Wellness
For Father’s Day…A Shoutout to the Dads
Some of my earliest memories of my father include riding around the living room on his back while he pretended to be a horse, letting me touch his scratchy weekend beard, telling me silly jokes and teaching me how to play cards. I remember sitting under the kitchen table early in the morning with one…
Read MoreThe Ryan Walsh Traumatic Brain Injury Fund in Memory of our Youngest Brother
Our silent auction to benefit the Ryan Walsh Traumatic Brain Injury Fund is live now through noon EST on 12/6/2017! That is the one year anniversary of losing Ryan. We want to celebrate his life with this auction which helps raise funds for TBI research. https://one.bidpal.net/ryanwalsh/browse/all(details:item/14) If you want to start your holiday shopping with some amazing items while also…
Read MoreThe Simple Practice of Daily Meditation
Many of us have heard about the pros of daily mediation…much research and discussion is still to be done on this subject…but more and more it seems that there is a positive correlation between a daily meditation practice and improved mood, health, and an actual change in brain chemistry so that these benefits can become…
Read MorePut Your Stress Down Before It Gets Too Heavy to Carry…And Laugh Often <3
The article below was sent to me in an email from a good friend who thought that I would enjoy it…and she was right!! Stress can weigh us down…in fact it DOES weight us down. We need to develop different strategies for putting it down periodically, in the evening or whenever we can. If you…
Read MoreHealthy Eating: Breakfast 101
For more ideas for nutrition, exercise, and healthy family living, check in with www.wellnessnow.guru (“Our Blog”) ! Have a wonderful start to spring! Kids Need Their Morning Meal While adults need to eat breakfast each day to perform their best, kids need it even more. Their growing bodies and developing brains rely heavily on the regular intake…
Read MoreBasic Meal Plan for Healthy Eating…with a few ideas for Kids who Won’t Eat Veggies!
Breakfast Whole grain cereal with milk and a banana Whole grain toast with natural peanut butter or soy butter Yogurt with fruit or granola Apple and string cheese Lunch Sandwich with whole grain bread and lean meat or tuna Apples and carrots with hummus or yogurt dip Yogurt with fruit or granola Low fat string…
Read MoreWanting What You Already Have Can Lead to Better Health
I was cleaning out some boxes and drawers this weekend, and I came across this card that one of my sons had given me for my birthday a few years ago. It was so sweet that I thought I would post it here. “Today is my mom’s birthday. I hope she likes this because I…
Read MoreLosing and Gaining Weight…it is not as simple as calories in/calories out
Guest article by Dr. Martha Arden, part of the “Strong Mamas Fit Families” Team. When I heard that the New England Journal of Medicine published a special article several weeks ago entitled “Myths, Presumptions, and Facts about Obesity,” I rushed to my hospital library’s website to download the article. I’ve often wondered about many of…
Read MoreTaking Out the Trash on a Cellular Level (aka Exercise!!)
In a recent New York Times Health article, it states, “When ticking off the benefits of physical activity, few of us would include intracellular housecleaning. But a new study suggests that the ability of exercise to speed the removal of garbage from inside our body’s cells may be one of its most valuable, if least…
Read MoreA Place to Begin: First Step is to Change Your Mind for Peace of Mind
Sometimes the best laid plans of mice and men get completely thrown off track! All sorts of things can happen in life to derail us from our stated goals…death of a loved one, job loss, and divorce top the stressers list in nearly all surveys. There are some instances when it is most appropriate to…
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