Go Green-Benefits of Eating Your Green Vegetables!

Getting your daily servings of vegetables can be challenging, and what you may not realize is the immeasurable amount of nutrients that green vegetables/leafy greens offer us. Vegetables contain antioxidants and other disease-fighting compounds that are very difficult to get anywhere else. Phytochemicals, or plant chemicals, are known to reduce inflammation and eliminate carcinogens.  Some plant …

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An Ideal First Half Marathon

Well, I did it. I completed my very first half marathon and I didn’t even break my diet!  It may seem like a small achievement to some, but for me, this is just a stepping stone on my journey to a healthier and more active self. As a kid I watched my father run marathons.  …

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Stress Awareness Month – Tips to Manage Stress and Maintain a Healthy Life!

The Big “S”, STRESS!!! Most of us battle with stress on a daily basis. Constant tasks can lead us to chronic stress- for example, traffic, payment of bills, taxes, kids, cooking dinner, deadlines at work, and the lists goes on and on. Did reading that list make you stressed? You aren’t alone! Chronic stress can lead …

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Debbie’s Story: What W.E.I.G.H.T. Means to Me and How I Lost 115.7lbs!

For over 20 years, I struggled with my weight. It wasn’t something that happened overnight but gradually. Family gatherings, reunions, celebrations…a time for eating and rejoicing and other times – eating to deal with the pain of losing loved ones. I had become borderline diabetic with high blood pressure and suffered from asthma. I would find a …

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Stress and the Holidays

by Health Coach Kelli Wilson The shopping and crowds. Back-to-back diet-busting parties. The interminable chats with the in-laws. We understand how easy it is to feel not so wonderful at this most wonderful time of the year.  When we are stressed, a lot goes on inside our bodies. Stress causes our bodies to go into …

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Fall Recipes for IP

IP Spiced Chai Tea: 8-12 oz water 1 Bengal Spice Tea Bag 1 Cinnamon Stick (optional) 1-4oz ready made Vanilla Drink optional 1-2 tsps Walden Farm Marshmallow Dip (order from www.waldenfarms.com) or splash of Torani Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup (available in grocery store) Directions: Heat water. Pour water into a cup with tea bag and cinnamon …

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