New Year’s Resolution: Let’s get healthy AND stay healthy! New Year’s resolution time is always around the corner! For many us, this includes making promises to ourselves to be healthy this year—to eat healthier and make a stronger commitment to our health and our family’s health. But for most of us, as the year moves […]
digestive health
New research shows that IBD can be solved with Diet alone!!!
Check out this great article about how Inflammatory Bowel Disease can be greatly benefited by diet: ARTICLE ABOUT IBD & DIET
What to bring to a barbeque
For many of us, when we think of summer, we think of barbecues with our friends and family! Commonly, these types of events are ‘potluck’ and are filled with various grilled proteins, potato salad, corn-on-the-cob, and other tasty treats. Here is a fun and healthy drink contribution that will leave you feeling refreshed during the […]
Self-Care: Take Care of Yourself!
The idea that we are the most important person in our world is difficult to digest for most of us. Typically, we think our children should be most important, our husbands, our friends, our pets, and so on… I think the proper term is ‘co-dependent’. What if there was a way to be attentive to […]
Salad in a jar- What?!
Have you ever made a salad for work or some late night meeting, and when you finally get to opening the container, its completely soggy from the dressing? Well, here is the solution– Salad in a jar. Check out the link below to read a fantastic blog article about how to prepare a salad […]
Battling the Child Obesity Epidemic!
I have two children. They are young and healthy. I am grateful everyday for their health. But what about the baggage that they carry with them? Their genetics? How much does genetics affect us? Well, science shows that genetics is definitely a factor. But is it a verdict? The presence of Diabetes in our family […]
Clean Eating- How to do it and how it can help you feel better!
Clean eating is getting a lot of press these days… For those of us (of course, all of us!) that have dieted over the years, its easier! Check out the video below to learn more about ‘clean eating’ and how it can help to reduce inflammation in our body, thereby reducing chronic pain…
Cancer Prevention with Healthy Eating!
Cancer is increasingly common today– we have all had a loved one or an acquaintance diagnosed with cancer at one point or another– maybe even ourselves. The idea that cancer could be prevented with an optimal diet may seem far-fetched, but let’s break it down… The standard American diet, which usually gets a pretty bad […]
Eggs?! I thought they were bad for you!
For many of us, we grew up on the premise that eggs were bad for us. Remember the ‘bad cholesterol’ story? Well, apparently, its a myth! Imagine that! Check out the following article on Eggs and their benefits. Article: Eggs- they really are incredible
Nana Terri’s Hearty Vegetable Soup
[Recipe Series] March weather in our nutmeg state can be varied. As the weather starts to warm up, we can still feel a bite in the air. Soups are always a nourishing way to bring warmth while still enjoying the transition into spring, through bountiful soup vegetables. The following recipe is a basic soup recipe […]