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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 →
We've all been there. Trying our best to accomplish a task but not getting it done because our mind won't focus on what it needs to. Instead, it is wandering from topic to topic, thinking about anything from cute puppies, to what we did last night, or what we need to do tomorrow. We know... 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 →
Turns out swearing might lessen pain and allows us to cope with pain longer. Scientific American posted a great summary of the study and why it might work here - http://bit.ly/32WDePs. It's a small study but I'll take it 🤣😅
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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 →
Mindset Monday - How to be more mindful What is mindfulness? The official definition is "a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique" Mindfulness is life changing. No joke. What if you didn't need to... Continue Reading →
Dutch Secrets to Happier Kids Turns out the Dutch have the happiest kids in the world! What's the secret? I'm always interested to learn how to be a better parent and I thought I'd take a look. Here are the general points (read the article for more info): 1. Babies get plenty of sleep -... Continue Reading →
This is the truth we need to talk about - our bodies change during pregnancy and whatever the change, we should NOT feel ashamed about it. We are growing tiny humans - that's no small feat. This is a great blog post with insight into the weight bias in our culture by Bite My Words.... Continue Reading →
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