Black Friday is defined as the day after Thanksgiving and is noted as the first day of traditional Christmas shopping, during which crowds of consumers are drawn to special offers by retailers. This year my hope is that instead of getting, why not try giving? Before you…
While I haven’t talked about it on the blog, I have been leading a weekly wellness program at Columbia University Medical Center since the beginning of the year. As I’ve mentioned, I LOVE teaching the class but it takes up a lot of my time….
Whole Kids Foundation™ just kicked off its annual fundraiser to support school salad bars, garden grant programs and nutrition education classes for teachers. Did you know that replacing one meal a day for a salad could translate into the reduction of 100 calories per day?…
It’s official… I’m featured in the October 2013 issue of Latina Magazine!
Myth: Getting in shape is expensive and requires a gym membership. Fact: Getting in shape can be cheap and does not require a gym membership. This past weekend one of my favorite TV shows, CBS Sunday Morning featured a story on the benefits of jump…
Inspired by a post I recently read I decided I was going to stop wasting my money and I was going to make my own milk. I’ve never been a fan of cow’s milk and have raised my children on non-dairy alternatives (and breast milk…
The great folks at ‘Good Enough Mother‘ are doing their annual SURVIVOR STORIES 2012 for October which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is a chance to learn more about those who have been personally touched by the disease. I was honored to be selected…
Dear Angie, Last week, while most young adults (and many older ones) watched MTV’s VMA Awards, I was watching the Democratic National Convention via livestream. As soon as you stepped out on stage, I was in awe of your poise, grace and enthusiasm. You see,…
So for the last few weeks, I have slept all of 2 minutes! Why? Because of the Olympics. I have a short attention span and events like swimming, track and gymnastics are just enough time to get me completely focused and later jumping around my…
Last week the temperatures rose to 100 degrees and so my aim was to post a refreshing summer recipe. In my mind, I wanted to share how to put together a quick Latin-inspired quinoa salad but my kids had a different idea. They wanted popsicles….