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What is Hoppiness? The Origin Story of Peas and Hoppiness
Baby blogger Ann back home on the farm, learning about Nitrogen Fertilizer and Crop Rotation in agriculture Peas and Hoppiness. Yes, it’s a food pun. No, it’s not a typo – it’s spelled with an “O.” As in “hops,” like what’s used to brew beer. Peas and Hoppiness started as a brainstorming session of potential…
Read MoreEmotional Hunger: How to Nourish Your Soul
Our bodies crave nature. Sometimes feeding emotional hunger is as simple as sitting outside on your porch and taking five deep breaths. I bet I don’t even have to define it. I bet – intuitively – you know what I’m talking about when I mention Emotional Hunger and how it differs from Physical Hunger. The…
Read More5 Tips to Beat the Body Blues
Summertime is peeking around the corner. And you know what that means: swimsuit season. Yes, the season you’ve put off training for all winter long. The season of teeny-tiny, perfectly tanned bikini models. The season of commercials with guys who have 6-packs playing sand volleyball. It’s a rough season for everybody. Throw back to last…
Read MoreThe Common Denominator
I’m often asked the question of why I became a dietitian and my response is always the same: I love food! However, my response is often mistaken to mean that I love to eat food. Which I do – but there is so much more to it than that. I love the story, the culture, the…
Read MoreSoul Food
This Christmas I’m feeding my soul. Most of the time I make decisions about what to eat based on health (and time and convenience and preference – let’s be real). I make these decisions because I really believe depending on what you eat, food can either be medicine or poison. I think about this a lot…
Read MoreNon-Negotiable Health Needs: How to Stay Healthy When Busy
How do you stay healthy when you’re busy? These self-care tips for busy moms will help you stay on track with nutrition, exercise, and mental wellness. I’m in a season of life so beautifully busy that self-care is hard to fit in. Between balancing the activities of our teenager – running from sports practice to…
Read MoreOvercoming “I Hate Running:” Advice from a Running Coach
Michelle having fun (gasp!) a the Disney Half Marathon in 2016 Guest writer, Dr. Michelle Quirk of Mindful Marathon, explains how to overcome some of the most common fears about running to get started with a fitness plan which works for you. Watch the Interview Many friends tell me that while they appreciate my stance…
Read MoreShedding and Keeping: An Alternative to Traditional New Year’s Resolutions
How to set a goal you’ll keep and avoid resolutions which usually fail You know one of the most frustrating things about changing habits? It takes time. Habits are like a well-worn trail in your brain. That’s why changing them is so hard: you not only have to break ground on a completely new path,…
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