Studies across the board suggest that yogis have a lower body weight and body fat percentage than most, in addition to having healthy, balanced bodies. Although yoga itself doesn't burn a lot of calories, it's believed that people who practice yoga are more in-tune with their bodies, and therefore are…
Thank you for all of your help with emcee advice/support. I really hope it goes well this weekend! I am spending much of the week on wedding duty - here's hoping everything goes smoothly :) In other news, I'm happy to announce that I'm now an affiliate of Kardea Nutrition!…
I get a microphone for a whole evening! On Thursday night, The Bride called me to ask if I would be emcee at her wedding. Considering my love of public speaking and standing in front of an audience, I immediately said yes. Her wedding is a two-day affair this coming…
"The Freshman 15" refers to the weight often gained by first year college students. Why do some students gain weight? A major factor is dining at all-you-can-eat college cafeterias, which typically serve fatty foods and foods rich in carbohydrates. Drinking too much alcohol makes college students plump, as alcohol contains…
Chips, popcorn, and other salty snack foods are really tough to stop eating. I think that most of us have cravings for these foods at least some of the time. I certainly have a weakness for salty snacks! Enter Popchips. What can I say about Popchips? The first time I…
The results are in! We received 28 recipes with an incredible variety for our theme of Things Are Heating Up, making this one of the biggest and greatest Peanut Butter Exhibitions yet! Me and my co-hosts from Peanut Butter Boy, Bran Appetit, and Baking and Boys took our time reviewing…
For my semi-fast this week, I did an all-day green shake. Tasty! Each green shake contained 1 cup cold water, 1/2 frozen banana, just less than 1 scoop Tropical Traditions greens powder, and 50 grams organic medium firm tofu. I drank ten of these in total, along with lots of green…
And the winner of the Household Traditions Dish Liquid is... Jill! She said: Stumbled upon your blog just in time for spring cleaning! I’m so fed up with the brand name dish soap I’ve been using and I’ve wanted to make the switch to something far more natural so even…
Thank you for all of your good wishes for the conference this past weekend! It went beautifully. Nearly 40 people showed up to our session on reading food labels, so that was fantastic. And this afternoon, a television crew is coming to my condo to film Nicole and I for…
...I wrote my first blog post here at Living Healthy in the Real World :) Awww! Read more about how I first started blogging from my one-year anniversary blog post, Happy Birthday, Living Healthy in the Real World. Thank you for being a part of the community here! Blogging is…
