the research of Brene Brown, PhD and her insight that, “Creativity is the way you share your soul with the world…. and the only unique contribution that we will make in this world, will be born of creativity.”Creative expression will look different for all of us, as illustrated by the various examples shared in the episode, but the possibilities are endless. ...2025-08-0706 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 43 : Use THIS Strategy for More Consistency and Overcoming ChallengesSend us a textIn this episode, we're talking about building the skill of patience, as a strategy to support our commitment to do hard things. According to James Clear, “The most overlooked and underappreciated growth strategy is patience.” It sounds so simple ... but we all know that being patient, is a lot easier said, than done. So this episode is all about building the skill of patience. Patience isn't something we either have or don't have, it's really a skill that we can develop. When we're working on our goals or habit change...2025-08-0406 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 42: Protein: Why it's SO Important and How to Get What You NeedSend us a textIn this episode, we're talking about protein, one of the essential MACRO nutrients, and why it's so incredibly important for our overall health, and how to get the protein that our bodies require. Krista discusses, in a simplified way, the many ways that protein is used in the human body- building and repairing muscle and tissue, producing enzymes, supporting proper immune system function, strong bones, and so much more. She also discusses the metabolic and functional benefits that we experience when we are meeting our body's requirements for protein. 2025-07-3109 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 41: Do More of THIS- to Elevate Your LifeSend us a textToday we're talking about a way to ELEVATE your mood, energy, and purpose (whatever it is you're working on right now) in a different way---- by lifting, supporting and encouraging others! There's a lot of information showing that we improve our physical health and well being when we actively support others, so let's make a more intentional effort to do this with the people we interact with in our daily lives. And, let's face it. There's a lot of negativity, criticism, and comparison in the world today, so it's a perfect tim...2025-07-2806 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 40: Stop Waiting to be "Ready"... Just Start!Send us a textIn this episode, we talk about pursuing a dream, goal, or interest that you've had for a long time, but keep putting off. We often wait or postpone getting started because we're waiting to be "ready", but what we need to realize is that there's no such thing as being fully ready! What are YOU waiting to be "ready" to start? It could be anything- a career change, going back to college, going to grad school, starting a nonprofit, heading up a volunteer program, writing a book, or starting a youtube cha...2025-07-2405 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 39: Habits to BOOST Health this SummerSend us a textThis is a fun episode to discuss health boosting habits that are easy to practice during the summer season! Krista shares a list of 8 habits to incorporate this summer, including things that we can do or enjoy during summer, that give us a natural health BOOST! In this fun conversation, Krista encourages us to use this summer season as an opportunity to SUPERCHARGE our health with these 8 habits, to build resilience and strengthen our foundation for good health and living our best lives. Email: kristanoviski@gmai...2025-07-2104 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 38: Feeling Overwhelmed? It's Time to REGULATE (Balance) Your Nervous SystemSend us a textIn this episode, we're talking about REGULATING (or balancing) our nervous systems! You've heard this suggestion being used more commonly these days, as a reminder for us to care for our nervous systems, using easy practices and tools. We discuss the importance of nervous system regulation in facilitating the body's innate healing processes, by promoting balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic parts of our nervous system. Krista discusses 3 Tools to Promote Regulation (Balance) in the Nervous System, including breathing exercises, mindfulness/meditation, and movement. Nervous system regulation is a...2025-07-1706 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 37: What Do YOU Want for the Second Half of 2025?Send us a textIt's hard to believe that we're past the halfway point of 2025 already, and that's what we're talking about in this episode. NOW is the perfect time to check in with ourselves, to see what's going well so far and what we need to release to make the best of the remainder of 2025.Most importantly, Krista encourages us to brainstorm about the second half of 2025 to identify a few (1-3...not too many) things we'd like to do, experience, create, or achieve before the end of the year. After we ha...2025-07-1406 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 36: UPGRADE Your Mindset- 4 ToolsSend us a textIn this episode, we revisit the concept of mindset (including our attitudes, thoughts, focus and perspective) and how to UPGRADE it, because our mindset plays a crucial role in all areas of life, including our relationships, health, fitness, nutrition, and careers. Krista