Here’s some great health related articles that I’ve read this week!  From how to lose weight without slowing your metabolism to the best health and fitness podcasts out there. Can Losing Weight Slow the Metabolism? If you are overweight and looking to lose, please don’t use this as a reason not to try.  This just explains that doing it the smart way is the best way.  In my words…no crash diets! http://www.health.com/weight-loss/lose-weight-slow-down-metabolism Easy Ways to Add Fiber to Your Diet...

I’m a frequent flyer when it comes to my dermatologist.  I started going at a young age and it’s a regular thing for me. As a teenager, I went to control mild acne.  As a young adult, it was about getting rid of sun-damage as a teenager (a.k.a. getting rid of moles and receiving lectures).  ….And as a full-grown adult it is about cancer-prevention and anti-aging. So, let’s get to the anti-aging part.  I’ve seen numerous dermatologists and there seems...

Every week I read many articles regarding health and wellness.  They range from the interesting to the intriguing to the downright ridiculous.  I would love to share with you a few I’ve read this week. Has wellness become an epidemic? As someone who has followed Goop for the last few years, I’ve read my fair share of articles that make me shake my head.  But, I am curious.  Many of these articles are an exploration into the future of wellness....

I recently read an article that inspired me regarding exercise.  And it wasn’t a woman talking about how much she pushes herself.  Or how to get better toned arms.  It was about a woman who realized that she was exercising too much.  Her name is Erin. Erin, blogger of Queen City Sweat, did not share a picture on Instagram of how perfectly fit she was or the extreme limits she was putting her body through.  She posted a picture of...

For most of us, summer has arrived.  That means endless days in the sun.  But, it can also mean a few sunburns and getting some skin damage while you’re at it.  As far as sunscreen goes, are you doing it right? As I’m creeping near 40, I have been on a quest to reverse all the crazy sun tanning I did to myself as a teen.   I am a porcelain (pale) skinned gal, so tans never came easily.  Being...

Summer can sometimes drone on with days running into each other without purpose.  Maybe that’s why I get the itch to clean and organize over this time.  The kids are playing outside or doing their own thing and I’m at home kind of bored.  I like to be up and doing things throughout the day.  I guess you could say nervous energy. A friend of mine told me she does a lot of cleaning over the summer too!  She’s a...

When our kids were babies and toddlers we found ourselves keeping everything they made, but after a few years of doing that, we realized it’s not the Louvre and we don’t have room for all that.  Before we know it, we’re drowning in drawings of crayon scribbles.  After a while, we have to prioritize what to keep and what not to keep. Now you realize that it’s time to figure out how to organize school papers and artwork. There’s an emotional value to these things, because we know...

For years I always dreaded summer because there was no schedule, nothing to do, the days were looooonnnng, which made the kids go insane and mom go insane.  We’re a routine oriented family.  And most people are for that matter.  So, after school’s out and there’s no homework, swimming or gymnastics practice, what do they do?  They turn to the dreaded iPad and become zombies. Well, two summers ago I decided that there was only one way I was going...

Summer is coming and that means 2 things… kids out of school with less time in the gym and swimsuits! For years, I worked out only at home, so it can work when it’s your only option or you’re just not a gym gal.  There’s tons of stuff you can do, workout videos or yoga.  This super intense plank workout at home is hard to screw up and you don’t have to watch a video to do them. I have a boutique gym...

We are human.  So, that’s why diets don’t work.  It sets people up for a psychological failure. Seriously, we shouldn’t go eat at a fabulous restaurant and just order a salad with no cheese.   Even if you’re trying to lose weight you shouldn’t do that. Again, psychological failure.  It sets people up for over eating.  (Over exercising does that too, but that’s a whole other conversation). That’s why we shouldn’t try to eat perfectly clean 100% of the time. Every Sunday night...