Resolutions-rethinking the media/human driven way to disappointment

This puts these silly media propelled New Year’s resolutions in perspective. My Winning Words© The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. Lamentations 3:22-23        There are only two days left in 2017, and the anticipation of what the coming year […]

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Healthy Holiday Eating

A Chef-RD’s Approach to Healthy Holidays   by Abbie Gellman, MS, RD, CDN on Oct 20, 2017 Practical Food Tips Getting back to basics and deftly swerving around holiday calorie overload just got easier with these simple approaches. For many, autumn is associated with beautiful colors, crisp weather, football season and a welcome change of routine after the […]

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Home Meal Delivery, then… and Now…

21st Century Fast Food We all know it: that dire moment when we return home exhausted from a harried day and realize we have no idea what to make for dinner and no bandwidth to even consider cooking from scratch. In the past, options for fast, convenient nourishment were to nuke a TV dinner or […]

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Pilates and all Athletes…weekend warriors to pros

How Pilates Helps Athletes   by Nora St. John, MS on May 18, 2017 Professional athletes of all kinds have discovered that adding Pilates to their training can improve performance, reduce injury, speed recovery and help their hardworking bodies stay balanced and healthy (Caple 2016; Knowlton 2016; Knowles 2016; Saxon 2016). For recreational athletes or […]

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Menopause & Movement

Mind-Body Exercise and Menopause Are you in menopause? Chances are that you sometimes feel that you are not in control of your body! If you are seeking ways to cope with unpleasant menopausal symptoms, you may want to try yoga and other mind-body practices. Shirley Archer, JD, MA, 2008 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year, […]

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Reflection Develops Growth

As we reflect on 2016, what have each of us gleaned? Out of our experiences comes personal development. Have the trials you faced this past year developed strength, perseverance, character?…failures-new goals, determination, purpose?…successes-humbleness, sharing, joy? What will these past experiences bring to your future maturity? If we are not learning, growing and expanding our physical, […]

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