“Stress Less” Mineral

“Stress Less” Mineral

One morning this week, I opened up the May calendar to add a couple more items to it and then flipped it over to show my husband and said, “Just wanted to give you a warning.” Does this sound similar to your life right now? This time of year is just plain nuts. So, I...
The Pilates Breath

The Pilates Breath

Breathing. It is something we all do, day in and day out and it isn’t too often that we put much thought into it. But, your breath is highly influenced by your state of mind regardless of your awareness of it. Let’s say you are on a deadline at work, your breath is...
4 Steps to Reduce Sugar

4 Steps to Reduce Sugar

Over the past few weeks we have discussed just how highly addictive sugar is, the impacts of sugar and we have talked about its connection to our emotions. Today, to finish up our series on sugar, I want to talk through four steps to help you start to remove sugar...
Sugar:  The First Step

Sugar: The First Step

  Once upon a time, there was a young girl, about 10 or 11. She would head home after school with great anticipation of a completely empty house for a full hour and a pantry full of goodies just waiting. The pantry was a kid’s paradise with a dedicated shelf...
Fostering Healthy Little Eaters

Fostering Healthy Little Eaters

Kids today are tempted left, right and center with all sorts of crazy foods that didn’t even exist when we were kids and certainly didn’t exist when our grandparents were kids. It can be difficult at best to help them understand why some food is actually ‘food’ and...