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Healthy Eating and Desserts
You may be wondering if desserts, sweets, treats… fit into a healthy lifestyle. The short answer is they can, just not on a daily basis. Here are some suggestions of how to enjoy something sweet: 1....
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Plan an Active Vacation
Do you like to hike, bike walk, run, kayak or swim? There are vacation destinations that will provide hours of physical activity for you and your family. Consider a hotel with a pool, a water park...
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Inspiration in The Shower
Have you ever noticed that your best ideas come to you when you are in the shower or if you are a guy, while shaving? You may get a solution to a problem you have been dealing with or a burst of...
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Monitor Your Course
When traveling by car, boat, airplane or space craft, the driver or pilot must monitor the course and make adjustments as necessary. We can apply this same principle to our bodies; our health and our...
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Valentine or Anytime Refreshing Raspberry Fruit Salad
1 – 10 oz. package of unsweetened frozen raspberries 3 grapefruits, peeled, sectioned and sliced into bite size pieces 2 ripe bananas, thinly sliced Place frozen raspberries in a medium bowl. Add the...
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It Could Be As Simple As Changing The Channel
If you don’t like something on TV you change the channel, and if you don’t like something in your life, little or big, why not change it too. If only it could be that simple. With a little thought,...
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Your Body Is Talking, Are You Listening?
How closely do you listen to your body? Do you notice the first signs of stress, discomfort, minor aches and pains or a change in mood? If so, do you brush it off and press on? Our culture has been...
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Nut-butter Sandwiches
1 whole wheat bun (thin sliced) or 2 slices whole grain bread 2 tablespoons peanut butter, almond butter or other nut butter sliced apples sliced banana Toast bread, spread 1 tablespoon of nut-butter...
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Five Ways To Enjoy Arugula
Here’s another “green” that has been classified as a “Superfood.” At only 16 calories per two-cup serving, it is packed with nutrients, including vitamin A (great for your eyes and vision) and Vitamin...
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Bring Your Inner Athlete Out On The Weekends
Do your plans for the weekend include some physical activity? Creating a regular routine on a Saturday or Sunday, morning, afternoon or evening, may help you attain the health benefits of exercise,...
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It’s All In How We Show Up
Some of us are more comfortable waiting on the sidelines, waiting to see what’s going to happen and how events will unfold. We tend to be more invisible, the ones who wait for others to approach us and...
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Don’t Cut Things Too Close
Have you noticed that when you are rushing around, barely making it where you need to be on time, that your body feels stressed? Making a mad dash or sprinting to get to work, class or an appointment...
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Beet Pancakes
3-4 beets, peeled and shredded 1/4 cup whole wheat flour salt & pepper, to taste 1/8 cup olive oil Place beets into a bowl. Stir flour into the beets in small amounts, until thoroughly mixed....
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Ask For What You Want
How often do we complain, blame and criticize when it would be so much easier to just ask for what we want? Why is it so difficult to be direct rather than beating around the bush or expecting that...
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Nature Does A Body Good
I’ve been in awe this past week, as I noticed trees with pink blossoms, patches of yellow daffodils and even orange poppies. Everything in nature happens in a predictable way each season, yet it still...
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Eggplant and Greens
1 eggplant, cubed 2 teaspoons olive oil (divided) water 1/8 teaspoon oregano salt (to taste) 1 bunch greens (beet greens, spinach, kale or collard greens), washed and removed from any thick stems. Tear...
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A Busy College Student’s Healthy Shopping List
I’m so proud of my daughter for planning ahead, making her (stock-up) grocery shopping list, sharing it with me, and allowing me to share it with you. With her job, she has been paying for her own...
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Stargazing, Sunrises and Sunsets
When is the last time you looked at the night sky, I mean really took the time to notice the stars and the moon? Or marveled at a beautiful sunrise or sunset? Stargazing and watching a sunrise or...
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Overwhelmed By Choices
I was looking for a new lamp for my office last week and found myself overwhelmed by all of the choices. I started to question whether it was just about that there were too many choices or if there was...
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Sleep and Your Fat Cells
Sleep has been shown to affect our fat cells! A new study from the University of Chicago, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, determined that four nights of sleep deprivation reduced insulin...
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