5 Rules For Staying Active & Healthy During Pregnancy
Pregnancy, alone, can feel like running a marathon, and exercise may be low on your prenatal “to-do list”, but regular physical activity is one of the best ways to ensure a healthy pregnancy. According to the American Pregnancy Association, 30 minutes of daily activity can help relieve pregnancy-related bloating, constipation, and insomnia. Exercise can also boost your energy, mood, and prevent and treat gestational diabetes. Best of all, hitting the gym regularly may lead to an easier [...]
5 Surprising Benefits of Yoga
Yoga has a reputation for promoting flexibility and relaxation, but it also offers many surprising benefits. As yoga grows in popularity, researchers are delving deeper into the health benefits of this ancient practice. In honor of National Yoga Month, let’s explore 5 scientifically-proven reasons you should incorporate yoga into your fitness routine. Mental Health In addition to a wonderful sense of relaxation, yoga may also improve symptoms of anxiety and depression. Research shows that a consistent yoga [...]
Veggie Spotlight: Cauliflower
Cauliflower has long been under-appreciated, but nowadays it’s at the top of every low-carb shopping list. An unassuming, but sturdy member of the cabbage family (or brassicaceae family if you want to sound like an expert), cauliflower has taken a leading role in helping us cut carbs. Let’s take a look at the nutrition cauliflower provides, and some tasty ways to use it in place of traditional starches. First, the facts. An entire cup of chopped cauliflower [...]
5 Ways to Combat the Dangers of Sitting
Have you heard that “sitting is the new smoking” or that obesity is often called “the sitting-disease?” This may sound dramatic, but a sedentary lifestyle can be extremely harmful. Research shows that people who spend [...]
Women’s Health Week: Managing PCOS the Natural Way
My fellow ladies, it’s National Women’s Health Week! So, let’s touch on a health topic that is unique to us women. Unfortunately, it’s one that we don’t love to talk about: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or [...]
Processed Meats: The Bottom Line
I can still remember it. Waking up as a child to the smell of bacon wafting up the stairs on weekend mornings. Even my health-conscious mom felt this weekly indulgence was worth it. But in [...]
How to Beat the 5 Most Common Excuses to Avoid Exercise
Let’s face it: finding the time, energy, and motivation to exercise can be a real challenge. Life often gets so busy that exercise becomes our last priority when in fact it should be one of [...]
Meal Prep Part 3: Lunch/Dinner Edition
Look at you! I see those healthy, well-prepared breakfasts you’ve been eating. Someone is becoming a master student of meal prepping! Now that you’ve gotten the basics down, and warmed up with breakfast, let’s move [...]
Results Are In: Dirty Dozen & Clean Fifteen for 2018
Each year, the Environmental Working Group provides consumers with a list of the twelve conventionally grown produce items that contain the most pesticide residues after harvest. This year’s “Dirty Dozen” list was recently released, with [...]