February 2017

1)Eat Mostly Vegetables When it comes to nutrition there are so many paths to follow.  It can be so overwhelming when trying to decide which path to take:  vegetarian, Paleo, dairy or no dairy?  One thing is certain though: regardless of what diet you follow, all of us should be eating mostly vegetables.  Vegetables offer vitamins, minerals, fiber and are very calorie-dense.  Vegetables in their whole form contain such powerful life force from the plant. When we eat vegetables, we have more energy, are more satiated and can eat much more than eating calorie dense, high-fat, high sugar foods.  As…

I remember well my first days of running. I was entering my freshman year of high school and my neighbor Molly, who was two years older than me and a cross-country runner, convinced me to join her on her summer morning runs. This meant waking up before everyone else in my family and pushing my body in new ways. Some days I dreaded those runs. I remember vividly praying for thunderstorms a few of those first mornings just so I wouldn’t have to go. But early morning after early morning and run after run, I still got up and went….

Mindfulness has become a buzzword these days and with good reason – it can literally change your life in an instant. Mindfulness simply means living and observing the present moment; a state of actively, openly and intentionally focusing on the now.  Being mindful allows you to experience your life as it happens, rather than a collection of memories or future concerns. Mindfulness, like meditation, allows us to seek solitude from our outside environment, not that it isn’t happening but it doesn’t affect our internal landscape. So often, we experience stress because we aren’t fully living in the present.  When we…