In my recent post, Finding Balance with Diet, Nutrition, and Happiness, I discussed the burden that eating “right” sometimes puts on us. Food often becomes an obsession and creates stress and anxiety in our lives. Food is a necessary part of life, but stress is not. Stress leads to illness and disease and we should all strive to reduce and eliminate as… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Health & Wellness
Finding Balance with Diet, Nutrition, and Happiness
This post has been a long time in the making. I have wanted to write about this topic for awhile, because the more people I talk to, the more I realize that this is a serious problem for a lot of people. How do you find balance between eating “right” and living well? I use… Continue Reading
Homemade Yoga Mat Cleaner Recipe
As you well know, I love yoga and have found my passion for it this year. It has become an integral part of my life and I am thankful to have bonded with the practice the way I have. I am starting to see the results of dedicated practice and it is not something that will come… Continue Reading
Why I Love Yoga – Part 2 – The Health Benefits of Yoga
In part 1 of this series, I discussed some of the reasons why I love yoga and why I think yoga is for everyone. In addition to those reasons, I also love the health benefits that come with regular practice. The Benefits of Practicing Yoga I normally don’t really like the WebMD website, but when I came… Continue Reading
Why I Love Yoga – Part 1 – Is Yoga For Me?
I have been wanting to write about yoga for some time now. It has become such an important part of my life that I just feel the need to share my experiences. So, even though it’s not food-based, I’m still going to write about it because I feel that it is an important part of feeding my body and soul. I… Continue Reading
What Does 2011 Mean To You?
First, I want to take a moment to thank my family, my friends (both new and old), and my readers for their continuous support this year. I have been wanting to start a blog for a long time, but I never felt like I had the time or the guts to do it. But, with the support… Continue Reading
Making Time for Exercise
Making time for exercise is one thing that I struggle with almost daily and I know I’m not alone. Sometimes my schedule is so busy, or the day at work has been so exhausting, that the last thing I want to do is exercise, even though, 99% of the time, I know it will make… Continue Reading
Simple Body Scrub
This is one of my favorite things to make. I always have a jar of it in my shower and use it almost daily. The recipe is so simple and only takes a couple minutes to whip up. You can easily double, triple, etc., this recipe, but I like to make small batches so is… Continue Reading
JASON’s Vitamin E Oil
I don’t have many products that I absolutely can’t live without, but this is one of them – JASON All-Natural Vitamin E Oil 5,000 I.U. This oil works wonders on my poor, dry, Colorado skin. It’s a blend of Sunflower Oil, Rice Bran Oil, Almond Oil, Apricot Oil, Avocado Oil, Wheat Germ Oil, and Vitamin E. It soaks into… Continue Reading
