Meditating in the morning is no longer a practice for those wishing to be a little more spiritual, but recommended for and practiced by those looking to improve their health. The simple act of pausing and relaxing the entire body and mind for a period of time every day can have a drastic improvement on your overall physical and mental health. Anyone that experiences high levels of stress and anxiety, or is in need of a positive mindset on a daily basis can benefit from meditating each day. Continue Reading
Wellness Wednesday – 3 Vitamins You Should Start Taking Now and Why
We travel during the holidays especially during the month of November through February so I can't afford for my family or I to get sick. This month we are going to dedicated Wednesday to wellness with health inspired topics from keeping your skin healthy to workout foods. Join us every Wednesday and do your friends and family a favor by sharing our articles as well. Today: Vitamins! 3 vitamins you should start taking now and why You know you should take vitamins, but if you aren't sure Continue Reading
Wellness Wednesday – Foods to Avoid for Healthy, Better Skin
Our skin is one of the biggest indicators of our health, not surprisingly because it also happens to be the biggest organ. Everything that we go through in life, has a way of changing the appearance and health of our skin. Likewise, the food that we eat is the best way for our bodies to absorb the nutrients that we need, and those nutrients enhance our appearance. Some food though, might be the last thing you want to try, especially if you regularly struggle with keeping your skin looking Continue Reading
Wellness Wednesday – 4 Foods You Should Never Eat After a Workout and Why
Although I am not a thin person, we are definitely an active family. My entire family started lifting weights about a year ago after my teenage daughter joined her high school's powerlifting team and lifting weights has become as routine as unloading the dishwasher every evening. If you are working out and eating right, yet you still aren't seeing the results you would like to see, you may not be eating the right foods after your workout. If you didn’t realize you should be eating after a Continue Reading
Sarah & Teen Driving – Getting Your Teen There Safely with Allstate #GetThereSafe #Ad #DiMe
Disclosure: This is part of a sponsored safety campaign with DiMe Media and Allstate Foundation. However, all opinions expressed are my own. I have been very fortunate with my teenage daughter. She is a sweet, young lady who does well in school, is kind and loves to participate in sports and other after-school activities. One thing that worries me is teenage driving! She's almost 15 years old and has asked us for her first driving lesson. With that in mind, I have been preparing her by Continue Reading
Natural Pain Relievers That Really Work
If you live with chronic pain, you don't have to just take pain medication to find relief. There are natural ways to get the pain relief you need, and many of them you can do in your own home. You can even do several of these in conjunction with one another, and since they are natural pain relievers you don;t have to worry about over-dosing and can use them when needed. Get Active Endorphins are natural chemicals that block pain signals from reaching your brain. In short, they are the Continue Reading
How to Keep Healthy This Cold & Flu Season at Sam’s Club #SimplyHealthy #Shop
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SimplyHealthy #CollectiveBias Every weekend my family & I head over to Sam's club to do our weekly household shopping. I know that as a Sam's Club member I can purchase quality fruits, veggies and lean cuts of meat to keep my family healthy. But today I'm home from work taking care of my little guy who has the sickies. Missing work is not fun, especially since I work in Continue Reading
Get A Shot, Give A Shot at Walgreens #GiveaShot #shop #Cbias
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc and its advertisers. All opinions are my own. #GiveaShot #CollectiveBias Have you ever heard the saying "Time is Money"? For me, the saying is so true. Managing my time is something that I have always had to work on. When it comes to my children's health I have to find time in our busy scheduled to get thing like sports physicals, immunizations and back to school supplies. Recently I had one day off during the work-week Continue Reading
Tips To Avoid Getting Sick this Winter
Nobody likes being sick. It's horrible and the germs are everywhere and it can become quite costly when a bug goes through your whole family. There are simple little tricks that we can do on an everyday basis that can bring down your odds of catching a nasty flu or cold. Allergies play a huge part on our health during the cold winter months. While you can't protect your children from viruses and germs while they are at school, we can do our best to make sure we reduce bacteria, dust, germs, Continue Reading
November is Epilepsy Awareness Month
Let’s color the world purple and erase the stigma of epilepsy. Epilepsy is an indiscriminate disease. It has many variations in presentation. It impacts the lives of everyone around. Epilepsy kills. Epilepsy is a medical condition that produces seizures affecting a variety of mental and physical functions. It is also called a seizure disorder. When a person has two or more unprovoked seizures, they are considered to have epilepsy. Epilepsy may briefly alter a person's consciousness, movements Continue Reading
Breast Cancer Awareness Month ~ Early Detection #PGBestDefense
This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks/P&G. One in eight women will get breast cancer in her lifetime. One in eight. That is equivalent to an inner circle of girlfriends or the women in an extended family. While breast cancer rates are lower among non-Caucasian women, death rates are higher among African American and Latina women. In fact, every hour and a half a Latina woman dies of breast cancer in the United States. Early detection is the best defense against breast Continue Reading
State Farm & Safety plus a Giveaway #CelebrateMyDrive
This is part of a sponsored collaboration with Latina Mom Bloggers and State Farm. However, all opinions expressed are my own. In my last State Farm Celebrate My Drive post I mentioned that my teen daughter will be entering a new phase of her life shortly by becoming a teen driver. I am so nervous about this stage but with the help of so many organizations doing their best to promote safe teen drivers, it makes the transition a little easier to manage as a parent. Celebrate My Drive® is a Continue Reading