Category: Health
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Getting Your Body Ready
Last week I told you guys the month of May is National Pregnancy Awareness Month. Since I am fully aware that I am NOT in fact pregnant. I thought I would dust off some Sprouting Wellness tips and talk about getting pregnant. It’s funny, as women we tend to spend the majority of our early […]
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Pregnancy Awareness Month
You guys know I’m a Doula, right? You know prior to Live. Breathe. Grow. I used to work directly with women. Women wanting to get healthy for baby making, women with buns in the oven, and postpartum mommies wanting to get back into shape. I taught natural family planning and fertility awareness in my Fertility […]
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Glamorous Hydration
There’s no ifs, ands or buts about it…you need to drink water to stay fit and healthy. It’s estimated that up to 70% of our body is made up of water! Our blood is mostly water and our muscles and brains contain lots of water. We need water to assimilate vitamins and nutrients into our […]
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Jersey Peaches and Eco-Skin Care
I feel a little bad about ripping on Jersey’s lack of peaks in my Touching the Button post so I decided to give Jersey a little credit where it’s due. I am after all, a Jersey Girl(right now). One of the most amazing things about living in the Garden State is the bountiful produce to […]
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IMperfect(ions)
One of my greatest challenges as a yoga instructor is my personal practice. Sounds silly. When I was teaching, I taught 5 yoga classes a week. You would think a personal practice should be a piece of cake, right? Wrong. oh so very wrong. One of the biggest reasons I scaled-back on teaching was the […]
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Rebel Race Confessions
It’s the morning after, and I’m not feeling too bad. I have a few scrapes and bruises and my triceps are a little sore but I made it through Rebel Race! It actually wan’t as bad as I thought it would be. The hardest part wasn’t the mud (because there was very little mud to […]
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Touching the Button
I “hike” 3-4 times a week with Stella. We usually wander through Hartsorne Woods or Huber Woods. It’s nice to be on the trails in the woods, meandering up and down little hills, watching the chipmunks scamper around. H&H Woods are both within 4 miles of our home, making them extra convenient. I’ll be honest […]
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It’s the FINAL Countdown
The count down is over, Rebel Race is here. I am totally intimidated and totally under-trained! For the readers that aren’t sure what I’m talking about, Rebel Race is a mud-endurance-obstacle race. It’s a little like a mini-Tough Mudder. Tough Mudder is on my 40 before 40 list and I have never officially taken steps […]
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Greening your Smoothies
Greens are everywhere – power greens, supergreens, fresh greens, wheatgrass shots …but what are you supposed to do with them? Greens can be a little bit overwhelming when you’re first trying to incorporate them into your diet. People always ask me how to add them and what to do to make them taste good. The […]
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Food Updates and the Processed Vegan Trap
So it’s day 4 of our own little vegan challenge and and I must say that I am insanely proud of the Hubs. He’s still going strong and even starting to get excited about vegan cooking. The Hubs loves to cook and he loves to cook meat so it’s pretty amazing that vegan cooking is […]
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