Mindfulness

Mindfulness

Mindfulness: Achieve Peace in a Stressed-out World   Your cell phone is ringing – again – as you drive four kids to swim practice at 6am. Your list of unanswered texts and emails is growing. You shudder to think about Facebook. Your boss is demanding...
Kicking Sugar to the Curb

Kicking Sugar to the Curb

As we move through the month of December, sugary treats are suddenly everywhere we look. And usually within arm’s length. If you read our last blog, you realize that excess sugar intake can lead to some serious health consequences.  If sugar is, as some...
7 Ways Sugar Wreaks Havoc on Our Bodies

7 Ways Sugar Wreaks Havoc on Our Bodies

Americans have an ongoing love affair with sugar. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average American consumes a whopping 156 pounds of sugar each year. That’s about 31 of those five-pound bags from the grocery store. Can you imagine putting 31 bags...
Why is Sleep Important?

Why is Sleep Important?

The Importance of a Good Night’s Sleep As toddlers we fight the impulse to sleep, but eventually in life we all come to value the importance of a good night’s sleep. We spend about one-third of our lives asleep. Did you ever wonder why this nightly occurrence is so...