discusses 4 tools to upgrade mindset, including Visualization, Mantras/Quotes, Gratitude, and Morning Rituals, and explains how to incorporate these practices into our daily lives, using practical examples. Email: kristanoviski@gmail.com Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/besthealthpositively/...2025-07-1010 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 35: Push Past Resistance... to a Healthier You!Send us a textIs there something that you have been resisting, avoiding, or putting off that would lead you to better health? In this episode, we'll talk about how to discover why you're resisting it and how to overcome that resistance. With a simple plan, you can address the resistance you have in any area and think about how to move past it, and take steps to becoming a healthier you!Email: kristanoviski@gmail.com Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/besthealthpositively/ Facebook- h...2025-07-0707 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 34: Getting OUT of Your Comfort ZoneSend us a textEmail: kristanoviski@gmail.com Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/besthealthpositively/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005410725476 Podcast website- https://besthealthpositively.buzzsprout.com2025-07-0306 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 33: Boost Energy by Supporting the Gut MicrobiomeSend us a textToday, in this episode, we're talking about the gut microbiome and the crucial role of our microbiome as it impacts overall health. Specifically, we'll discuss 3 ways that our energy level is linked to the health of our gut microbiome, including the roles of nutrient absorption, inflammation (mitochondria), and sleep quality. Finally, Krista shares 7 tips for supporting our gut microbiome and our overall health. Email: kristanoviski@gmail.com Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/besthealthpositively/ Facebook- https://www.fac...2025-06-3007 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 32: Are You Stuck? 4 Simple Steps to Challenge Limiting BeliefsSend us a textIn this episode, we discuss the the importance of mindset in developing our potential and moving towards our own personal greatness. As part of shaping our mindset, we must become aware of any limiting beliefs we have about ourselves, and then challenge those limiting beliefs. Krista shares a simple 4-step process to overcome limiting beliefs, by replacing them with new, empowering beliefs that facilitate our progress. Email: kristanoviski@gmail.com Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/besthealthpositively/ Facebook- https://www.fac...2025-06-2607 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 31: Get Your Seep- 7 Steps to Optimal SleepSend us a textGetting optimal sleep is one of the most important things we can do to promote our health. In this episode, we discuss the factors that commonly disrupt sleep and the mental, emotional and physical problems that we experience when get insufficient sleep. Finally, Krista shares 7 key steps to promote optimal sleep and better habits around our sleep routines... starting today!Email: kristanoviski@gmail.com Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/besthealthpositively/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005410725476 ...2025-06-2312 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 30: Mindset... and YOUR Potential for Greatness!Send us a textIn this episode, we're diving into mindset, including our beliefs, attitudes, and perspective, and how our mindset either holds us back or helps us tap into our potential to pursue greatness in our lives. As we discuss the idea of greatness, it's important to note that it comes in many forms. Although we most often associate the idea of greatness with our work or career, it transcends that to include so much more. Greatness may be how you embrace your role as a mother, the way you invest wholeheartedly in your relationships, or the...2025-06-1907 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 29: The Energy Trap- Escaping the Ups and Downs with SugarSend us a textIn this episode, we're getting into a topic that we've all probably experienced at one time or another- the energy ups and downs we can feel, related to what we’re eating. I think we'd all agree that when we’re eating natural, whole foods, and limiting processed foods with added sugar, preservatives and chemicals, our energy level is good! But maybe your diet has slipped, over the years, and now includes a LOT of simple carbs and sugars. If that's the case, it can start to disrupt your metabolism and cause iss...2025-06-1610 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 28: Create a List of "Whys" for Healthy HabitsSend us a textIn today's episode, we're talking about the reasons and the "why" behind your goals related to your healthy habits. It's important to think about the reasons you want to change or add a particular habit because this will often give you more leverage as you're getting into the routine of practicing healthy habits regularly. Krista shares her personal list of "whys" and also a 3-step process that will help you identify your whys, create your list, and then USE this list to promote consistency with your approach to habits. Email:...2025-06-1208 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 27: Get Past the Ups and Downs... Build Consistency!Send us a textDo you ever