Quick Tips for Eating Well on the Road
One challenge I have when I’m on the road, is finding healthy food. Now, I’m going to be honest with you. When I’m traveling, I don’t always eat healthy. I let things slide a bit, but just a bit. I prefer to eat well most of the time. That means whole foods, and less Read More
Making Soup
I love making soup. You can find me year round eating a bowl of this good stuff, even during the warm summer months. I love a good bowl of chicken noodle soup, or a creamy bowl of broccoli soup. Why wouldn’t I love soup? It’s a healthy girl’s dream. I Read More
Hydrating Skin Treatments
As you know, or maybe you don’t…eating is one of my favorite things. So imagine my glee when I learned that I could put food on my face, and still benefit from it! We absorb all sorts of things through our skin. Of course skin is our first layer of Read More
Quick Turkey Chili
This month we are having fun with different chili recipes, and our food of the month is the chili pepper. Here is a simple and healthy quick turkey chili recipe that I love! It only takes about 15 minutes to prep, and is ready to eat in 45-60 minutes! Ingredients: Read More
The Basics: Building Your Base with an Active Lifestyle, Good Nutrition, and Preventative Care Part IV
Have you ever heard the saying, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound cure?” According to my research, this is a quote from Benjamin Franklin regarding fire safety, but has been applied to many things throughout the years. Your health and wellness is another area in which this statement Read More
The Basics: Social Health and Wellness
Parents, children, bosses, bus drivers, schoolmates, co-workers, grandparents, cousins, stepparents…they are our friends, family, loved ones, and enemies. Who you spend time with can have a significant impact on your life, and your happiness. Some people empower and inspire us. Other people diminish, and lower us. Have you ever had Read More
Recipe – Sweet and Hot Baked Salmon
Ingredients: – 1 Pound of salmon (thawed or fresh) – ¼ – ½ of a small onion thinly sliced Marinade: – 1 cup of orange juice – 2 Tbsp. of soy sauce (6-7 shakes from the bottle) – 2-3 Tbsp. brown sugar – 1 Tbsp. crushed red pepper (optional) – Read More
The Basics: Building Your Base with an Active Lifestyle, Good Nutrition, and Preventative Care Part IV
Water. What about water?! Well of course water is important! Your body is over 50% water (ranges are from 50-75% on average). You can barely live for 3 days without water, especially if you are me, the perpetually dehydrated. I carry around a 24 ounce water bottle all day. Almost Read More
The Basics: Building Your Base with an Active Lifestyle, Good Nutrition, and Preventative Care Part III
Do you know about the 80/20 rule? Well, as far as nutrition goes, it is recommended that healthy eating occur a minimum of 80% of the time, leaving leeway 20% of the time. I have also heard that when it comes to changing your body, 80% of your weight management Read More
The Basics: Building Your Base with an Active Lifestyle, Good Nutrition, and Preventative Care – Part II
Part II – Good Nutrition One of my favorite things in the world is food. Food, food, food!!! Let’s take some time and get down to the nitty gritty about food. You must be aware of the way you think about food. What is food to you? Is food a Read More