Discover practical tips, inspiring stories, and simple strategies to create healthier habits for yourself, your family, and your workplace. From stress management to easy wellness ideas, Making Healthy Choices a Habit empowers you to find balance and joy—one small step at a time.
When I woke up this morning, I was shocked that our outside thermometer read -17.  It’s crazy how we went from an extraordinarily warm December to what feels like an extraordinarily cold January.W
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Have you heard the saying, “Sitting is the New Smoking?” Well, it is.Â
The phrase was crafted by Dr. James Levine, a professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic. Basically, any kind of extended sittin
...Try this yummy vegetable dish as a healthy alternative for your Thanksgiving meal.
2 yams or sweet potatoes, peeled and cut to 1 inch cubes
4 medium carrots, peeled and sliced into 1 inch pieces
2 medi...
Need some help sleeping? Many of us do. Did you know that the average adult gets only 6.7 hours of sleep each night. However, to function at our best, we ideally need 7-9. And, it should only take you...
 There are all kinds of reasons people want to make changes in their health journey and there are just as many reasons why people don’t. And that makes it hard, really hard, when you want to make cha...
This week, I’ve been teaching a unit on Stress Management in my Principles of Management class. And for me, it is a good reminder on how to manage stress better.
We all handle stress differently.
...From the FIXATE Cookbook
Serves: 4Â (1 cup each)
Container Equivalents: 1 ½ green, ½ blue
Ingredients:
4 medium zucchini
Hot water
1 cup pasta sauce, warm
2 Tbsp finely shredded fresh basil
2 Tbsp ...
 Sixty-six is the new 21 not in age, but for habits. Previously, 21 was the “magic” number of days for creating a new habit or eliminating an old one. Current research now believes it’s actually 66 ...From the FIXATE Cookbook
Serves: 12 (1 cup each)
Container Equivalents: 1 green, 1 Yellow, 1 ½ tsp oil
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½ cup fresh lime juice
1 Tbsp. ground cumin
1 Tbsp. sea salt
½ cup olive oil
2 cans (15...
The holidays are upon us and our already crazy lives are going to get just a bit crazier! Between household chores, shopping, planning, cooking, kid’s activities and everything else, , it is hard
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Serves: 4
Container Equivalents: ½ Yellow, ½ tsp oil
2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled, very thinly sliced – I used a mandolin
2 tsp extra virgin organic coconut oil (or ...
Taking time off from work is important. We need time to rest, relax and recharge. It is good for our health, our mindset, our attitude.
Taking rest days from our workouts are important too. Tak
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