February 25, 2014
The Lunchbox Dilemma!
Being a health nut and foodie, I absolutely and completely disagree with what they feed our children...
February 24, 2014
Motivate As Often As You Bathe!
Because we are confronted and sometimes drowning in other peoples ideas and emotions on a daily basis,...
February 17, 2014
Do you have an inner glow?
What really is success? Is it Fame? Money? Time? Health?Respect from your peers? Getting recognition? Being on stage and...
February 5, 2014
How to Get Rid of Winter Congestion
If you are like what seems like the majority of the population, you have been having some...
February 4, 2014
“Honey I’m Home” Cornbread
Growing up in the south, my mom made cornbread on a regular basis. I never was a fan of cornbread, especially corn bread and milk; which my brother still loves! Yuck! I don’t drink milk so that could be the problem and more often when I would try cornbread it would be dry or tasteless. So after having children and making chili that is way too spicy for a two year old, I decided to make cornbread that not only my children loved but me too! I am not kidding when I tell you it can be the most moist and delicious healthy version of cornbread you’ve ever had. With a pot of homemade spicy chili, this slightly sweeter version of cornbread will warm your heart and your insides during this polar winter! Recipe after the jump…
February 3, 2014
Lead the Way or Follow the Leader
In your creative mind or your daydreams, I’m pretty sure you’ve carved out an idea of where you would like to go in the next couple years. Unfortunately, most don’t believe they will ever get there. My motto is “Better to have tried and failed than to have never tried.” I will add to that how important it is
January 28, 2014
Whole Wheat Blueberry Bran Muffins
There is nothing more soothing than the smell of fresh baked bread. Growing up, I remember that warm, made with love smell, coming out of the oven. When you would take a deep breath and say “I love when mom makes muffins!”
I am always trying to find a healthy way to make comfort foods that create a quick warm breakfast or a little homemade goodness to add to school lunches for the kids. Plus, fresh made whole grains are an excellent source of fiber and
January 27, 2014
Life “To Do” List
It’s still January and if you’re like me, you’re still thinking of new positive changes you want to make, new goals, new ideas to transform your life and reach a new paradigm. We can get really busy, I mean REALLY BUSY with the usual, with the every day. How often do you take the time to design your life? Have you created a Life “To Do” List? If you do you’ll be surprised how life gets busy with exactly what you intend. Don’t you find that when you write it down, it somehow makes it’s way into your experience?
January 22, 2014
How dark should your bedroom be?
I’ve always been one of those people that are light and sound sensitive. I am easily stimulated by noise and light and can lie awake if there is a beam of light piercing through a blind or curtain. But is it just me? I keep an eye mask by my bed for early morning and have put black out curtains not only in my room but my children’s as well. Many discussions about sound machines with my husband, should you use them in your child’s bedroom or should they be able to sleep anytime and anywhere? Actually from studies, I have found that it’s not just me! See what research says about light.
January 21, 2014
SuperFood Power Green Salad
Okay, my birthday week is right after the holidays which means I am squeezing into my favorite jeans, haha! Nothing like needing the gym and no time to get there, right? When I’m feeling a little “fluffy,” I always look at balancing my diet with fiber-filled super green foods. Raw of course. I cooked broccoli this week, which meant that I had a few stalks left. I have made a great salad in the past using chopped broccoli stalk, kale and a homemade dressing but I decided to mix it up a bit this time.
January 15, 2014
Detox the Air in Your Home With Plants
Don't you just love going to the beach or the mountains where the air is clean and...
January 9, 2014
Cancer Fighting Superfoods
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It used to be that 1 in 30 would die from cancer. Now it is 1 in 3. What happened? Well for one there are 500 times the amount of chemicals dumped in the environment than there was 100 years ago. Our food is laved with pesticides, we eat hormones and anti-biotics from animals raised in cages, we don’t eat fresh picked from a garden…and it’s mostly processed. I could go on but you get the picture. But what happens when you get your food out of a window? Does a sandwich and fries have any nutritional value?
Everyday, you choose what you put in your mouth and it doesn’t just go out the other end. It makes a pit stop in your blood which travels throughout your entire body and all those chemicals in processed food even cross the blood brain barrier. No wonder your tired, sick and running like a 1967 Pinto that hasn’t had an oil change in 14 years. With cancer on the rise in our society, it has never been more important to eat foods that heal, replenish needed nutrients and flush out the crap. After all, food is fuel. It is your pharmacy. There are definitely some qualified cancer fighting super foods that will help you begin rebuilding your motor.
January 6, 2014
What Will Your Future Self Thank You For?
Every day, the thoughts you think, your action towards goals and the joy you experience is setting up your future.
Who you are in your future is determined by who you are today.
January 1, 2014
Heal Cavities Naturally!
Let’s be real. We all have backslid a little bit over the holidays and gave into our sweet tooth. Stop beating yourself up and get rid of that frenzied reminder to get into the dentist on the 2nd of January.
December 27, 2013
Farmer’s Market Trip- Think Global, Eat Local –
In this video, I'm taking you with me to one of my favorite places...
December 24, 2013
Turkey Pot Pie
It’s the day after Christmas and if you’re like most people, you probably had turkey for Christmas dinner? Got leftovers? Well, you are in luck because the post holiday turkey recipes just keep on coming. Here is a recipe for an amazing pot pie. “Banquet” ain’t got nothin’ on this! Ha!
December 23, 2013
How Strong Are You?
We are given what we can handle in life. Yes some people might seem to be given...
December 18, 2013
Why I Don’t Vaccinate My Babies
This is always a very heated debate among people, parents or not. My decision not to vaccinate my children was made after much research and discussion with my husband and peers. Many of my friends who are alternative medicine doctors all over the country have persuaded my family that vaccination is not the right choice for my children right now. A major problem is injected too many vaccines, too close together and too young.
I have listened to both sides and I definitely believe no matter what they should never be vaccinated under 2 when the immune system is just developing. Doctors wanted to inject a sexually transmitted disease in order to vaccinate my daughter when she was a day old to protect when she becomes a teen! What?? Ridiculous, and it’s all about $$$$$$$$$$$.
From the people’s chemist:
Parents who choose not to vaccinate their children and protect them with vaccine exemption forms are often chastised and stereotyped for putting their own kids at risk. But what is even stranger than this assault on individual freedom and informed choice, is that these concerned parents are attacked for putting vaccinated children at risk.
These attacks are based on the theory of “herd immunity.” This hypothesis was plucked out of an old college textbook. It states that the more people are immune to an infectious agent, the less likely an immune-compromised individual is to come in contact with it. In other words herd immunity serves as a human shield ““ a type of immunity ““ for “at-risk” individuals. But remember, it’s only a hypothesis.
When outbreaks arise among children, health officials are quick to state that it’s due to a breakdown in “˜herd immunity.”˜ Doctors parrot it too, without even looking at the research. They say it’s happening more often nationwide as states make it easier for parents to opt out of vaccinations.
Like argumentative apes, pro-vaccine parents and their physicians start pounding their chest in favor of such statements. They use them to attack anti-vaccine parents, accusing them of “putting vaccinated kids at risk due to a breakdown in herd immunity.”
This is fuzzy logic. And it’s borderline stupid.
After all, if vaccines truly worked, then why would vaccinated kids be at risk?
“¦Plus, the spread of infection isn’t limited to coming into contact with another person! You can get sick without ever seeing another individual. Therefore, herd immunity is nothing more than a silly catch-phrase used to scare and bully parents into vaccinating their kids. Don’t fall for it parents, keep using the vaccine exemption forms to legally avoid them.
