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Healthy Snack Ideas to Fuel You Even When You’re on the Go!
Do you find yourself craving for savory or sweet snacks like I do?Cravings happen even to the healthiest of us. I can definitely attest to that. The worst time for me is in the early evening after I have dinner. It’s not even that I am hungry – just that I want something to snack on!
Often, when a craving hits in the afternoon or the evening after dinner, we do get the urge to snack. Snacking can be a bad habit to get into, because the snacks we choose are often junky, un-nutritious, and high in calories, sugar, or fat.
The trick to snacking without piling on the pounds is to find healthy alternatives to the regular snacks you might normally reach for.
Migraines? Learn to Listen to Your Body!
Are you in tune with your body? I know for my overall healthy eating I am in tune. Very often I can “read” by body signals when it comes to migraines as well. Little signals I have learned to listen to over the years can be huge if you suffer with migraines. When you are in tune with your body, you will learn even vague symptoms can be a way for you to avert a migraine, and where you can use natural remedies can be a great preventative tool.
Listen to those Body Signals.
Learning to know your body signals can be invaluable.
5 Surprising Beauty Foods + Recipe
In this day and age, we see so many advertisements for all things to do with beauty and anti-aging – ranging from skin care routines, to injections and even surgical interventions. While that may be an option for many, I believe you can do this naturally with the foods you eat. In fact, I am so sure that this works so well that I created the Healthy Anti-Aging Recipe Club so that you can be your healthiest and get back that vibrant, healthy glow. As we grow older, many of us worry about those wrinkles that are quickly appearing on our face and try everything to vanquish those little annoying lines. I have found in my own life that eating healthy foods and living a healthy lifestyle most definitely has an effect on how you can look and feel.
All fresh fruits and vegetables contain magical powers when it comes to shiny hair, clear skin, and strong nails. However, the ones I’ve chosen below are perhaps not as well known for their powerful beauty benefits. Try and include these foods into your diet if you want to look your best without the need for Botox or other unnatural remedies.
Meal Planning 101: The Basics (+Recipe)
I know I may seem like a broken record when it comes to meal planning, but I have to tell you that if I did not plan out my meals for the week, I would be setting myself up for failure. Eating healthy is my top priority when it comes to my dietary needs. I want to maintain the healthy lifestyle I have at the moment, and this really helps me to be successful.
I also know this can sound overwhelming when you lead a busy life. You don’t know how you are going to fit in cooking a healthy meal for your family every night, let alone spend time meal planning. I totally get it. It does seems overwhelming.
So how much time do you spend every night preparing meals for your family?
How many times a week do you opt for the unhealthy option because you don’t have the time to cook?
How to stop that “crappy” feeling that comes with migraines!
Have you ever thought about how you label yourself as a person with migraines? I know one of the ways I have referred to myself when it comes to migraines is a “migraine sufferer.” How do you label yourself? I read somewhere that when you refer to yourself as a “sufferer” it implies that your pain will never end. Well, let’s face it, that is often how we do feel, right? There are those days when we “just feel like crap.” Unfortunately for some of us, there are more days like that than the good ones.
So is there actually something we can do for that never-ending pain from chronic migraines?
Here are just a few different types of things you can try when it come to trying to win the battle when chronic migraines.
Let’s talk “mindset!”
Top 10 Quick Tips for the Worst Headache Pain Ever!
I was talking to a friend this week about migraines and how people react to different triggers and different solutions.
For many years, my go-to was definitely pain medication. I wanted instant pain relief. Of course, no pain medication works that quickly, but don’t you think that the majority of the time that is what we are going for? We hurt so badly that what we want is a quick-fix. I know that was definitely my mindset about migraine relief.
People who have never had a migraine can never truly appreciate the pain we are in or all that comes along with a migraine. It is easy for others to tell us to do certain things – or even “suck it up, it’s just a headache.” Have you heard that one or felt that is what people are thinking?
In Your Crazy, Busy Life, Here’s How to Have Healthy Snacks Ready to Go!
Years ago, I was so unorganized with my eating. Thinking about preparing snacks or even lunch when I was away from home were unheard of. Yes, I was one of those who would be off to the closest fast food place to pick up lunch and snacks when I was working full-time. It never occurred to me to pre-plan or to have healthy snacks ready to go.
