My friend Windy emailed me last week, asking whether I knew about dry skin brushing. I love dry skin brushing! I used to do it pretty consistently, but the brush that I use has been sitting on the shelf in my bathroom without being used for some time, so I was grateful for the reminder. I… [Read More]
food advertising to kids
I am going to dip my toes into a bit of a controversial area for this post: food marketing to children. There is a massive childhood obesity epidemic in this country, yet food companies have no restrictions on advertising to youth. Although numerous things have resulted to this situation, experts agree that food advertising can certainly be considered a major… [Read More]
ahh, acupuncture
I saw my acupuncturist yesterday afternoon, and it made my day. Ahh, acupuncture. My acupuncturist, Frank, has treated me for nearly 6 years. People always ask me why I go to an acupuncturist. I started seeing Frank due to anxiety and related sleeping issues. He helped me so much during that difficult time period, so I… [Read More]
self-care
I believe that guilt can be a huge hurdle to self care. Thoughts run through my head all of the time, things like: should I really go to that yoga class, when I could be home taking care of my daughter? But, I need a break from wiping my daughter’s tushy and cutting up her… [Read More]
Sunshine!
I am away in Florida this week with my family. After this past horrible winter, being in the warm sunshine has never felt so good. It has made me so happy to feel sun on my skin. Did you know that there are huge benefits to being exposed to sunshine? Our bodies need sunshine to… [Read More]
yoga in pajamas, and other benefits of exercise videos
Before giving birth, I never did exercise videos. I was confident that there was no way that a video could give me even close to the same workout as a live class. Prior to this past year, the last time I had done a workout video was when I joined in with my mom doing… [Read More]
by request: body ph (a healthy chemistry lesson)
My friend Liz recently commented on my last post, “icky sicky,” asking why we want our bodies to be alkaline and what that means. I love getting requests from readers, so I decided to dedicate this post to discussing body pH and the relevance of alkaline foods. There has been a lot of buzz recently… [Read More]
icky sicky
I spent the last few days battling a cold. Again. I usually don’t get sick very often, but my 4 head colds this winter seem to be a byproduct of my beautiful toddler daughter. Every time she has a runny nose, it morphs into a cold for me. I have a very specific regimen of… [Read More]
weekend inspiration
Here is a little weekend inspiration to get your body moving! It is going to be 50 degrees and sunny in NY tomorrow, and I cannot wait to get outside to exercise this weekend. This video reminds me that we are always capable of physical and emotional transformation.
nourishment
My very good friend’s birthday was last weekend, and to celebrate, she invited a few of her close girlfriends out to dinner this past Monday night in NYC. I really wanted to be there, but it was a particularly hard night for me to go out. I already had plans to be in the city… [Read More]