Often on summer evenings our family enjoys hearty salads alongside our dinners. This arugula salad with apple and rosemary crumble is a favorite for when I’m craving a little added crunch in the mix. Ingredients: 4 oz. fresh arugula 2 slices sourdough bread crumbs (1 1/2 cups) {paleo option: chopped, soaked walnuts} 2 sprigs fresh…
It’s always complex algorithm to work out your workouts when you come down with a flu or a cold {or some other malady}. If it’s a 24-hour stomach bug, it’s pretty much a no brainer. But a mild cold, with a little lingering congestion, or a flu that turns into an ongoing cough – these can create…
Whether I’m downhill skiing or practicing tae kwon do, music is a key part of my workout mojo. Sometimes the right track on my way to the gym can make all the difference in getting my mind right for the challenges I will face while exercising. Although this list will inevitably change with time, these…
Why put away the slow cooker, just because the weather’s warming up? I still have to work, which means I still need that help in the kitchen on my busiest days. Besides, the peaches are ripening on our tree, and the farmer’s market is already rich with both white and yellow peaches. What better time to set the…
Birth is like an earthquake – we don’t know when it will hit or exactly how it will be, but we do know for sure that it will be intense, that it will forever alter our landscape in some way, and that it will surely shake things up. Everything I’ve learned about birth from a…
Society loves pregnant women! The bigger the belly, the more admiring looks and unwanted gropes pregnant women receive. By the end of your third trimester, you feel lush, full, and like the center of the universe – if not also like a planet with moons in your orbit. Then – baby comes! You’ve just provided…
Acupuncturist, Mom and former pro-snowboarder Zoe Meininger shares some of her insights with Real Fit Mama this week. Read on to find out her best kept secrets for getting back to the gym after having her daughter 2 years ago and how motherhood has changed her body for the better. RFM: What do you do for…
In honor of the holiday spirit and giving our kids something fun AND healthy, I offer you these All Natural Homemade Candy Canes. You will love the delicious combination of healthy clean flavors and familiar holiday taste in this healthy rendition of a classic holiday treat. First, a little dose of personal background. If you’re…
Have you heard about how beneficial jumping is for your lymphatic system? Just 10 mintues of jumping (on a trampoline or on the ground) can boost your immunity and assist your body in fluid metabolism, detoxification, and optimal health. Plus, how awesome-ly kid-like do you feel when jumping? I can’t help but giggle and laugh when…
Ideal health comes to all of us through a process. We eliminate certain things, we add or try new things, and this process of expanding and refining keeps us vibrant over time. Cyclical in nature, the health journey is deeply personal for each of us, yet in that individual and unique process we find connection…
