Toxic Free Living And Natural Alternatives for Life
If you want the best chance at the longest life possible one area you must pay attention to is your weight. Losing weight is not easy. It is also not impossible. I am not body shaming anyone with pounds to lose. I am a body with pounds to lose. Let me explain one more thing, …
Habit #31 Maintain a healthy weight for longer life and better healthRead More
This post is lovingly contributed by my eight-year-old daughter Shawna who is the best cat keeper I know. If you have a cat or a dog that’s good. Cats are funny, playful and cuddly and dogs are playful funny and have a lot of energy. But you should get them young; if you get them …
Habit #30 Pets improve your life so adopt one or twoRead More
Have you ever wanted to learn archery? Maybe you’ve always wanted to learn the latin dances? Ever thought about boosting your kitchen skills or learning to make pottery? Whatever strikes your fancy, consider signing up for a few lessons or classes by yourself or with a few of your closest friends to learn something new together. …
Habit #29 Start a bucket list and learn something newRead More
If you improve your bathroom routine you can count on better health. Before you get grossed out and dismiss this concept, give me a chance to make three points to try to convince you that this habit can make a difference in your overall health. Overall, as a society, Americans are very reluctant to discuss …
Habit #28 Improve your bathroom routines for better healthRead More
Today let’s learn how to enjoy fermented foods. We talked about gut health in a couple of our previous habits during this series. Your gut is vital to your health and well-being. Some call the gut your “second brain” as it produces more of the neurotransmitter serotonin, which has an enormous impact on your mood. The idea …
Habit #27 Learn to enjoy fermented foods and consume regularlyRead More
Who should get the toxic chemicals out of their homes? Everyone. In particular, if you are trying to conceive or if you have young children, it is especially important, but the bottom line is these toxic chemicals are bad for everyone. So… For the love of all things clean, stop wasting your hard earned money …
Habit #24 Stop wasting money on toxic chemicals to clean your homeRead More
I can’t believe we are already on day 23 in establishing our healthy habits! If you are just finding my series, you can sign up to receive them all here or find the list of links here. Like many health-conscious people, I can still recall the turning point in my life when I started eating healthy. …
How do I find a way to eat berries? By the handful! I love berries. Next to lemons, berries are my all time favorite fruit. When I was very young, I remember my grandma having strawberry plants in her garden which produced tiny yet incredibly sweet strawberries. Down by the pond, there were blackberry bushes where we …
This is the third week of building healthier habits and I am proud of you for sticking with me through the #31habits series! Even if you only implement a few of the habits you will be doing good! Flossing is today’s habit! So, let’s talk about your teeth. I know you probably brush your teeth …
Habit #21 Surprise! Flossing is as important as brushing, so start today!Read More
I am working diligently on Habit #18 because it is true your words DO have power, and we must proceed with caution to avoid damaging others as well as ourselves. Most of us, myself included, often forget how powerful words are. During a particularly challenging time in my life, a blogger friend Jami told me …
Habit #18 Your words have power, proceed with cautionRead More
Chicken soup for the soul? Grandma never steered us wrong when she poured all that chicken soup in us over the years. Now let’s make grandma proud with Habit #17 of our #31 Habits Series. This habit will be a little bit more involved than the other habits we have talked about so far. Don’t …
Habit #17 Add a cup of collagen rich bone broth dailyRead More
Probiotics and Prebiotics This habit is going to build on our other healthy eating habits we are starting to establish. If you just now found the #31 habits to make or break series, simply go here to sign up to receive the entire program. Let’s start with prebiotics since they’re the less popular of the two. …
Habit #16 add probiotics and prebiotics for a healthy gutRead More
Why do we need to tweak and improve our posture? Have you ever looked at a picture of yourself and wished you had better posture? Have you ever had back pain?? Even if you haven’t there are plenty of reasons to improve your posture. One is that standing without slumping boosts your self esteem. Now …
I recently read that the average American spends five hours per day watching television. How is that even possible? Television can be a great tool for education or sharing information but it can also be a huge stumbling block. Tv can spread misinformation and hinder education as well. Watching Tv has an effect on the …
Habit #14 Replace television with reading on occasionRead More
Ready to break a bad habit? I know I am. Here we are almost halfway through this series and we are making so much progress! Today we are going to break a very bad habit. I know many of you are guilty of this habit and so I want to set you free from a …
Today’s habit is one that will take practice. Are you ready for Habit #12? Let’s learn how to forgive people even if they don’t “deserve” it. The word forgive is defined as a verb meaning “to stop feeling angry or resentful toward (someone) for an offense, flaw, or mistake or to cancel a debt.” Wow. That’s …
Habit #12 Forgive people even if they don’t “deserve” itRead More
There are certain things that trigger a turning point in our journey through life where the need for better self care becomes much more intense. For example, a health crisis, the death of a loved one, a divorce or children leaving home. Don’t wait until a melt-down to begin taking care of yourself. Think of …
Unless you are already in peak health condition, you need to eat a good breakfast with high quality protein. Those in peak condition might try intermittent fasting, for the rest of us eating breakfast with a good source of quality protein can help us keep our blood sugar levels balanced. Compared to breakfast-skippers, children and …
Habit #9 Rethink the most important meal of the dayRead More
