RELAX! This time of year, people tend to be wound pretty tight. The intensity gains momentum as we move into December, in preparation for the holidays. This month, make it a habit to relax. You may think this relaxing idea sounds crazy, so let’s analyze the facts: ...
Need Sleep? Questions: Do you get enough sleep? How much is enough? Does it really matter over the long haul? Answers: Probably not. Seven to eight hours seems to be ideal. Sleep is just as important as diet and exercise, as it pertains to good health. This is...
October is the month to become empowered. It is the time to get your mental game on with food. Once we celebrate Halloween, many typically begin the season of the “mucous mess.” It is all downhill from that point. “Mucous mess” refers to the...
Less Is More. I'm not referring to how much we eat or the calorie count of a particular food. This month’s habit applies to choosing foods that have had the least amount of processing done to them. The fewer “hands” that have touched the food,...
I love this month’s habit because local produce is abundant and everything looks and tastes so fresh. What better month than August to add one more vegetable to your day? Most of us, author of this blog included, do not eat enough vegetables in the course...
Here’s a great habit that has nothing to do with food or eating. So, what’s it got to do with living a healthier lifestyle? EVERYTHING! This month’s habit is to remember to BREATHE. Yes, I know you are breathing now or you wouldn’t be reading this....
Crazy isn’t it, that we are six months into the New Year? Here is my question: any of you make some type of resolution way back in January to-- Eat better ...
What a glorious time of year here in the Midwest! This is the perfect month to address another great habit: moving. No, not as in moving to another house or part of the country; moving YOU! Now, please don’t do the eyeroll and start telling...
Let’s Talk About Breakfast People say it’s the most important meal of the day. In my humble opinion, they are ALL important! I do believe that breakfast is the most abused meal. By this I mean that we Americans make the poorest choices at that time...
Welcome spring and the month of gusty kite-flying days, a green Chicago River (well, brighter green than usual), and celebrating the Irish. The flower bulbs that were planted before winter are peeking through the dirt, and there are more of us taking longer walks with...