As a mom, keeping your family healthy and happy should be your top priority. We talked about this briefly in How to Teach Kids Good Nutrition Habits. Childhood obesity is on the rise in America, and even children’s meals in restaurants are full of preservatives, fat, and unhealthy sugars. In our post, we talked about some things you can do to ensure that your kids are eating healthily and mindfully. One of these methods is by offering healthy options regularly, until they become a habit rather than a surprise. One healthy option that we’ll talk about today is a superfood that’s been growing in ..read more

Being a homeschool mom is one of the hardest jobs a mom can do.  It’s a thankless job, but at the same time so rewarding to see how you impact your child’s education. Here are 6 things that successful homeschool moms do, and do amazingly well.  I worked in corporate America for 10 years before I decided to stay home with my kids, and I will tell you being a stay at home mom is the hardest job in the world.  You never get a break, you rarely talk to adults, and you work your butt off with no recognition or reward.  Add to that deciding to homeschool our kids and I’m surpris ..read more

How to teach kids good nutrition habits. With childhood obesity on the rise in America, good nutrition is a key part of maintaining health in our youth.  Raise your hand if you have a picky eater (*raises hand).  And raise your hand if you don’t have a picky eater (*raises hand again).  I was blessed with a child who used to only eat 3 foods (key words being used to), and another child who eats whatever is put in front of him.  The difference: We gave my daughter a choice. One thing I’ve learned in my last almost 10 years as a parent is that we control what our children ea ..read more

Stretching after a workout is key to overall health and muscle building.  Here are 10 stretches to do after a workout. The majority of people don’t stretch after they exercise.  They think stretching before is important.  And while yes, dynamic warm ups, including some active stretching is important before exercise, stretching after can be even more important for muscle recovery.  (Make sure you check out my 10 minute dynamic warm up that I do.)  Why should you stretch after exercising? There are many reasons why stretching after a workout is important for your health ..read more

7 of the best natural ingredients to use as part of an anti-aging skin care routine. We all want to look youthful, am I right?  “I don’t have enough wrinkles,” said no one ever.  Especially women.  In fact, I’d say women make up 98% of the people who look for anti-aging products.  Society’s standards really have done a number on us as women, haven’t they?  Nevertheless, I personally don’t want to age any faster than I have to.  Luckily there are some wonderful, natural ingredients we can use to help us age gracefully.   Finding natural ingredients to us ..read more

Meditation apps for adults and kids: Meditating is a great way to help train your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts.  It can be used to reduce stress and increase focus and concentration.  Here are some of our favorite mediation apps for adults and kids. When you think of meditating, what’s the first thing that comes to mind?  My daughter would define meditation as “sleep, except way less fun.”  But when it comes to it, mediation actually helps her relax and shut her brain off before she goes to sleep.  For me, meditation brings about a sense of calm and relax ..read more

These keto-friendly almond flour cinnamon muffins will rival any bakery muffin. The muffins taste almost like cinnamon rolls with their cream cheese topping. These keto-friendly homemade cinnamon muffins are as good as those sold in a bakery. They’re moist, tender, and taste absolutely amazing! And they’re something like a cross between a buttery muffin and cinnamon roll. But what’s really great about them is they’re ready in less than half an hour with a couple of easy-to-find and low-carb ingredients. Perfect for a quick and simple breakfast snack! When it comes to keto muffin recipes, I fi ..read more

Sharing 100 simple nutrition tips that you can easily incorporate into your daily life without having to make drastic changes. Nutrition has become so complex over the last 10 years.  There are thousands of diets, exercise programs, and schools of thought for how best to eat.  It can be SO OVERWHELMING for someone who is just trying to be healthy. But let me be probably the hundredth person to tell you, it doesn’t have to be hard.  There are simple changes you can make in your daily life to slowly work toward healthier nutrition. Today I’m sharing 100 simple nutrition tips with ..read more

My favorite essential oil summer diffuser blends.  These essential oil diffuser blends will have your home smelling fresh and inviting without the toxic chemicals. “I just love summer, and sun, and all things hot.”  Name that movie.   But really, if someone were to ask me what words described summer for me, it would be fresh, clean, breezy, tropical, fresh flowers.  So many words evoke summer for me.  These summer diffuser blends will make your home smell all of those things. We should talk about artificial fragrances again.  Fragrance, or parfume, can be any one ..read more

7 toxic ingredients in your products.  Have you ever stopped to look at the ingredients in the products you bring into your home?  Unfortunately many of our everyday products are full of toxic ingredients.   Think about the soaps, lotions, makeup, deodorant, and cleaners you use daily.  Every day we come in contact with products that can either help or harm us.  Our skin is our largest organ. It is not a barrier, it is a carrier, and it absorbs approximately 60 percent of what we apply and come in contact with. Once absorbed, it enters our bloodstream and is dist ..read more