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.

How to Deal with Stress in Life

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Stress plays a huge role in everyone’s life. No matter who you are or how organized and prepared you are, you cannot avoid it. From kids and careers to homes and family, the opportunity for stress pops up everywhere! That’s why it’s important to have some healthy go-to tools and tricks to help us deal with stress on a regular basis. Because while we can’t eliminate stress, we can manage it. With the right responses, we can handle it in a way that leaves us less frazzled and more calm, and potentially prevent some of it from occurring at all. Why it’s important to find effective ways to deal with stress in life With so many potential stress inducing moments, … More…

How to Have Healthier Thanksgiving Desserts

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The holiday season is quickly approaching and one thing on most people’s mind is how they’ll avoid gaining weight and avoid all those tempting treats. The holidays are notoriously dangerous for any health initiative and can break many people’s resolve to eat healthier. Thanksgiving, with its emphasis on food is the worst! But there is a way to enjoy Thanksgiving meals, and this includes desserts! I previously wrote about how to create a healthier Thanksgiving overall, but you can also absolutely make the dessert part of Thanksgiving even healthier with just a few simple adjustments. You won’t feel like you’re sacrificing your health or missing out on the tasty goodness! How to Make Thanksgiving Desserts a Healthier Choice A few … More…

Why a 5k is the Best Way to be Active as a Family

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There are two things that I am constantly trying to do more of. One is finding ways to be more active that don’t suck. The other is finding fun things to do as a family that don’t cost an arm and a leg, like our movie nights. My favorite combined way to complete both of these, and help us be active as a family is to participate in a local 5k race! There are tons of ways to be active as a family, but participating in a 5k is my favorite for lots of reasons. We try to do at least one every year. This August, we’re participating in the Hank Aaron State Trail 5k in Milwaukee. We’ve done this … More…

Can Gut Connection from Country Life Improve Your Gut Health?

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I’ve been tired lately. As a fellow mom, I’m sure that comes as no surprise to you and you are nodding your head in agreement. Seriously, can he sleep past 5 am just once? Working full-time, being a mom and wife, caring for a home, and running a blog is pretty draining. So when I had the opportunity to review a new prebiotic supplement designed to improve gut health, I was in. And now I get to share all about Gut Connection from Country Life with you! Let me start by saying that I received this product for free from Moms Meet (a really cool moms sampling group you should check out) to use and post my honest opinions. Compensation … More…

A Natural Alternative Supplement for Allergies: My Experience with Zyrtec

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Allergies have been a prominent part of my life for over 10 years. Taking medications that aren’t designed to be taken long term, especially for something non-life threatening, isn’t something I’m happy to do. I prefer to deal with illness and healing as naturally as possible. After a bad experience with Zyrtec after taking both it and Sudafed daily for years, I decided to turn to a more natural alternative. I ended up finding D-HIST, an amazing natural alternative supplement that manages my terrible allergy symptoms even better than Zyrtec. (This post contains affiliate links. This means that I’ll earn a small commission from any purchases made through these links at no additional cost to you!) Please note that I am NOT … More…

How to be healthier: What’s Holding You Back?

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This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one of these links I receive a small commission, at no additional cost to you! Honesty time; I have always struggled with what it meant to be healthy. It was never that I just wanted to be skinny -though I have always struggled with my weight. It was never just about appearance for me, personally. I always felt this pull to figure out how to be healthier in general. I want to feel good, be comfortable and confident, and be strong, but I quickly found that learning how to be healthier was super tricky. Even just figuring out what it means to “be healthy” can be tough! Over the … More…

An easy, healthy sweet treat kids will absolutely love!

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Summertime treats are a big hit in our house. To be honest, it doesn’t even have to be summer. Ice cream, popsicles, lemonade. You name it, we love it. What I don’t love is how sugary and unhealthy all of those treats are. Even the “healthy” versions are loaded with junk, and I don’t feel good giving them to my son on a regular basis. When my son recently discovered popsicles and began to constantly ask for them, I knew I had to find a simple, healthy alternative to the ones we bought at the store. So I decided to start making smoothie popsicles. They are the healthy sweet treat I had been looking for. He loves them and I … More…