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I was never a coffee drinker. My natural state is very anxious. Managing my anxiety is a continual work-in-progress for me, and coffee only serves to intensify my anxiety. About a year and a half ago, at the the height of my sleep-deprivation, I started drinking caffeinated tea. It started out as a cup in…
Back in November, I mentioned that I would be making a big push toward a “whole foods” diet. It’s been going really well. At home, we eat about a 90% whole food diet. (Whole foods are foods that are unprocessed and unrefined, or processed and refined as little as possible, before being consumed. Whole foods…
This post is meant to be as much of a kick-in-the-pants to myself as it is to be helpful to anyone else. While I know that these are important, healthy habits — fact is that I’ve done a terrible job of maintaining them recently. I am definitely working on it. 1. Meditation. You don’t have…
I’ve been working to lose the fifty pounds that I gained during pregnancy. It’s been coming off pretty steadily but the last ten pounds seems to be sticking. It is likely because I am breastfeeding, and as such, eating like a horse that got loose in the grain bin. It’s a double-edged sword. I think…
Eating clean and green is not easy—don’t let anybody fool you!—but there are things that you can do to simplify. After we picked up our first CSA box, I went straight to work. Cleaning, peeling, and cutting oh my! I made it fun, put on my favourite playlist, and got moral support from my husband.…
Darwin’s ‘Survival of the Fittest’ theory is one of the most popular scientific theories out there. Most everyone who has watched the Discovery channel and/or has an education is familiar with it. However, there is also a common misconception about this theory. Most people equate it with strength. People think that the phrase ‘Survival of…
Act, and God will act. —Joan of Arc I believe in the power of prayer. I believe in the power of manifestation. I believe in the power of positive thinking. Not only do I believe in these things, but I know these things. I have prayed, and manifested, and practiced positive thinking. Through these things,…
“Imagine there is a fire beneath your heels, so lift them high and use your knees to pull your triceps in towards your chest. Now the flames are rising towards your butt, so lift that, too. Keep looking forward until your toes have no choice, nowhere to go, but up. Stack hips over shoulders, find…
It’s no secret that I love food, but what you may not know is that I also like to take pictures of it. As a part of my ongoing commitment to fitness, I’m sharing my favourite healthy culinary creations with ya’ll in a new Food Diary series. Bon appetit! August is for all kinds of…