lifestyle • health-wellness
by Michelle Leath on May 16th, 2012 | No Comments »
“If only I had more willpower I’d be able to lose this weight.” If you are like many women, this weight loss thought has crossed your mind more times than you can count. Yet, no matter how much willpower we attempt to summon, we find ourselves repeating the same cycle of losing (and finding) the same 10/25/50 pounds over and over.
This is because we’ve bought into the myth that all it takes is self-control to achieve your goal, …
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lifestyle • health-wellness
by Sara Haley on May 9th, 2012 | No Comments »
These three unique exercises are by Sara Haley, Reebok Global Master Trainer and star of the prenatal fitness DVD “Expecting More,” designed for interval training at appropriate levels for mommies-to-be.
3 Exercises for Mommies-to-Be
1. Car Seat Pulls…
Sculpts & strengthens the back & core
Keep
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lifestyle • health-wellness
by Michelle Leath on May 2nd, 2012 | 1 Comment »
You’ve probably heard a lot about nutrition and the science behind carbs and protein, fats, B vitamins, fish oils, etc. But what you may not know is that there is another category of “vitamins” that are absolutely essential to helping your body find and maintain it’s ideal weight…, without
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recipes • food
by Jamie Moesser on April 20th, 2012 | No Comments »
We like food around here, particularly healthy food. We also recognize that making food that tastes good, is also healthy and is something that even the pickiest young eater will eat and… is relatively easy to fix can be difficult. That’s why we made healthy, fun, yummy food the
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lifestyle • health-wellness
by Michelle Leath on April 18th, 2012 | 1 Comment »
You have the fridge stocked with healthy food, you’ve chucked the sweets, you’re hitting the gym… regularly, you’re doing everything “right.” But you still cant seem to get or keep the weight off. So what’s the deal?
It’s possible that you may be exercising too much and not eating
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recipes • food
by Cheryl Mosley on March 30th, 2012 | 2 Comments »
As a mom of two children, I get it. Packing healthy lunches can be hard and time consuming…. The grocery store offers beautifully packaged products and yet they can be filled with ingredients a mom can’t even pronounce. Packaging is a key word. Isn’t that what draws children to
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lifestyle • health-wellness
by Duong Sheahan on March 28th, 2012 | No Comments »
I’ve always been fascinated with natural health and have spent the last decade studying various ways to eat healthy… and manage pain as natural as possible. I’ve usually try to aim for natural therapies to soothe pain before turning to pain medicine.
This belief came from my research in the
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parenting • ages and stages
by Robin Greene on March 27th, 2012 | No Comments »
Teaching kids to make healthy eating choices can be tough; just try enticing your teen with a carrot stick or broccoli florets. YUCK and NO WAY! Healthy snacks are not cool. They would rather grab fast food out. So how can we encourage our teens to eat healthy?
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How to
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lifestyle • health-wellness
by Melissa Northway on March 26th, 2012 | No Comments »
National Purple Day was created in 2008 by Cassidy Megan, a nine year old girl from Nova Scotia, Canada, who told her mother she wanted to create a day that would help people with epilepsy… not feel alone. Cassidy knew first hand what it felt like to be isolated as
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parenting • home management
by Tracey Lenac on March 4th, 2012 | No Comments »
By now, we are all aware that poor air quality may exist outside of our homes due to pollution… created by vehicle emissions, factories and coal burning power plants. But did you know that the air quality inside of our homes is estimated to be 2 – 5 times more
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