feel like you're "up" one minute, and "down" the next, as you're trying to set new goals and make changes? In this episode, we'll talk about the ups and downs of making change and the common feeling of being motivated initially, starting to make progress, and then losing the motivation and feeing like you're back at.... square one. We'll discuss how we find ourselves in this pattern and what we can do to break the pattern and make progress. The heart of the problem is usually a lack of c...2025-06-0907 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 26: This Story Inspired Me: 3 Steps to Practice Being More PresentSend us a textIn this episode, we’re talking about what we can DO to practice being more present in our everyday lives. It sounds cliché because we hear so much about "being present" these days but, in this conversation, we'll talk about HOW to accomplish this so that we can enjoy the added meaning and fulfillment that comes along with more awareness and engagement in our daily endeavors, interactions, and personal relationships. The idea to revisit this discussion came from a situation that Krista observed (and shares in this episode) which prompted her to co...2025-06-0509 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 25: Are you "Spinning Your Wheels"? How to Get Out of a Negative PatternSend us a textWe've all experienced the frustration of being in a negative pattern and feeling "stuck". In this episode, we talk about how we get caught in this pattern and what we can do about it. Krista talks about ways to deal with situations where we fall off track and how to respond to these situations that allows us to prevent a negative "spiral" and continue to move forward and make progress. Email: kristanoviski@gmail.com Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/besthealthpositively/ Facebook...2025-06-0208 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 24: Relax and Restore for Peak Energy & HealthSend us a textRelaxation and restoration is much needed to offset the everyday effects of stress that we experience day in and day out. When we take time to include some periods of relaxation through the day, we can facilitate the body's restoration process, so that we get more restful, restorative sleep and and be and ready to go the next day. In this episode, Krista shares her experience of becoming more aware of her own need for more relaxation and restoration. She also discusses the benefits of becoming familiar with the way your bod...2025-05-2908 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 23: Moving Beyond Motivation- 5 Tools to Build DisciplineSend us a textIn this episode, we talk about moving beyond motivation to building discipline, so that we can strengthen our foundation to make healthy changes and build healthy habits. We can't simply rely on motivation to help us make progress, because we've all experienced the ups and downs of motivation as a result of our emotions and the things going on around us. Krista share's 5 Tools to Build Discipline so that you’re able to dig a little deeper on those hard days and stay more consistent with your habits. ...2025-05-2607 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 22: Energy- Is Something Draining Yours?Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss something we hear we hear so much about and that's energy! After all, having a great energy level means that we'll be more likely to follow through on practicing healthy habits. Many of us are often doing things to GAIN more energy---- but I think it also makes sense to think about things that may be draining our energy too, right?We discuss a short list of 5 energy "drains" that people commonly experience including: 1. Too much screen time2. Lack of quality sleep3. ...2025-05-2207 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 21: Rise Above the "Noise"Send us a textThis episode is all about "protecting our peace" and Krista shares what she refers to as her "peace"- that feeling of ease or contentment that we all feel at times and long to experience more often in our lives. In this episode, we discuss the everyday things that often rob us of our peace, and what we can do to prevent this. Krista shares her strategy to "rise above the noise" and experience more enjoyment in everyday living, as well as the health wins that result from staying in our peace! 2025-05-1905 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 20: 5 Strategies to Level Up... Starting Today!Send us a textToday you'll hear 5 simple strategies that we can use to upgrade the quality of our day, starting today! Krista shares easy-to-implement strategies that will allow you to get more fulfillment in your everyday life, even if you're dealing with a tough situation, going through a difficult time, or find yourself "stuck" in one way or another. The 5 simple strategies are as follows: 1. Take a quiet moment to yourself, before you start your day2. Look for the GOOD all around you3. Find someone to ENCOURAGE OR SUPPORT4. Take...2025-05-1507 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 19: ALL the Reasons to Build MuscleSend us a textEmail: kristanoviski@gmail.com Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/besthealthpositively/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005410725476 Podcast website- https://besthealthpositively.buzzsprout.com2025-05-1208 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 18: Hey You... Well Done!Send us a textIn this episode, we take a moment to think about the things we're doing WELL with respect to our habits and lifestyles! In many of the episodes up to this point, Krista has shared information and tips for creating change, shifting our habits, and simply improving our health. She suggests that we take a moment to acknowledge the positive changes we're making, even if they seem really small. These seemingly small changes contribute to meaningful change in our health and after all, WE are the ones who can take responsibility for our lives a...2025-05-0805 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 17: Boost HRV- Starting Today!Send us a textImproving Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is an effective way to improve your sense of calm, sleep, and well-being. With improved HRV, immune system function is increased and the cardiovascular system is more resilient. In this episode, Krista explains a simple, quick, easy exercise that anyone can practice, that helps to improve HRV. Resources:Heart Math Institute- https://www.heartmath.org/resources/heartmath-tools/heartmath-appreciation-tool-and-exercises/HeartMath.org- https://www.heartmath.org/resources/heartmath-tools/heartmath-appreciation-tool-and-exercises/Email: kristanoviski@gmail.com In...2025-05-0509 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 16: All the Small Things... Add Up!Send us a textIn this episode, we focus on one of the notable quotes from the book, Atomic Habits by James Clear- "Every action we take is a vote for the type of person we wish to become." We briefly explore his identity based approach to building habits and how this method can add more meaning to doing the small things every day. Krista shares some examples to illustrate how this approach can be used and discusses the benefits of considering what kind of person we wish to become, as we are building everyday habits. 2025-05-0105 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 15: Living in the NOWSend us a textEmail: kristanoviski@gmail.com Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/besthealthpositively/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005410725476 Podcast website- https://besthealthpositively.buzzsprout.com2025-04-2808 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 14: Keeping Promises to OurselvesSend us a textIn this episode, we talk about the importance of keeping our promises to ourselves, in terms of building confidence in our ability to create better health. We often talk about the things we want to do, but then have trouble following through, which takes our confidence down a notch. In this discussion, Krista gives examples of ways to use this tool, keeping promises to ourselves, to build consistency and confidence so that we are prepared to take the next steps toward better health and build the lives we desire!Email:...2025-04-2405 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 13: Positivity for Better HealthSend us a textExperiencing positive emotions is a practical and powerful way to improve our lives, relationships, and health! In this episode, we discuss the concept of Positivity, as detailed by the work of Barbara Fredrickson, PhD, and the emotions that fall under the "umbrella" of positivity, including love, joy, gratitude, inspiration, interest, hope, awe, serenity, amusement and pride. Krista discusses what is meant by the term positivity and the benefits we experience, in our lives and health, when we include daily practices of positivity. Finally, Krista shares personal and practical examples to integrate positivity into our...2025-04-2111 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 12: Social ConnectionSend us a textThis episode is all about the importance of social connection, as it relates to our overall physical and mental health. In this episode, Krista shares research that underscores the importance of social connection, including the health risks associated with social disconnection and social isolation. Listen here to learn how Krista became interested in this research and why she encourages her clients to prioritize social connection and relationships, as part of their journeys toward their best health.Contact Krista Noviski: using Direct Message (links below) or email message to Kristanoviski@gma...2025-04-1705 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 11: Mindset? You DecideSend us a textThis episode is all about asking ourselves how we "show up" in our daily lives. What kind of energy and mindset do we bring to our work, our relationships, and our daily practices? If you're not sure how to answer to this question, or you know you'd like to improve your mindset, take a few minutes to listen and get started today! Thanks for listening to the Best Health Positively podcast. Feel free to leave a comment on the episode or you can visit our podcast website (link below) or message me t...2025-04-1408 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 10: Movement Part 2Send us a textThis episode is a follow-up to Episode 9: Movement- the New Medicine. In this episode, Krista talks about integrating small bouts of movement into our daily routines, including ideas for types of movement and the how-to for making it happen. Whether you're starting from scratch or you're someone who's already into a regular work-out routine, this is helpful for incorporating shorter bouts of movement