Here are a few suggestions for you when it comes to eating healthy snacks so that you don’t go down the same road I did.
When it comes to meal planning, it’s likely that you have your meals at home or for lunches pretty much nailed down. The problem comes when you want a snack and nothing is readily available. This can lead to eating the wrong things, reaching for the wrong snacks, and derailing your entire healthy eating plan. Before you start down that path, consider these methods of having healthy snacks ready to go when you or your family want them.
Tired all the time? Here are Some Pick-Me Up Tips!
Foods to Give You Energy!
Gosh, I wish I had know all this years ago. You know that feeling, you drag yourself out of bed every morning, you go through the day in a fog, and you can’t wait to get home from work so you can get to bed or get some rest. The last thin you want to do is play with the kids, do homework or make dinner!
For years and years that was how I felt. I stumbled by from one day to another, wondering how I was going to make it through to the weekend. It would take me hitting my snooze button at least four times before I could drag myself out of bed every morning. I would dread having to get up. I was on a tight schedule and had to “fly” as I was getting ready for work, flew down the highway to work, and it seemed that at work it went from one important project to another without time to take a breath. By the time lunch came, I rushed through, went back to work and worked through the afternoon the same way. What was I going to do when I got home – there was dinner to think about, homework to help the children with, stuff to do around the house and little time for much else? Then the merry-go-round carried on the next day, and the next. I felt as if my life was passing me by and there seemed to be no end in sight.
Are There Really Drinks That Can Help Your Migraines?
Are There Really Drinks That Can Help Your Migraines?
If you are at all like me, you are always looking for ways to prevent and lessen the pain of migraine.
Although as I have told you before, in comparison to my almost daily headaches/migraines, I have very few, I am always looking for natural ways that can help prevent even those few I still have. I know during the most painful and frequent migraines of my life, I was desperate to find relief any way I could. That didn’t always involve natural remedies as for many years I was totally unaware of that avenue of help. Now I am more enlightened, I know the true benefits of using holistic and natural remedies. It leads to fewer migraines and lesser pain. What a great option!
In my Migraine Support Facebook Group, we discuss many ways to find natural relief. Recently we discussed ways to prevent migraines and I would love for you to join in with our discussions in that group.
Could These Foods be Key to More Migraine-Free Days?
Could these foods be key to more migraine-free days?
In this blog, we are going to dive into some key foods that could be of great benefit to you for migraine prevention.
According to the Migraine Research Foundation, migraines are now the third most common global illness, and astonishingly, are the reason behind more than 1.2 million emergency room admissions just in the U.S. each year. Research suggests there may be a genetic component to migraines — which for most migraine sufferers, we feel we have already figured that out!
However, there are steps you can take to reduce the severity, frequency, and duration of migraines, no matter the cause.
Although you cannot change your genes, you can start reducing triggers. Dehydration is a common migraine trigger.
5 Ways to Ditch the Emotional Eating
5 Ways to Ditch the Emotional Eating
Emotional eating is something we all face at some point or another, so it’s time to ditch the guilt and figure out what’s underlying.
I am an absolute “pro” on this subject! Why? Because I am definitely an emotional eater. For years I turned to food as comfort without even knowing that was what I was doing. It wasn’t just an occasional thing for me either. I would eat to feel better and then begin the binge-eating cycle (you know – the kind where you are binge eating in private so no one – not even your family – knows just how bad off you are). And you know what I found out after many years of this type of behavior and pattern? Once I became aware of the emotional eating factor I was engaging in, I realized that in all honesty, it did NOT make me feel better! Thus the “cycle” of emotional and binge eating. It just didn’t fill that void.
Could This Missing Element Be Causing Your Migraines?
Could This Missing Element Be Causing Your Migraines?
When we think about migraines and certain triggers, vitamins and minerals are not necessarily the first things that come to mind. However, there are several vitamins, minerals, herbs, etc. that can help with the pain, intensity and frequency of migraines. You don’t have to have been following me long to figure out that I am all about using as many natural solutions as possible when it comes to caring for my body – and getting help with my migraines.
In this blog, I wanted to mention another great alternative that is easy for you to try adding to your daily regimen to see if you find some of these options to be helpful additions to prevent and assist in your own migraine journey.