Having a companion to share your diet regimen and exercise routine can help make losing weight and staying fit easier. Learn how your dog can help.
Healthy Eats for Beautiful Hair this Holiday Season
As we near the Holidays, parties, getting together with family and friends, all of us want to look our best. Developing and maintaining healthy hair is about more than using the right shampoo and conditioner. Hair is a living and constantly growing part of your body, and like anything else within your body, the proper […]
The Benefits of a Paleo Diet – An Interview with Jennifer from The Unrefined Kitchen
Lately, I’ve been hearing so many good things about a certain way of eating called the Paleo Diet. I really didn’t know much about it, but thankfully I know someone who does! I chatted with my friend Jennifer from The Unrefined Kitchen, who shared with me her family’s journey to eating the Paleo way and […]
Staying Fit Through the Holidays
Exercise helps me stay in shape whether it’s swimsuit season or sweat pant weather. While I don’t always like hitting the gym, I love the results so I make an effort to maintain a regular fitness routine throughout the year. The holidays always throw my routine into a loop, though. Between shopping, entertaining guests and […]
Myths About Yoga (and Why They Should Not Stop You from Starting Yoga)
Do I need to be flexible to do yoga? Is yoga a religion? Yoga makes you flexible but what about strength? Can you get fit by doing yoga? You have probably read about the health benefits of yoga, but are some of the yoga myths stopping you from going to your first-ever yoga class? Myth: […]
How to Look After Yourself When You Have Little Time
How do you look after your health when you have practically no time for yourself? It is too typical for women to put ourselves and our own health and well-being last. Always looking after everyone else, forgetting your own needs and neglecting your health is too easy when you’re busy at work or at home […]
Jackie Warner Personal Training: One-Day Workout
This morning I did a workout DVD called Personal Training with Jackie: Power Circuit Training. I wanted to do it last night but all the kids fell asleep in the living room (They were “camping”) so I lost my workout space. I’m actually glad I did this one in the morning as it helped to […]
Pilates for Beginners 10 Minute Solution Review: One-Day Workout
Today’s workout I chose was a Pilates DVD, the 10 Minute Solution’s Pilates for Beginners DVD. I love the premise of this DVD – 5 segments of 10 minutes each that you can pick and choose from. Select one workout segment, or customize a workout of two or three, or tell it to play all. […]
Fit by Sara Postpartum Total Body Toning Review: One Day Workout
I’ve decided to work through some of these fitness DVD’s I’ve been sent to review so I’ll be working through each one with one workout and giving a review of. A One-Day Workout for each DVD. First up is Sara Holliday’s Postnatal Total Body Toning Workout DVD. While I’m almost 6 months postpartum, I also […]
Giving the Gift of Nutrition
We all want the best for our families. It’s the universal language of moms around the world. We use our resources to the best of our abilities and knowledge and we try to feed our families well. Whether it’s committing to cook a meal from scratch each day, or buying the goldfish crackers made from […]
Do You Know What’s in Your Supplements?
I recently had the opportunity as a guest blogger to attend MannaFest, the International conference for Mannatech associates. I’m not an associate, and prior to the conference, had never heard of the company, but I am so glad I went! I learned so much about real nutrition, and I can’t wait to share it all […]
Obesity And Children
Too many children are obese these days. We all know it is not healthy. • It lowers the child’s confidence level. • It lowers their self esteem. • It obstructs the child from many activities he would like to do at his age. • His friends make fun of him. • The child gets frustrated […]
