Health & Fitness

Mindfulness can benefit mothers, who often experience high-stress levels and burnout. Here are some ways in which mindfulness can help moms. 1. Reduced Stress Mindfulness can help mothers manage stress and anxiety by promoting relaxation and reducing the production of the...

By the time a child with a food allergy or food intolerance enters college, they will be experts at managing their food intake. They will know how to explain and educate people handling their food and learn how to...

February is National Heart Health Month. As parents, we are constantly taking care of our children, our homes and our financial obligations. Often, we overlook taking care of ourselves. Taking care of our health is something that must be...

I have always been a somewhat healthy person. I use that word very loosely. I am not an organic-only, vegan-only, all-natural type of girl. I'm far from it, actually. Give me a pure fat, juicy burger with an extra...

The Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics has an initiative called “The Total Body Diet Lifestyle.” The idea behind this initiative is to embrace a healthy way of living for permanent, lasting changes to improve health and wellness. This “diet”...

As a survivor of postpartum depression, I’m always curious when I hear that a television show will have a storyline about the illness. A commercial caught my eye for a recent episode of ABC’s hidden camera show titled What...

My kiddos have been home from school, as have all of yours, and social distancing has become a new part of our daily vocabulary due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In my home, we are struggling at times to find...

I am sure that everyone who reads this blog has 849,033 things that they try to manage all simultaneously, right? Being a mom in this day and age (to children and fur babies) can be quite taxing on your...

We’re a nation obsessed with acquiring the coveted six-pack abs, and we’re spending billions of dollars a year trying to attain them. But no matter how badly we want them or think we want them, it’s not happening for...

Self-care. How do you define it? Self-care can mean something different to everyone. For one person, it might mean getting a massage, for another, it's a glass of wine and a good Netflix series; and for some, it might...