Cheat Day
The hardest part about sticking to the FOUR HOUR BODY diet I’ve picked back up in the last two weeks (post holiday random eating) isn’t sticking to the plan during the workweek. That’s actually really...
View ArticleTop 5 Foods To Look Your Best
Want to know what foods keep you looking good? Ask a model who is also an expert on healthy eating. Teresa Moore’s father died of bladder and bowel cancer when she was 15 and this made her realize how...
View Article15 Ways To Be Happier
What is happiness? We all search for it, but the reality is life is hard and this illusion of being happy all the time is just that- an illusion. Instead of seeking this feeling of ‘happy’, practice...
View ArticleWhat We Eat And Drink Is Far More Powerful Than Any Pill
Remember when your grandparents would warn you, “Don’t eat too much cake because you might get a belly ache!” It was because they knew there was a direct relationship to you eating too much sugar and...
View ArticleTips On Juicing
A decade ago when you heard the word juicing images of a gaunt-like person dressed in earthy clothes and living off acai berries came to mind. A few years ago, the juice cleanse became the trend:...
View ArticleHow To Oil Pull
If you are looking to cleanse your teeth, skin, and body – this may just be for you. You may have heard the buzz surrounding oil pulling – an oral health practice that many believe detoxes the body and...
View ArticleTips To Create The Perfect Bath
Water or hydro therapy can be traced to about 4500 BC to the areas that are now Egypt, Iraq and Iran. Immersing the body in water is medically proven to be relaxing, therapeutic and a complement to a...
View ArticleWoman Of Style: Angela Pewitt Of AlektraRunwear
Warm weather is here, the outdoors are calling, and Mother’s Day is right around the corner. I cannot think of a cooler gift for an athletic mom than AlektraRunwear, a brand of running shorts and...
View ArticleThe Mean Green Smoothie
Remember when a smoothie meant a ‘fruit smoothie’ filled with bananas, strawberries, and sweet sugary mixes? Oh my how we have evolved in our thinking. As we’ve educated ourselves more about food and...
View ArticleHow To Cook With Edible Flowers
Cooking, flavoring, and garnishing with flowers has been traced back to Roman times as well as to the Chinese, Middle Eastern, and Indian cultures. Edible flowers were especially popular in the...
View ArticleWe Are Stewards Of This Earth
I was in our house when my daughter came in, “Mommy will you come outside with me?” I went outside where I found she had piled some sticks, flowers, leaves, and rocks. She asked me to sit down beside...
View ArticleBlood Orange Kale Salad
It’s blood orange season, combine that with kale and quinoa and you have the makings of one awesome, healthy salad. Find my recipe below and read these tips for using kale: 1. Do Not Cook – You do not...
View ArticleHow To Plant A Vegetable Garden
If you want to witness God’s beauty, it all begins in the dirt. We often speak of gardening as a ‘hobby’, but gardening isn’t simply a hobby, it is part of the human experience. It is essential to...
View ArticleSpaghetti Squash Veggie Bowl With Goat Cheese
My daughter loves eating spaghetti squash, probably because of the cool factor since with the touch of a fork the squash pulls off like noodles. We grow spaghetti squash, spinach, and tomatoes in the...
View Article5 Tips To Spring Clean Your Body
When we hear the term spring cleaning we think about our home and organizing or de-cluttering our material items. A far more important task though is spring cleaning our bodies and minds. In other...
View ArticleSalmon Cobb Salad Recipe
Think outside the bun this summer and enjoy food that doesn’t just taste good but makes you feel good. A great alternative to the typical hot dog fest is to serve fish or a lighter meat. With salmon...
View Article6 Foods To Save Your Skin From Sun Damage
“Just as an unhealthy diet can have a negative effect on your skin and health, a healthy diet high in antioxidant-rich foods can help protect your skin, even from the sun. Since antioxidants help...
View ArticleThe Alabama Oyster
“That’s what we call Butter Love,” says Lane Zirlott of Murder Point Oyster Company as he takes an oyster knife and severs the muscle of an oyster shell with a distinct purple stripe to reveal the...
View Article10 Easy Ways To Slow Down The Aging Process
Scientists now believe up to 40% of how we age is within our power to slow down. So what can we do to combat the aging process? Dr. Christopher Calapai, D.O. is an NYC Osteopathic Physician board...
View ArticleHealth Benefits Of Lavender
One of the highlights of our recent New Mexico travels was staying at Los Poblanos Lavender Farm and Inn. At this beautiful property visitors can actually partake in lavender harvesting, lavender...
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