Your Happy Healthy Starts Here

Successful eating and exercise begins with what you like to eat, and how you like to exercise.  You will be more consistent with eating the healthier foods you enjoy, rather than force feeding yourself foods that you dislike  So, for example, if you like carrots and asparagus, look for recipes that feature them, instead of say brussels…

Running the Race With Friends

Running a race is more than physical ability; it includes mental focus and stamina which may be just as important, or even more crucial to success. Increase your level of accomplishment and do it with friends.  As my official 5th/3rd race runner and former PCV (Peace Corp Volunteer) Rick says, “You get all caught up in the…

Spring Cleaning the Negativity – The Weeding Process

Negativity is something to avoid for our overall health because it affects us mentally, emotionally, and physically.  Starting with a simple positive thought can be a good start with treating our overall health from the inside out. Getting rid of negativity can be highly beneficial. Whether we battle negative self-talk, a negative outlook, or just encounter a…

More Thanksgiving Traditions

More holiday tradition ideas from Family Works. The benefits abound when you reach out, both externally and internally.  Read here how your health will benefit from giving. During Thanksgiving week my mom and dad would box up items for a Thanksgiving meal (turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, bread, etc). As a family, we would deliver…

Practical Ideas for Building Season Traditions

Being healthy goes beyond what we eat, drink; or the exercise we get.  We do need to work on these things, but did you know that your emotions, your belief system, and how you handle life directly impact your body?  Studies prove over and over again that life’s events can take a toll on your…

Health and The Risk to Bloom

And then the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk to bloom – Anias Nin How can you look at these blooms and not feel good on so many levels? You have health goals that you have created for yourself, but something is getting in…

Positive Thinking and Your Health – Where to Start?

Can you choose to be positive?  Absolutely!  It is not the circumstances that define us, but how we choose to react to them.  So, yes, you can choose to improve your health and change your behavior to make it happen through positive thinking (and lots of prayer).  Where to start? Amway co-founder Rich DeVos agrees…