There are days when even the most organized person just doesn’t have much time to spend in the kitchen. So what is one to do when the clock is nearing the mealtime hour, the family is asking “When will dinner be ready” and we are ready to drop? How do we manage to provide quick and easy meals that will taste good while keeping everyone healthy? In this book, I am sharing with you some ideas for quick and healthy meals that I’ve learned through the years of raising a healthy family while ...
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Managing Electronics and Screen Time For Your Family
Managing electronics and screen time can be a little tricky for some. Time flies when you are on the Internet talking with family and friends on Facebook. Playing games online or on the gaming systems takes up even more time. Add in computer time if you work from your home like I do and the better part of the day can be tide up using electronics. Add in the tablet and eBooks and you never have enough time in the day! Yes, surfing the Internet is enjoyable and relaxing to many people. I try ...
Five Ways to Spend Less This Christmas
Making the commitment to spend less this Christmas is easy. Sticking to that commitment is the hard part. In fact, everyone has probably considered the idea on more than one occasion but fallen short of the goal. No matter how good your intentions, once the season gets in full swing a frenzied momentum can take over. Before you know it, you have spent well over your planned Spartan budget, are nowhere near finished, and are forced to postpone your frugal goals for another year. Here are five ...
Cognitive Bias Modification Positivity Training – Could It Work for You?
Whether you’re a glass is half full or a half empty kind of person, everyone could use a bit more positivity in this sometimes bleak world in which we live. Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) positivity training could make the difference in your life. Do you ever find that you open the newspaper and only read the negative articles? Do you focus on things that went wrong in your day, the driver who honked at you, or that negative comment in the meeting? CBM, works to train you to look for the ...
Orthorexia – The New Eating Disorder
You may have heard of anorexia, but what is orthorexia and should you be worried about it? They say that too much of a good thing is never a good thing and orthorexia is proof of that. Keep reading to find out more about this nutritional disorder. Orthorexia - Humble Beginnings Let’s look at this scenario. You are looking to change your eating habits. Weight loss or just lack of feeling good may be the driving force. In your attempt at finding the right foods, you hit upon what works to help ...
Aerobic Exercise – Are You a ‘Non-Responder’
Are you a non-responder when it come to aerobic exercise? Face it, we have all come across that one person who eats whatever he or she wants and does not gain an ounce. We all also know how we feel about those individuals – a little resentful and perhaps a lot jealous. Many of us know people who can exercise for hours on end and not lose an ounce as compared to someone who can simply take a walk around the block and drop a few pounds. What makes some individuals so special in the world of ...