Health + Wellness

Have you ever wondered why you have to go to the bathroom so badly when you hear, see or feel running water? Or why you get the sudden urge when you are trying to open a door? Have you...

Wake.  Coffee.  Kids.  Work.  Enforce learning/meetings/etc.  Work.  Lunch.  Work.  Break up kids arguing.  Work.  Dinner.  Check on school work.  Family time.  Kids bedtime.  Work.  Shower.  Bed.  Repeat.  Sound vaguely familiar? I kept hearing the phrase “self-care” and I would...

We are in challenging times. Coronavirus has changed our lives for the long term. I don’t know about you, but a few weeks ago when the shelter-in-place was announced and schools were closed, I was shell shocked.  It was...

Being stuck at home due to this pandemic has been a trying time for all of us.  If you are anything like me, you've been eating (or drinking) your feelings as a way to cope with all of the...

You don't know me very well, but what you may know from my previous blog posts is that I am a stepmom and I work from home. I also love to meal plan, prep, and cook. My husband is...

When I say the words “mindful meditation,” what image comes to mind? Something akin to a Buddhist monk sitting cross-legged in a tranquil garden, right? He’s wearing robes; his eyes are closed. He is chanting, “Ohmmmmm.” Do you see...

At the start of the new year, many are ambitiously setting fitness goals and formulating health-related resolutions with great intentions to set a routine for the entire year. January is not so bad. The buzz of new possibilities is...

I have Graves disease. It’s an autoimmune disease that affects my thyroid and has no cure. When I was diagnosed in mid-2017, I assumed I would be on medication for a couple of years and then my doctors would...

Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States, and nearly one-half of all adults have some type of cardiovascular disease. But did you know that 80 percent of heart disease and stroke events may...

A new year often brings about healthier eating for many, which generally means more cooking and preparing meals at home. Whether you enjoy cooking or not, making cooking easier and more efficient is always a plus! Here's where the...