By C², Connie Colleen Wyatt, Occupational Therapist, PNW Home for Life PLLC Calling all active agers and future-fit enthusiasts: today we’re talking about supercharging your walk—no pills, just packs! Inspired by the fact that all my cool nature friends are talking about it – the art of walking with added weight. If you think that […]

By C², Connie Colleen Wyatt, Occupational Therapist, PNW Home for Life PLLC I just wrapped up a deep, spirited chat with our Bulletproof Aging crew at the Anacortes Senior Activity Center—full of laughs, protein talk, and the occasional groan when I said “sarcopenia.” (That one still sounds like a sad dinosaur.) But it’s real. As

Not long ago, I wrote about supplements and medications—half scolding, half defending, and admittedly walking the tightrope between “don’t rely on pills” and “don’t dismiss them either.” So the irony isn’t lost on me that I’m back here, writing about… well… a supplement. This one’s called 1,3-butanediol (BD), a compound that the body converts into

By C², Connie Colleen Wyatt, Occupational Therapist, PNW Home for Life PLLC Everybody’s looking for the pill. You know, the magic bean, the secret elixir, the capsule that makes you younger, smarter, and maybe even better at pickleball. But here’s the truth: no pill can outrun bad sleep, a lousy diet, or a body that

By C², Connie Colleen Wyatt, Occupational Therapist, PNW Home for Life PLLC Let’s talk fiber. Not the boring kind you blame for your gallbladder, but the game-changer behind gut health, satiety, clear thinking, and yes—keeping you upright and cooking for yourself well into your 90s. Fiber is like that quiet sidekick in a superhero movie—never

By C², Connie Colleen Wyatt, Occupational Therapist, PNW Home for Life PLLC I’ll be honest: sleep has been the health pillar I’ve ignored the most in my own life, and it took me far too long to recognize just how much damage that caused. For decades, I operated under the misguided belief that sleep was

By C², Connie Colleen Wyatt, Occupational Therapist, PNW Home for Life PLLC Let’s be real—nutrition advice feels like déjà vu. Carbs are bad, carbs are good, fats are evil, fats are holy, and someone always wants you to drink celery juice until your eyeballs float. But if you’ve been reading my blogs, you’ll notice something: