Category Archives: health

Beating the Weight Plateau

Argh… yes I know I haven’t been posting. I think I hit a weight plateau, and I just got discouraged. I can’t lose the weight! I have been trying to lose 6 lbs since February and my frustration has brought … Continue reading

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Incorporate Homeschooling into Your Workout!

I don’t know if you’re like me, but I struggle managing my time homeschooling and making time for working out! Stop struggling… and combine the two! This morning I took the kids with me for a little jog. They all … Continue reading

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Healthy Beauty Alternatives…

I love finding beauty tips that are natural and easily found in my cupboards… Here are a few great ones you can try now! 1. Use milk as a facial compress…  milk has lactic acid that works great for puffiness … Continue reading

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The Good Fat, Bad Fat Debate

Yes, the battle is raging, and it almost seems like every day a new food enemy rises to the forefront. From bacteria on our vegies to aresenic seeping into the soil of our rice. Trans fats, carbs, red meat… it … Continue reading

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The Weakness Habit

Have you ever thought about how “labeling” people, children, groups, etc. has gone to the extreme in our country? How about labeling children in the educational setting? A labeled child gets to a point that the label informs the child … Continue reading

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Keeping Pace

If a man does not keep pace with is companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. – Henry David Thoreau Ever feel like … Continue reading

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Lessons on Health and Nutrition

Teaching our children about healthy foods should start at an early age! As they grow and begin to develop their own habits tastes, and personalities a healthy style of living should be at their core. You can make this easy … Continue reading

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Gotta eat your… broccoli…

I have six children, and over the past 10 years I have struggled to get all of them to eat greens. The oldest has finally hit that mature stage where she is willing to eat green vegies without complaint. Yet, … Continue reading

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Is Your Drink Sabotaging Your Diet?

Does what we drink really matter? Of course it does! If you are trying to start a diet, or are currently working on losing weight… the simplest spot to adjust is what you drink. First of all, drinking loads of … Continue reading

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Holiday Homeschool Exercise

Ahhhh…. delicious Christmas treats and goodies… all so yummy and delicious…. but all so fattening! We have already begun to notice the scales rising at our house. So, we are talking about our cold weather fat busting campaign. Even the … Continue reading

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