It’s here!! The most wonderful time of the year. It starts with Pumpkin Spice everything, Halloween candy and chocolate, chili cook-offs, S’mores and more! Then we move on to turkey and cranberry everything – sandwiches, salads, hors d’oeuvres – homemade pumpkin pie, apple pie, gingerbread houses, and cookies. Next comes peppermint mochas, hot chocolate bars, cookies with Santa, Christmas cookie exchanges and holiday cocktails. Wrapping up the season, we have New Year parties and celebrations with a variety of yummy foods and drinks! Furthermore, we have all the end-of-year parties – school pa ..read more

You are struggling to get the physical health and wellness results you hope for. You’ve tried everything; fitness class, dance, yoga, gym memberships, read books, listened to speakers, eating low-fat, or low-carb, or high fat or high protein, gluten-free, or pre-packaged foods, or no foods!  You’ve popped pills, purchased prescriptions, placed patches, poured potions, and purchased programs!  You’ve supplemented, sauna’ed, steamed, swam, and sweat. Yet here you are, still searching and still struggling.  Nothing seems to work and you’re more frustrated, burnt out, and dishearte ..read more

It’s the most wonderful time of year – back-to-school season!! I am a self-proclaimed back-to-school nerd! I love everything about back-to-school season and especially the school supplies list. The smell of new books and notebooks makes me smile. The thrill of having a pack of freshly sharpened pencils, a beautifully stocked new pencil case with pens, pencils, colored pencils, highlighters, erasers is something I always look forward to. Nothing makes me happier than a brand-new agenda book – those beautiful empty pages just waiting for me to fill them with due dates, assignments, to-do lists a ..read more

Men’s Health June is Men’s Health Month, so I hope to increase awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. Research and studies continue to show a significant difference when it comes to the health of men compared to women. While these differences are often associated with certain behaviors, it also helps pinpoint major issues that need to be addressed. Let’s take a minute to look at some facts: According to the CDC, the average lifespan for men is about five years less than women, and over the years there has been a grad ..read more

Celebrating Womanhood by Stephanie Wolfe Women, my favorite topic!  Today I celebrate the glory of womanhood.  I love being a woman!  I love our curves, our clothes, and our common sense (sorry guys, but you know it’s true, just watch America’s Funniest Videos)!  I love that I love rom-coms and romance novels, flowers, and first kisses!  I love being married to the man of my dreams, and still feeling chosen, loved, and desired by my husband of 48 years. I love that we can grow a human being in our womb and feed it for months with our own body!  Nothing in this lif ..read more

Flossie FITNESS: Exercise the Old Fashion Way By Stephanie Wolfe, NBC-HWC Exercise is an activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness.  Words like Workout, Fitness, Strength Training, Weightlifting, and Running sometimes make me cringe.  Don’t get me wrong, I have my workout room and I am down there about 60 minutes a day in an effort to maintain my 61-year-old “American’s Next Top Model” body (not)! But I can’t help but think about my parents, and my grandparents, especially Grandma Flossie, think of what we call fitness.  What would ..read more

Ingredients: • Ground Turkey (or Chicken Breast chunks, Ground Bison) • Toppings – Onion, Celery, Red Bell Peppers, Org. Mushrooms, Roma Tomatoes or tomatillos, Broccoli, etc. • Org. Pizza Sauce (or homemade) • Org. Mozzarella cheese • Spelt Tortilla or Flat Out! Wraps Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees 2. Place Spelt Tortilla or Whole Grain Flat Out! (without toppings) on cookie sheet or pizza pan in preheated oven for 3-5 minutes per side. 3. Bring it out and let it cool for a minute or two. 4. Optional: Sauté onions on low heat in olive oil until clear, then add, red bell pepper, ce ..read more

Here’s another way to get some great salmon into you or your children’s diet. It is yummy, healthy goodness for your taste buds and your body fuel! Ingredients: 2 Tbs. Honey Mustard 2 Tbs. Plain Yogurt 1 6oz. Can 365 Everyday Value Alaskan Wild Salmon 1 red bell pepper chopped 1 stalk celery, chopped ¼ cup red onion, chopped ½ green apple, diced (optional) 2 Tbs. Slivered Almonds Directions: In a large bowl, whisk together honey mustard and yogurt. Add salmon, pepper, celery, onion, apple, and almonds, stir gently until combined. Serve on top of Woven Crackers (365 Whole Foods brand) or a Rudi ..read more

Nutty-Apple-Citrus-Cinnamon makes 4 cups 2 large Red apple, organic 2 large Granny Smith apple, organic 2 medium oranges, organic 2 large lemons, juiced 3/4 tsp cinnamon (add more if you’d like) 1 Tbsp organic real maple syrup (or less – to taste) 2-3 tsp cold pressed flax oil, organic / unfiltered 1/2 – 3/4 cup raw walnuts, organic 3 Tbsp raisins (optional) optional additions: * a dash or cayenne for a spicy accent * a chopped avocado for even more healthy fats (but only add it per serving) * add quinoa for more protein * add diced celery * some more chopped seasonal fruit like persimmon, pom ..read more

1.5 hours INGREDIENTS: 1 cup cooked organic brown rice 3 Red Bell Peppers cut in half lengthwise and cleaned out 1 lb. Ground Turkey, Bison, or Grass-fed Ground Beef, (beans can be substituted for meats) 2-3 tbs. organic extra virgin olive oil Diced onions, celery, mushrooms, broccoli (whatever veggies you like) 8 oz. can org. Tomato Sauce 2 cloves fresh garlic salt and pepper to taste 1. Cook brown rice (45 min.) or Quinoa works well too if you have less time (10 minutes) 2. Cut red bell peppers in half and clean peppers. 3. Bring large pot of water to a boil. 4. Place clean, halved red bell ..read more