Health + Wellness

Last week, I pulled out my 2020 planner. I'm old school, so it's on paper. My bookmark was still on March 12, the day the world began to shut down as the pandemic began. I slowly turned each page,...

Are there toxic chemicals in feminine products? I'm here to share the information I've learned about what you're putting inside your body and can recommend some amazing cleaner options for green feminine products. Tampons, pads, and menstrual cups, oh my!...

October is Dental Hygiene Month! Being a dental hygienist, oral health for kids is something very close to my heart. I have two young children, so I get that caring for their teeth can sometimes be a struggle, and...

As a mom, one thing I never considered was how humdrum life could feel some days, especially when you are in the throes of those baby years. Days can look eerily familiar from one day to the next. In this...

Confession: My to-do list just isn’t to-doing it for me right now. I’m in one of those busy seasons. You know the kind. Where the squeaky wheel gets the grease and tyranny of the urgent rules the day. The coronavirus pandemic...

If you’re like me and raising teenagers, you know the challenge of having home-cooked meals that everyone in the house will like and eat. It’s easy for them to grab unhealthy food through the day, so I’ve had to...

Walking is one of the most underrated forms of exercise. Yet there are so many amazing benefits, including increasing your heart rate in a healthy way, reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke, and help strengthening bone density...

When I think of slow cooker season, I typically think of it starting in the fall months. I try to get into the spirit of it then, but it's so hard when it's still 90 DEGREES in October. Soup...