Think about it…

I am challenged by what I am learning in my nutrition class and the supplemental research it leads to. Two things we need to take seriously, what we eat and how active we are. It isn't about quantity of life as medicine can prolong that. It is about quality of life. So here are two … Continue reading Think about it…

Meal Planning for the New Year

I so often hear people say that they would eat healthier if someone else planned out their meals for them. Or they ask me for healthy meal ideas. I must be wired differently because I love meal planning, especially when it comes to finding healthy, tasty meals. And I never lack for ideas because I … Continue reading Meal Planning for the New Year

Reset on a Healthy Life

Is it weird that I am already looking forward to a January 1 "reset" of my healthy lifestyle habits? In fact, I am craving it. I am excited to dive into a healthier eating plan and to step up my workouts. It isn't that I haven't had a healthy lifestyle. In fact, in 2012 I … Continue reading Reset on a Healthy Life

Guilty Eating

I got in a brief text conversation a few weeks ago with a friend where we both talked about breaking free from guilty eating. You know - the kind of eating you do because of the starving children in other countries? I am not talking about feeling guilty about what you eat because you made … Continue reading Guilty Eating

Young at Heart & Mind

You know those moments when it hits you that there is so much for which to be thankful? I had one of those moments today. Something I saw triggered it, and I am not going to attempt to describe the moment because it would seem so insignificant. However, I know in that moment, I was … Continue reading Young at Heart & Mind