Author: Allie
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Workout Motivation: 5 Smart Ways to Stick to Your Routine
If it were easy to maintain a flawless fitness routine, everyone would be doing it. Whether you’re just starting or have been going strong for awhile, lack of motivation strikes everyone at some point. Sometimes you’re tired, insanely busy, or just not in the mood. Even when we begin exercising with exciting goals in mind-…
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Recipe: Savory Oats (Breakfast, Lunch or Snack)
Whole grains: What are they? Things like rice, wheat, oats, and barley fall into this category. However, in many grain-based products, the nutritious outer layers of the grain is removed through processing. We say a grain is “whole” when the outer layers are intact. The outer layers of a grain, called the bran and endosperm,…
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Top 5 Healthy Ways to Treat Yourself
Who doesn’t love to treat themselves? Many of us were given rewards as kids to commemorate or incentivize good behavior, and as adults, we decide when and how to give them to ourselves. There is a tendency, however, to make a habit of “treating” ourselves to things that are unhealthy, and, in excess, would erode our…
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Recipe: Mini Veggie Hand Rolls
If you’re a sushi lover, you may have had a cone-shaped roll wrapped in nori (toasted seaweed, pictured above) called a “hand roll.” The name comes from the fact that they’re meant to be eaten with- yup- your hands. Hand rolls are fun to eat, easy to make, and can be filled with virtually anything…
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3 Tips for Healthy Aging
1. Take charge of your health. Doctors and other healthcare practitioners have a lot of specialized knowledge and can be helpful in a wide range of situations. However, 99.9% of our health is not controlled by the healthcare system but by our own lifestyle choices, our environment, genetics, and social factors. It’s worth remembering that physicians are…
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Popsicles
What’s better than an ice cold fudge pop in the summertime? How about one that satisfies hunger with healthy fats, protein, and is outrageously delicious?! This recipe is a healthier option than store-bought pops, which can contain loads of sugar or artificial sweeteners, as well as extra stuff like artificial thickeners and preservatives. We formulated ours with great-tasting,…
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5 Health Benefits of Getting Outside
For many of us, getting out in the fresh air and sunshine (or even rain) just intuitively feels good. We seem to know, on some level, that nature has the ability to lift our mood, calm an anxious mind, and help us feel a little more connected to ourselves and the world around us. It…
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Superfood Green Smoothie
Superfood (noun): A nutrient-rich food considered to be especially beneficial for health, disease prevention, and overall well-being. This smoothie is loaded with superfoods, greens and healthy fats. All the foods are non-processed so your body can easily recognize them and digest them quickly. It’s a great way to sneak yourself some greens when you don’t necessarily…
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5 Simple Yoga Poses for Stress Relief
Stress can really drain you, but stress-relief is free and accessible to nearly anyone, anywhere with these 5 simple yoga poses . Doesn’t that take the edge off a little? Practicing yoga is a proven way to calm the nervous system: It can lower your blood pressure, provide relief for chronic back pain and even…
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Fuel Your Workout When You’re Busy!
Ever heard your stomach grumbling during a workout, or felt like you had no energy to continue moving? No matter what your fitness goals are, it’s essential that you fuel your activity with the right nutrients. When we work out for 45 minutes or longer with no fuel in our system (say, we haven’t…