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Beauty, Health, Nutrition

5 Amazing Health Benefits of Vitamin C

We are thick in the middle of cold, flu and COVID season, and everyone is coughing or has the sniffles right? Is it a cold or an allergy? Regardless, the minute we hear a cough or a sneeze, so many think to take your vitamins. When you think of one of the ultimate vitamins for […]

Wellness

The Power of Connection

It’s been too long, friends. In fact, it’s been nearly 2 years. Sorry for the silence, but we appreciate your patience, support and friendship. Have we had a lot going on??? Absolutely. We welcomed our beautiful baby Devin to our family, back in late September of 2019. He is just perfect and has made our […]

Fitness

How do you know when you’re stressed?

Well, hello there. Yes, it’s been too long. I know. 12 months to be exact. Yes, we had a baby, but there has been a lot of other things going on in our world. And in your world too. So, I hope you have given yourself some grace, as I did, so let’s talk about […]

Fitness, Nutrition

Our Top 5 Amazon Prime Day Deals

How would we have survived the pandemic and the height of the quarantine without Amazon? No, seriously, I think some of our neighbors have even commented on the quantity of deliveries that we do get to our home. Let’s just put it this way – we took the pandemic very seriously, lol. Thankfully, we have […]

Nutrition

How to make the perfect smoothie

Smoothies make for an amazing meal, anytime time of the day. With the right components, you can easily enjoy a complete and balanced meal right from your blender. Our app, Simply Smoothies, can help you make the perfect smoothie, and maximize all the right nutrients every time. Lately, I have switched my morning protein shake to […]

Fitness

Can a group workout replace happy hour?

One of the biggest fitness trends of 2020 – an increasing popularity of group workouts. In fact, some say it will begin to replace the social standard of happy hour. In America, this would be a huge shift in our culture. American culture finds it more socially acceptable to imbibe in a few drinks rather […]

Fitness

The Amazing Health Benefits of Apples

It’s the day of the apple. Don’t you love these National Celebration Days – like every other day is National Margarita Day. Cheers to that! No, seriously, today is National Apple Day in the US! And who doesn’t love an apple?? And more importantly a trip to the farm to go apple picking. It’s that […]

Fitness

Natural heartburn remedies

36 weeks pregnant. Our baby boy is the size of a papaya. No wonder I have been feeling the pressure and discomfort after a meal. Most nights, this manifests itself in a crazy amount of heartburn. Heartburn may very well be the worst pregnancy symptom in the 3rd trimester, where all I want to do […]

Fitness

Guided Meditation for Beginners

Most people who have not learned how to meditate hear the word “meditation” and immediately conjure up the image of a serene person sitting in a cross-legged position on the floor with their eyes closed. This image is a stereotype and just one of hundreds of different techniques that can be employed for meditation.The reality […]