Wake Up Well with Lex Your weekly dose of habits, hacks & high-vibe living! Monthly Body System Focus: Circulatory System Cancer Awareness: Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma Weekly Theme: Blood(work) ❔Did you know? When you go for your annual checkup and they draw blood, have you ever wondered what exactly they’re looking at? Blood isn’t just “red liquid.” It’s a living, moving system that keeps your entire body alive and thriving. The average adult has about 5 liters of blood circulating at all...
13 days ago • 4 min read
Wake Up Well with Lex Your weekly dose of habits, hacks & high-vibe living! Monthly Body System Focus: Respiratory System Cancer Awareness: Lung Cancer Weekly Theme: Breathwork & VO₂ ❔Did you know? Did you know that the presence of oxygen is the very definition of health? Disease thrives in low-oxygen environments, but when our cells are fully oxygenated, they repair, heal, and thrive. Breathwork increases oxygen delivery, reduces stress, boosts energy, and even supports immunity. In fact,...
19 days ago • 5 min read
Wake Up Well with Lex Your weekly dose of habits, hacks & high-vibe living! Monthly Body System Focus: Respiratory System Cancer Awareness: Lung Cancer Weekly Theme: Fragrance ❔Did you know? Artificial fragrance isn’t just a “pretty smell” — it’s a chemical cocktail. Nearly 75% of personal care products contain synthetic fragrances, many of which include harmful chemicals like phthalates, known to disrupt hormones. Fragrance chemicals rank among the top five causes of indoor air pollution,...
26 days ago • 3 min read
Wake Up Well with Lex Your weekly dose of habits, hacks & high-vibe living! Monthly Body System Focus: Respiratory System Cancer Awareness: Lung Cancer Weekly Theme: Smoking, COPD & Lung Cancer ❔Did you know? Smoking is behind about 85–90% of lung cancer cases and is the leading cause of COPD—that’s chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a progressive condition that damages your lungs and makes it harder and harder to breathe. And trust me—you don’t want to be one of those people hauling...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Wake Up Well with Lex Your weekly dose of habits, hacks & high-vibe living! Monthly Body System Focus: Respiratory System Cancer Awareness: Lung Cancer Weekly Theme: Air Quality & Purification ❔Did you know? The air inside your home can be up to five times more polluted than the air outside—even in cities with poor outdoor air quality. According to the EPA, indoor air is often filled with toxins from everyday sources like cleaning products, synthetic furniture materials, gas stoves, candles,...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Wake Up Well with Lex Your weekly dose of health & motivation! Monthly Body System Focus: Urinary Tract System Cancer Awareness: Kidney and Bladder Cancer Weekly Theme: Reader’s Choice ❔Did you know? Oxalates are naturally occurring compounds found in many healthy foods—like spinach, almonds, beets, sweet potatoes, and even dark chocolate. But here’s the thing: for people who are prone to kidney stones, oxalates can become a problem. That’s because oxalates can bind to calcium in the body and...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Wake Up Well with Lex Your weekly dose of health & motivation! Monthly Body System Focus: Urinary System Cancer Awareness: Bladder & Kidney Cancer Weekly Theme: Chronic Kidney Disease ❔Did you know? Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects over 1 in 7 U.S. adults—that’s 37 million people, many of whom don’t even know they have it. It’s often called a “silent” condition because symptoms typically don’t appear until significant kidney damage has already occurred. CKD develops gradually, most often...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Wake Up Well with Lex Your weekly dose of health & motivation! Monthly Body System Focus: Urinary System Cancer Awareness: Kidney and Bladder Cancers Weekly Theme: Urinary Tract Red Flags ❔Did you know? Bladder cancer is the 6th most common cancer in the U.S.—but women are often diagnosed later because the symptoms mimic a UTI. Your urinary tract—from your kidneys down to your bladder—has its own way of sounding the alarm when something’s off. Some red flags are common, but still deserve...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Wake Up Well with Lex Your weekly dose of health & motivation! Monthly Body System Focus: Urinary System Cancer Awareness: Bladder and Kidney Cancers Weekly Theme: Heavy Metals ❔Did you know? Heavy metals like arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury are more than just industrial pollutants — they’re linked to an increased risk of certain cancers, particularly those affecting the urinary system. A 2021 study published in the journal Environmental Research found that people with high cadmium levels...
2 months ago • 4 min read