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…
By @livingbeyondbc Speaker and Integrative Cancer Care and Wellness Coach Eileen Fuentes on how triple-negative breast cancer connected her to her cultural roots. Wellness and healthy living has become very trendy. It seems as if everyone is sipping on smoothies and doing yoga. While I…
Other than The Walking Dead, I don’t really watch much television consistently. I love to see the characters overcome unthinkable challenges week after week. Michonne and her katana sword are my favorite characters in the show. Even though there may be a lot of great…
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?…
A little over a week ago I had a really eventful Saturday. I started my day joining Newark’s Mayor, Cory Booker, in Jersey City during his campaign for the New Jersey senate. Appropriately titled, “Run With Cory”, a small group of about 50 participants…
California seems to be leading the discussion on food justice issues occurring in low-income neighborhoods. Recently SOS Juice debuted a video titled, “Food Fight” about a boy who must escape a world where processed food is killing the members of his community. The villain in…
Shelby Grebenc is a 13-year-old who started her own egg farm in order to help with the family’s finances after her mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She became the youngest farmer in America to win the Animal Welfare Seal of Approval. Now that her…
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…
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…