Believe it or not, your gut has a direct connection to your brain, immune system, and why nurturing it through the right foods is key. Picture your gut as a bustling city, teeming with life and activity, complete with winding roads and bustling neighborhoods. It stretches for miles, with its centerpiece being the intestines, […]
My husband and I just got back from a 5-day getaway in Tucson, AZ to “get away” from the cold. While some of the days away out west were actually colder than in the Northeast, we loved our visit. Tucson is such a beautiful area rife with cactus-filled National Parks and monuments. We drove […]
Please click on image to watch video Maybe you have some negative emotion you can’t shake after a breakup in a relationship, or perhaps you have a limiting belief that you are “not meant” to get to the weight you want because weight gain “runs in your family,” or maybe traveling by plane keeps […]
Nine-year-old Josh Zuchowski and his swimming opponent Reese Branzell, 10, had built up quite a rivalry over the years. The two Floridians were often in the top ten nationally for their age group. Josh was looking forward to facing Reese in the Santa Claus invitational swim meet. But when he found out his competitor had […]
Mike and I celebrated our 31st wedding anniversary last night. It was certainly not as momentous as renewing our vows last year at Delicate Arch in Utah (yes, that’s our family cheering at the base!), but it was something we will never forget. We were meeting our daughters, Rachel and Jennifer at […]
“I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.” “Many of life’s failures are experienced by people who did not realize how […]
Habits. We all have them. In fact, we probably engage in dozens, if not more, of our habits before we even get dressed in the morning! Habits can be anything from brushing your teeth first thing in the morning to the way you put on your pants or the way you apply make-up. […]
Words matter. Especially when it comes to your health. Yes, words. You see, we speak to ourselves all day and every day, and our bodies listen to us. Some of us speak to ourselves out loud (as I’ve been known to do from time to time…) but mostly we speak silently to ourselves. […]
I had a bad week last week. I was very disappointed with some news from a family member (not health-wise thankfully!) and then a few other things I was working on seemed to go down the wrong path. So, honestly, I felt down in the dumps. And even while usually staying at my happy […]
We hear in the news often how a family of a victim forgave the offender. To some, it seems unfathomable, but what’s important is to dig deep to define what forgiveness really is and who it is for. Forgiveness is not letting people off the hook for what they did and certainly not giving […]
