Here we go. The "New Year, New You" rubbish has begun. I don't know about you, but I like myself. I'm not perfect, but I'm a pretty cool chick. If you don't believe me, ask my mom. She'll tell...
Every month is a “national something” month. Pair that fact with the onslaught of increasingly meaningless Facebook holidays – “National Donut Day,” “Give Your BFF a High Five Day,” and you have what adds up to a lot of...
The landscape is rough out there. Everywhere you look, we have diet fads, healthy choices, solutions for this or that, and other things. Yet, here we are in the United States of America, fatter, sicker, and more addicted to...
One of the most important contributions we can make to society is to help reduce food waste. Based on estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service, food waste is estimated at between 30-40% of...
Recently, it’s been hard to avoid ads for meal kit services, and it seems like a new one is popping up weekly, but I had long thought of them as unnecessary and too expensive. The roughly $60/week for three...
Trigger warning. This may be difficult for some people to read, especially if you’ve experienced pregnancy loss. This is also written from my personal experience and perspective. I am not a medical professional.
Do you know about the MTHFR...
Parenting is stressful. Being anxious is normal. But what happens when it’s something more?
Shortly after my first child was born, I became convinced that I was screwing up his sleeping/feeding/everything. So I confided in my beautiful and wise best...
Getting started with a new fitness program can be riddled with invisible land mines. It’s not as cut and dry as it may seem to the novice, but you don’t realize that when starting. When you’re first starting, all...
Proper nutrition is essential for a strong immune system. Although you may not be able to fully prevent illness, a healthy immune system is one way to give your body extra protection. Focusing on the following nutrients will help...
Be a rebel and work on yourself before the bell tolls.
A lot of us wait until the midnight bell tolls when everything looks bright, shiny, and new to begin the task of completely flipping our lives around. For many of...