Category: Fresh Ideas

These ideas are based on my personal opinions with regards to my current knowledge base of health. No study is going to tell your body what it needs. Only you can determine that and that’s what this is all about.

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7 Tips To Snack Mindfully

The reason I want to talk about snacking mindfully is because it can be something that hurts progress with weight loss or other health goals. It’s sometimes hard to keep track of snacking. I often hear of people confused when they eat healthy lunches and dinners…

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Foods You Think Are Unhealthy, But Are Actually Healthy

Many people decide a food is unhealthy because they heard something about it or it has one thing that they think is bad, and then it made the bad list. Generally, foods can be less healthy because they are prepared in a different way but they…

The Easiest Way To Stick To New Habits

Tired of Failing? Everybody wants to have a quick path to health. Unfortunately, that’s not how it works so you may be in the wrong place if you want that. If you want true lasting health changes, they take time and you must be patient. Starting…

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How To Love Vegetables

Trouble eating vegetables is a common thing among most people, and I’m not referring to just kids. While it’s easy to hide them, it’s also good to get to know them. We all already know how healthy vegetables are. They have nutrients our body needs, especially…

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Change Your Exercise Expectations

Do you have trouble sticking to an exercise routine? It may be because you think it should be a certain way. Every movement counts toward the bigger goal. Give yourself credit for that. Exercise does not fit in a specific box of “This is how you…

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Healthy Pasta Alternatives

Who doesn’t love pasta? Most people feel some sort of comfort from consuming noodles for some reason. Unfortunately, most pasta comes with a bunch of calories and not much nutrition to go with those calories. Right away, allow me to mention that I am not telling…

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Kids Need Real Food

Parents and guardians, it’s up to you. We all want the best for our kids. We have these little humans that depend on us to give them what they need to develop and grow into a healthy human being. If you are concerned for your child’s…

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Put Down That Soda.

If you could do one thing right now to improve your health, mood, everything you ever dreamed of having, stop drinking soda. I’m talking about diet soda too. When discussing sugar, I’m talking about heavy use here, not a once a while dessert. I think we…

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Hidden Veggie Smoothies

Lately I’ve been making a smoothie for breakfast. It’s quick, easy, healthy, affordable. Healthy smoothie ingredients include many things you might not normally eat and it’s so easy to do.  Smoothie ingredients seem to be more fruits and milk. People think they are being healthy by…

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How (Not) To Stay Healthy During The Holidays

  I keep seeing articles about How To Stay Healthy For The Holidays and they’re all the same. We are supposed to be healthy all the time. Every single day. That’s fair and probably a good thing, but we also cannot be if we want to.…