Holiday
Seven Tips to Beat Back Inflammation During the Holidays: Anti-Inflammatory Diet Strategies You can use NOW
Well, the holidays are just around the corner once again, and many get worried about the damage this might do to their diets and their waistline. If this is you, I’m right there with you. Candy, cookies, cakes … the list of treats is endless. I’m certainly not immune to the temptations! The struggle is…
Read MoreIs it time to break up with your PSL?
Oh the PSL. A Fall favorite. If you automatically know what PSL is, I’m talking to you. Even if you don’t you should still listen up. Besides the very popular Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) that makes its grand entrance every Fall, there are many other flavored coffee drinks that tempt us this time of year.…
Read More‘Tis the Time for Mindful Eating: Danielle’s 5 Key Tips to Surviving the Holiday Food Deluge
Oh yeah, here they come again, the holidays! It’s funny because it is a time we all look forward to and yet there is still this dread …. the dread of weeks of overeating and the unavoidable weight gain. For many it’s quite predictable. In fact, the average American gains 7-10 pounds during the months…
Read MoreThe Artificial Coloring of our Holidays
It’s that time of year again! Colorful confections are hitting the store shelves, and likely your kids, like mine, are begging to purchase those colorful sugar bombs every time you walk into the store. It’s such a constant battle that I try every way possible not to take my little critters shopping with me. But…
Read MoreHoliday Stollen: A Tasty Tradition
I love this time of year when the doldrums of cold days and dark nights are broken up by some of our favorite holidays. Thanksgiving gets things started and soon enough Christmas is on its heels. The various holiday foods are definitely one of my favorite parts. It’s typically but once a year I lay…
Read MoreThe Horrors of Halloween Candy
It’s that time of year again that I’ve come to dread: Halloween. It’s not so much that I mind the ghoulish decorations or creepy costumes. It’s mostly the colorful wrapped confections that put me on edge. All month long, for 31 exhausting days, I’m bombarded by two normally very sweet little boys whose sole mission…
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