“Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food”. This quote comes from Hippocrates and has been in my head for years. Those close to me know that I say it often and consider it every time I make plans for a meal or snack. Here’s why. My sweet, beautiful mom was diagnosed with multiple autoimmune diseases throughout… Read more →
Tag Archive for Health
The Importance of Family Dinner
As we continue this week of “Let food be thy medicine” I want to share my thoughts on how the time we spend eating our food is so very important. The positive effects of eating together as a family can be very healing. I had the opportunity to share this over on an amazing blog called “Oh So… Read more →
Inspired by : Rachel
Meet Rachel. This is her story. Most addictions function differently than mine. I say this because my addiction isn’t to a substance I can live without, it is to something that I must consume in order to keep on living. Somehow, I’m expected to learn how to live with my addiction without it consuming me. Food… Read more →
Quick and Easy Summer Recipe
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” -Virginia Woolfe I never understood why my Mom said it was too hot to cook in the summer until I became a Mom myself. Blame it on the laziness of summer, or the weather, but I have lost the desire to cook meals that… Read more →
Kale Salad
It is hot and summer is just around the corner. We are getting ready to get the garden going and I’ve got salad on my mind. Eating healthy and exercise are both huge contributors in our healing of anxiety and depression, so we are going to incorporate more recipes and exercise into the blog. My go to salad right… Read more →
Citrus Mood Lifter
There are a handful of quick and easy things you can do to boost your mood instantly! This is one of my favorites. Take an orange or any other citrus and cut it in half, then take a big whiff of that powerful smell and voila! This is something that I do often and it is that simple. I don’t… Read more →
Mini stuffed peppers
At around 3:00 pm everyday I get really tired and hungry! I am always on the look out for quick and easy snacks that are healthy and that will give me a boost of energy. Mini peppers have always been a favorite snack of mine, but lately I have been wanting to add a little… Read more →
Homemade Acai Bowls
One thing we love to do on Monday mornings is head over to our favorite little place and grab and Acai bowl, then we go jog our favorite trail. We got introduced to Acai bowls about 4 years ago and we have never looked back. They are so tasty and are packed full of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, which we… Read more →
Starting over; It’s tough, but you can do it.
About 5 years ago Matt and I bought our perfect little dream house. It was in the neighborhood we had been scoping out for months. It was colorful, full of character and we loved everything about it. It was just the right size for our little family and our plan was to be there basically forever. Two years… Read more →
The Sun Will Set For You
Do you feel a constant shadow? Are you sick of being sick or tired of being lonely or sad, because you are always sad and no matter how hard you try you are still afraid and still depressed? I know that feeling. It’s very real, you believe there is no light at the end of the tunnel, you… Read more →