Health & Wellness

We are nothing without good health! A healthy body and mind allow us to live with passion, reach our goals, and enjoy life to the fullest. But sometimes it can be a struggle to prioritize our health. As moms, we’re often more concerned with the health of those around us and need a little help to keep ourselves at our best.

10 Simple Tips to Keep your Family Healthy this Cold & Flu season

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In the Midwest, cold and flu season is 16 months long. No, wait, that can’t be right. In all seriousness, it is about 7 months long, lasting from October through April. If it can snow, you still might get sick. Needless to say, I’ve been searching for and testing ways to stay healthy for my entire life. That only increased when I became a mother. Because I do not have time, nor the ability, to be sick every month for more than half the year. With the new COVID-19 coronavirus illness spreading this year, I know finding ways stay healthy is at the top of everyone’s mind even more than usual right now. While we can’t be completely fool proof, … More…

Struggling to stop a bad habit? You might be making this mistake.

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I can’t eat a few bites of ice cream and be done. I’ll also never be the person to take a handful of chips and be satisfied. But it’s not because I have no willpower. It’s because I’ve made the mistake of assuming I can stop a bad habit through sheer force of will and nothing more. I now realize I need to take into account a specific quality of my personality. Who eats four potato chips? When I was in college, I lived with a group of friends. The first time I saw one of them, a tiny, petite girl, take a bag of chips to the living room and then proceed to eat four chips and return the … More…

The Best Simple Plant-Based Pancakes

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When we first decided to embark on a plant-based lifestyle, it was a little overwhelming. One of the hardest parts was finding alternative ways to eat the foods we no longer could and knew we would miss. As a lover of pancakes, finding a recipe for simple plant-based pancakes was one of the first things I wanted to tackle. I ended up having a great recipe that I was able to modify into a plant-based, vegan version that works so well! Why find a new recipe when you can modify an old one? I hate having to test a ton of new recipes to find a new favorite. It is time consuming and if they don’t work out, you’re stuck … More…

5 Small Changes You Can Make to Create Healthier Eating Habits

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If you’re trying to create healthier eating habits, I know how hard it can feel. What if I told you that it didn’t have to be so difficult? It seems sometimes like there is so much stacked against us! Lack of time makes it easy to stop for fast food. Lack of money has us buying the terrible, but really easy and cheap, packaged meals. These are all very real issues that have so many parents falling into unhealthy eating habits. But you really can start to create healthier eating habits by changing just a few small things! Best of all they are all completely doable on minimal budgets and time. Create healthier eating habits with these 5 changes. 1. … More…

Starting a Plant-Based Diet Can be Simple!

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When my family was first starting a plant-based diet, I was a little nervous. I mean, how do you feed your family on just plants? But my husband and I believed it would improve our health, and it has. So we continue. Having lived my entire life in the Midwest, I knew I’d have to relearn everything about how to prepare meals. I was a vegetarian for years when I was younger but removing all dairy and eggs is not something I ever imagined I’d do. I remember thinking in the past that being vegan (before plant-based was a thing) sounded both crazy and super difficult! We’ve been plant-based for over two years now. I can tell you it’s not … More…

My Top 5 Reasons to Try Yoga TODAY!

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I do not love to exercise. It’s gotta be one of my absolute least favorite things on the entire planet. So whenever possible, I try to incorporate more movement into my day. Sometimes, most times actually, that’s just not enough. Then I turn to forms of exercise that don’t really feel like exercise; IE, I don’t feel like I’m dying in the process. That’s why I love yoga! And with so many reasons to try yoga, I think it might become your new favorite exercise, too. Practicing yoga is great for both the body and mind. It doesn’t have to be super hard as there are varying levels so that you can work your way up in difficulty. And as … More…

3 Healthy Habits to Adopt that Make a Big Difference!

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Transitioning to a healthier lifestyle is really hard. Replacing old, unhealthy habits with new, healthy habits takes a lot of effort. We’re so used to our old ways! Even harder sometimes is to add new habits into an already established routine. Despite the difficulty however, it’s totally worth it. Adding or changing even just a few habits can have an enormous impact on your health and wellness. Here are 3 healthy habits I’ve incorporated into my life over the past few years that can greatly impact your health and wellness. 3 Healthy Habits that Make a Big Difference! Habit 1: Walking I hate exercise. Absolutely hate it. Once, about 5 years ago, I decided I was going to try running. … More…