Inga Jolly, D.O.

06/27/2025

What is the optimum dose of wild blueberries to eat at a meal?

10/24/2021

Here’s why we need to keep it moving!!

Movement matters throughout the day! Here's an excerpt from Rip's book on what happens when we hit "play next episode."

After sitting for more than an hour, your body halts production of the fat-burning enzyme lipase by as much as 90 percent. This slows down the rate at which glucose is metabolized and lowers levels of HDL—“the good”—cholesterol.

Your blood sugar rises, your muscles tighten, and the muscles in your legs don’t sufficiently contract to send blood back up to your heart. As a result, excess blood pools in your legs, your cells clump together, and circulation slows.

You start feeling tired—that’s because your body is no longer producing enough insulin to ferry glucose to your muscles. Then you feel hungry, even if you just ate—this is because the appetite-regulating hormones leptin and ghrelin are completely out of whack.

You eat more, you move less, and a vicious cycle ensues.

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It's important to 'snack' on exercise throughout the day! Take a quick walk around the block. Do squats after an episode on Netflix. Do 30 jumping jacks after you brush your teeth. Set a timer on your phone to remind you to do 15 squats throughout the day. Daily habits can help you stop the cycle.

What's your favorite exercise snack?

10/23/2021

Here’s a yummy, sweet treat for your weekend!

NEW RECIPE! This HEALTHY CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE will blow your mind!

NO nuts & NO coconut! My other mug cake is really popular but contains almond flour and almost double the fat.

This one is fluffy, soft, rich and moist but so much healthier.

>>RECIPE >> https://thevegan8.com/healthy-chocolate-mug-cake-low-fat/

09/21/2021

Make sure you understand the risks!

Most women are just being told what to do, rather than being given the facts needed to make a fully informed decision. “Selling cancer screening can be easy,” begins an editorial in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. “Induce fear by exaggerating risk. Offer hope by exaggerating the ...

08/20/2021

Great ways to boost immunity!!

05/28/2021

Some great ideas for the weekend!

There's an endless variety of vegan dishes to make on the grill, from burgers and dogs to grilled fruit and even salads. See the list and get the recipes.

04/26/2021

THESE sound yummy!!

Where my TACO LOVERS at??
These CRISPY POTATO TACOS have amazing texture and flavor and full of good-for-you ingredients!

03/21/2021

The weather is getting better and the days are longer. No more excuses. Let’s get moving!

The American College of Sports Medicine and CDC recommend that adults participate in at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity every week.

Fit in 2, 5, 10 or 20 minutes here and there. Be active however and wherever you can! It all adds up to better health.

Tips on moving more: http://ow.ly/v3gA50DWCrW

03/21/2021

Simple, but not necessarily easy. Find your why and then choose it over and over again 🤍

03/01/2021

Here’s how you can lower your cholesterol without medication.

Statins can help lower cholesterol levels; however, they can also produce adverse effects in people. Can diet be just as effective as statins at lowering cholesterol, without the side effects?

02/24/2021

It’s important to understand that those food cravings are not a “will power” problem but an addictive food problem!

It’s always the food. Always.

According to a recent The New York Times article summarizing current research, certain foods are “especially likely to elicit ‘addictive-like’ eating behaviors, such as intense cravings, a loss of control, and an inability to cut back despite experiencing harmful consequences and a strong desire to stop eating them.”

You’re not broken for being tempted by these highly processed foods and being biologically adapted to eat enough as a survival advantage.

This is one of the myriad advantages of sticking with a diet based on vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, mushrooms, nuts, seeds, herbs, and spices in infinite tasty combinations, as these foods don’t offer that same dopamine hit as those that are stripped of nutrients and then additionally adulterated with oils, sugars, salts, flours, etc. to make them hyperpalatable.

Most importantly, we can arm ourselves with peace knowing there isn’t something wrong with us for desiring those foods and not being able to stop eating them once we start. ✌🏼☮️💜

🔗 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/well/eat/food-addiction-fat.html

02/23/2021

Great advice to get you started!