Trouble Sleeping?

There is one pretty simple way to reduce insomnia.
If you have trouble sleeping at night you might want to pay attention to what that is...

Exercise!

A study done by Northwest University asked people who claimed they had trouble sleeping if they exercised and all of them said no.
After they were put on a 16 week exercise program including biking, running and treadmill activity all of them reported an improvement in sleep!

read the article here

Fight Colds and Flu

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Warming spices can help fight off colds and the flu.  Since fall is just around the corner I thought I would share this link with you.
It is from http://www.wholeliving.com/ and it gives a little insite into warming spices such as curry, cinnamon and ginger and also has links to recipes using these spices.

click the link below to read:
http://www.wholeliving.com/article/warming-spices

Katrina Runs

I just found a new blog I thought I would share. Katrina Runs http://www.katrina-runs.com/  - the author is a 34year old teacher, runner, photographer, and diabetic. she loves cooking and has lots of great recipes! because she has diabetes she has lots of great information about proteins, complex carbs, balances meals and the dangers of too much sugar.
she posts about running, cooking, clean eating and photography. I would definitely check out her site!
One great post is "Organics, Is It Worth It" - it talks about the growing trend of buying organic as well as a list of foods from WebMD that you definitely should buy organic or make sure you wash!

Snack Girl

i have found my new favorite website! http://www.snack-girl.com/

it is full of great food and snacking advice. there are tons of healthy recipes and tips for eating well.

this picture is from an experiment she did involving a mcdonalds burger and a homemade burger. this is what they looked like after 11 weeks.

yess the rotten burger is gross, but the fact that the mcdonalds burger hasnt changed in 11 weeks is worse.

check out the article here




i tried her recipe for steamed artichokes and lemon butter sauce a couple of times last week. and i love it. the sauce is great and peeling a part the artichoke is oddly satisfying despite not getting much from each of the leaves. you can find the recipe here


im sure there will be plently more posts inspired by snack girl in the future. i definitely recommend taking a look. i have learned a lot from this site.