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Teachers!! You can get a FREE subscription to Calm to use in your classrooms. Please check it out! This is a great way to introduce mindfulness and meditation to kids. Read more here: http://bit.ly/2Z5CJTS Meditation can truly change you back to school game this year. I encourage EVERYONE to find a way to incorporate mindfulness and... Continue Reading →
Life in 2019 is no joke. Our plates are filled to the max and they just keep getting fuller. It doesn't help that you scroll social medial and see Cynthia baking homemade muffins and making organic baby food while also working full time and juggling 2 kids. Or Brad who travels for work 4 days... Continue Reading →
With back to school just around the corner here, I thought it would be great timing to use the next few posts to talk about healthy sleep habits. Today's post is about sleep habits for young kids. Kids and sleep - oh the struggle! Sleep is super important for all of us, but especially so... Continue Reading →
Vacations are intended to be relaxing getaways that bring you closer to family and re-energize you to continue to be present and thrive in your daily life. But they are often filled with indulgences and all the things we feel like we shouldn't be doing. So what can we do to set ourselves up for... Continue Reading →
Oh legos. My 5-year old is obsessed with legos. In the past year, our small tote of legos has become a whole collection. But we have a 1-year old and (almost) 3-year old, so we are always [trying] to watch them closely when the legos are out because we never know when a lego head might... Continue Reading →
We’re surrounded by headlines with the following sentiments: “Lose weight, be healthy!” “Obesity linked with increased risk of heart disease” “America has never been fatter” Then a fat person does something amazing and instead of raving about the amazing thing, the haters come out of the woodwork and chastise him or her for her size.... Continue Reading →
Q: I'm so frustrated. I count calories everyday using an app and I think I'm pretty good at it. I saw a dietitian and she agrees. The problem is I keep gaining weight! I eat 1600 calories a day and I don't understand how I can gain weight. What should I do? A: It can... Continue Reading →
Intermittent Fasting - the next big thing? Over the past 2-3 years a new way of eating called “intermittent fasting” has became mainstream. From what I can tell, this seemed to stem from the Paleo fad that started around 10 years ago. Paleo would include periodic fasting during the week to mimic the fasting/feasting phases... Continue Reading →
Q: I hear about diabetes all the time, but what is it actually? A: There are a few different types of diabetes, but there are 2 main kinds: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes is what used to be called "childhood diabetes" but due to an increased in children getting type 2 diabetes... Continue Reading →
Many Americans wonder how to prevent dementia. Anyone who has ever had a loved one affected by dementia has seen the profound impact and grief that is associated with this condition. We often look for that one thing we can do to prevent an illness and it turns out (yet again) a healthy lifestyle is... Continue Reading →
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