30 Days of Health and Contentment: Day 30, When Pruning, Be Careful Where You Cut

I was sad to lose her, and the shop, and all the wisdom that went with her and with Louis.

30 Days of Health and Contentment: Day 28, Make Your Fridge Work for You!

The most useful tip from above that I’ve found works for me, is having homemade soups and salads on hand.

30 Days of Health and Contentment: Day 27, This Will Make You Sick

How can anyone think that eating lots of processed food is a good thing?

photo of white onion bloom

30 Days of Health and Contentment: Day 22, This Is Not A “Diet”

Over the weekend, I traveled to Pennsylvania to visit my family. My sister asked me…

Parsley, green onion, olive oil, and lemon juice atop chopped potatoes

30 Days of Health and Contentment: Day 21, Find Nutrition Information for ANY Recipe

All you do is add in the recipe ingredients and number of servings, and, violá, You get a complete nutritional analysis!

30 Days of Health and Contentment: Day 20, Beat the Sweets

Unlike other addictive substances, we can’t just not eat food.  And saying that you will never eat sweets again just isn’t going to work.

30 Days of Health and Contentment: Day 19, Power Yoga

I can personally attest to the harm caused by persistent, elevated levels of cortisol.

Veggies cut up for grilling

30 Days of Health and Contentment: Day 17, Mediterranean Foods

One recipe that I think hits the mark and is great at this time of year is lentil soup. My mother-in-law gave me this recipe. And, lucky you, I’m willing to share!

30 Days of Health and Contentment: Day 14

Going for the pure powder allows you to control how much sugar and other ingredients you are consuming.

30 Days of Health and Contentment: Day 12

Don’t be tempted to skip yoga days because it doesn’t feel like “real” exercise (I sometimes do). Remember, we want a holistic approach.

Spring beauties hide close to fallen leaves in the soft earth

30 Days of Health and Contentment: Day 11

Don’t feel like eating any of those healthy choices, but that bag of potato chips is looking good? I probably don’t need to connect the dots for you.

photo of Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

30 Days of Health and Contentment: Day 7, Planning Your Meals, and Veggie Wraps

If I could only pick one aspect of our 30 day plan, I would pick exercise.