to capitalize on the unique metabolic benefits that result from integrated movement all throughout the day. Email: kristanoviski@gmail.com Instagram- htt...2025-04-1005 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 9: Movement- The New MedicineSend us a textMetabolism, or the cellular reactions that occur to turn food into usable energy for our cells, is the foundation for healthy functioning of our bodies. So, as you might imagine, a problem with metabolic function, can result in health problems, and is the root cause of many health issues that many Americans are currently experiencing. While there are many factors (such as processed foods, inadequate nutrition, chronic stress, inactivity, toxins, etc.) that contribute to ineffective metabolism, a sedentary lifestyle is one of the major factors that contributes to disrupted metabolism inside our cells. In...2025-04-0712 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 8: Ditch All-or-Nothing ThinkingSend us a textMany of us tend to default to an "all-or-nothing" way of thinking, especially in the way we approach our health habits. We're either "all in" or totally "off the rails", whether it's the way we're eating or maybe it's our workout schedule. Can you relate to this? In this episode, Krista challenges us to ditch the "all-or-nothing" thinking and to adopt of way of thinking that's less drastic, less black and white. When we change our perspective to appreciate slow progress and small wins, we're more able to be consistent, despite occasional stumbles, and...2025-03-3104 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 7: The "Common Thread" for Heart Disease, Cancer, Type 2 Diabetes... and Many Other DiseasesSend us a textIn this episode, we discuss the impact of chronic inflammation, as a causative factor, in many of our modern diseases including heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, autoimmune disease, and more. Krista shares the following key takeaways in this episode: 1. Poor Lifestyle habits, over time, lead to problems at the cellular level of metabolism, specifically causing dysfunctional mitochondria in our cells. 2. The dysfunctional, or "broken", mitochondria lead to cellular metabolic problems, which means the cells don’t have the "fuel" to do their jobs anymore.3. This "broke...2025-03-3109 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 6: For the Love of.... Health!Send us a textThis mini episode is all about an epiphany that Krista had while working out at the gym. It may seem obvious, but she explains why her realization carries meaning and importance for her and maybe it will inspire you to think about your workouts or exercise in a different light. Email: kristanoviski@gmail.com Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/besthealthpositively/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005410725476 Podcast website- https://besthealthpositively.buzzsprout.com2025-03-2705 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 5: It's Just the Placebo EffectSend us a text"It's just the placebo effect." Although that's probably how you have most often heard the placebo effect minimized, in this episode Krista will share the incredible aspects of the phenomenon of the placebo effect! Here, she will highlight clinical examples that clearly demonstrate the placebo effect and will also discuss the physiological explanations that most likely underlie the effect of placebo. Finally, Krista opens up a discussion about how this information, about the power of placebo, can be useful to us proactively in terms of health, and what this looks like in practical, dai...2025-03-2414 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 4: Kickstart Your Day with a Morning RoutineSend us a textIn this episode, we'll discuss the benefits of establishing a morning routine and how consistently practicing a morning routine will help you structure your daily habits to promote better health. Krista shares ideas and various ways to design a morning routine, along with her own personal routine, but emphasizes the individualization of your routine to accommodate your personal preferences and goals. We've all got busy lives, so a morning routine can be a tool to help prioritize your healthy habits, even if you only devote 10 minutes to your routine each morning. This can be...2025-03-2011 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 2: I'm Krista Noviski- A Little Bit About MeSend us a textWelcome to the 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...2025-03-1702 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 3: Epigenetics: Your Genes Don't Have the Final SaySend us a textIn this episode we cover the concept of epigenetics, and what the discoveries around DNA and genes mean, for all of us pursuing better health. Epigenetics refers to the way our behaviors and environment influence our gene expression. Contrary to the outdated idea of genetic determinism, this episode highlights the opportunities that we have, through our lifestyle habits, to influence our DNA, and specifically the way our genes are expressed. Krista presents this information in a way that challenges us to use our lifestyle habits to improve our health, at the genetic level. 2025-03-1705 minBest Health PositivelyEpisode 1: Introduction and Welcome: Best Health Positively podcastSend us a textWelcome 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 ch...2025-03-0600 min