Diet may be in the forefront of your New Year intentions, however that doesn’t have to mean doing it alone. In fact research shows that family mealtime transformations have great benefits for everyone and it’s not as difficult as you may think to get started, not to mention the ease of cooking only “1” meal! Cooking at home while transitioning to whole foods is a great way to start, giving clarity and focus while naturally helping to reduce unwanted pounds.
Let’s talk about one surprising exercise we can do each day that can help us with those weight-loss goals, gratitude! Yes, you heard right. The New Year brings a sense of renewal, with fresh intentions and goals. These can range from the most popular, weight loss, to being more organized, career goals, increasing exercise, and more. Whatever your personal intentions may be for the New Year, starting with gratitude can pave the way for success. So how can it affect weight-loss?
The shopping is done, presents are wrapped, and it’s time to relax and enjoy a little “me” time! If you’d like a simple, inexpensive way to do this without ever leaving your home, grab some of your favorite candles, slip into your robe, and create your very own personal mini spa…
All you need are some nicely scented candles, bath salts, baking soda, lavender oil, some relaxing music and a nice soft towel and robe. Dim the lights, light some candles in the bathroom, and fill the bathtub with very warm water (as warm as you can stand it) and follow the quick recipe below:
With just two weeks until Christmas and only one week to the start of Hanukkah, it’s a time when holiday joy can quickly turn to holiday overwhelm! Each year it feels like there is less time and more “to do’s” on the list to prepare for the holidays. If you have little ones in the home, they can quickly feed off our mood, coupled with “on the go” meals when there is little time to cook, creating short tempers, lack of focus, along with a little anxiousness.
So how do you fit it all in, keep everyone balanced, and still enjoy holiday favorites?
It’s all about creating balance and planning now for some simple things to incorporate into your daily/weekly routine that can help alleviate some of the stress, and put you on your way to actually enjoying the holidays!
Here are steps that can help:
About this time of the holiday season it’s probably safe to say most of us don’t want to think about leftovers, but what about the bones? Yes, the bones from the turkey, chicken, and even a grass-fed beef bone from a roast or steak. These bones can make a delicious broth or base for other soups that can be one of the most healing things you can do for you body.
Growing up we affectionately referred to this as “grandma’s soup”. Every holiday my grandmother would arrive with her large glass jars filled with a delicious bone broth and tiny egg noodles, and we gobbled it up as if it were the main meal. What we didn’t know was that this cherished family tradition may have been one of the healthiest parts of the meal! It actually has healing benefits for countless health conditions. Here are just a few of the many benefits.
Thanksgiving is a time for old family traditions and for making new ones. We all have that one special side dish that makes the meal and for me it was Cranberry Sauce at Thanksgiving. While I always looked forward to gathering with family and friends to enjoy a wonderful turkey dinner and delicious homemade pies, it was the cranberry sauce with it’s sweet, tart fruity flavor that seemed to pull it all together.
So how do we choose between the convenient canned version and the fresh?
