When someone proudly tells me that they eat mostly vegetarian (or vegan), followed by a list of foods that are more “bread-itarian” or “processed-itarian,” I sometimes pause to ask myself if I should interject. In most cases I would – simply because those ingredients contribute to qualities that most of us try to avoid: 1) unhealthy weight-gain; 2) puffiness; 3) [...]
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3 Ways Creative Thinking Can Help You Meet Your Goals
It’s true: creative thinking CAN help you meet your goals. Inspired by one of my favorite magazines, Fast Company, and their article, “100 Most Creative People in 2012,” I thought it was time to help you see the connection between creative thinking and feeling great! First, let’s define “creative thinking” Creative Thinking is “a way of looking at problems or [...]
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5 Tips to Help Your Parents Live Healthy Too
If you are reading this blog, then you must have some interest to live healthy, eat healthy, cook healthy or even lose weight, right? Perhaps you may even be interested in simply finding healthy cooking inspiration to feed your fam? Well, on a recent call home to my workaholic momma, I started to think that we’ve never really talked about [...]
My Mother’s Day Gifts to Myself
Since my mom passed away a few years ago, I haven’t really “done” Mother’s Day. Certainly not with the same enthusiasm as I did when Mom was still around. I let the day come and go quietly. Even for my very-much-alive and fabulously wonderful stepmother of 34 years. Lucky for me, she has gracefully allowed the cards and calls to [...]
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Are you a Stress-Eater? Here’s a Solution.
Are you a stress-eater? I am. I can honestly and openly admit that I eat when I am stressed. I like dark chocolate. Super dark. Sometimes 99% dark. And I know it’s not about the sweet and I know there’s a chemical reaction going on when I finally “get my fix,” but I hate it. I hate that I’ve developed [...]
8 Tips for Enjoying a Healthy, Happy Holiday
For many of us, the holidays can feel overwhelming – feasts to prepare, people to see, food to eat, wine to drink. No wonder we all go flocking back to our gym memberships in January. Although there is no secret formula for taking the frenzy out of the modern holiday season, there are little things we can do to bring [...]
A Willingness to be Vulnerable
I don’t know about you, but I personally want to be more vulnerable. I believe the more vulnerable I am, the more authentic I will be, and the deeper connection I will make with others. I want to get up in front of a crowd of people and babble a bunch of nonsense if that’s what happens to be on [...]
Health Advice From Toddlers
What can we learn from toddlers about living a balanced life? Here are 6 things my kids do that I try to emulate in my own quest toward whole health: 1. Be in the present moment. Toddlers are free from annoying concepts like “time”. They are completely immersed in the present moment, unconcerned about the past or the future. My [...]

















