Summer is here and you may think that maintaining your healthy lifestyle is a lost cause. It doesn’t have to be. Here are three obstacles and my solutions to navigate each one. With a little extra planning and mindfulness, this will be a happy and healthy...
As I write this, I’m sitting in an Adirondack chair outside of a monastery in upstate New York. I came to embrace the quiet and solitude and enjoy a bright – albeit chilly – sunny day. The Hudson River is free from ice, the trees are budding, the grass is...
The traditional holiday dinner packs an average of 3,000 calories. Considering that the recommended daily caloric intake for women ranges from 1,400 to 2,000 this puts ONE MEAL at approximately a third more than a full day’s requirement! Add to that the busyness of...
I don’t know about you, but in my mind, school doesn’t start til the Wednesday after Labor Day. That’s how it was as a kid growing up in Central NY. But depending on where you live, your kids may have already gone back to school. My friend Gwen lives in Atlanta and...
Every November we see articles, photos and reminders about gratitude and Thanksgiving. The reality is that we can always find something to be grateful for. And no matter how bad you think things are, there will always be someone going through something worse. At the...
