I love everything Christmas. Christmas lights. Christmas carols. Christmas socks. And I most definitely love Advent Calendars. The ones with the chocolate, obviously. This year I knew I wasn’t going to find a calendar that had chocolate in it that I could eat SO I decided to make one myself. And let me tell you, …
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I wanted to take a moment today to let you know that I have partnered with WEGO Health to share their Fourth Annual WEGO Health Activist Awards. WEGO Health is an online network composed of Health Activists – leaders and influencers within the online health community – and they’ve put together this program to recognize and …
Last Thanksgiving I made a great dinner… well I thought I made a great dinner. (Want to see over 101 Holiday recipes? Check out this post here!) I had gluten-free stuffing, gluten-free gravy, steamed veggies, turkey and dairy free/gluten-free/refined sugar-free pumpkin pie. The stuffing was GROSS, but everything else was good. The pumpkin pie, if I do …
New Year’s is around the corner and let me guess. . . next year you want to exercise more and lose weight? Was I close? According to statistic brain, the number 1 2014 new years resolution was to lose weight. 39% people ACHIEVE their resolution, with only 14% achieving their resolution if you’re over 50. I know that …
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This is the second post in a series of Dr. Siegel posts regarding his keynote speech and master class I attended at Medx. You can read the first Dr Siegel post here! I’ve discussed numerous times with other patients how important a connection with your doctor is. Unfortunately, the health care model we have today …
Read these lyrics and tell me what you think of this song . . . [su_quote cite=”Idina Menzel, December Prayer”] In the touch of a friend, in the breath of a child, In the eyes of a soldier coming home to his mother’s grateful smile, In the sight of falling snow, and the memories it …
I get a lot of questions regarding how I got into yoga and how others can get into it easily as well. For most, it would simply be checking out your local area for studios and picking a class to go to . . . BUT a lot of the individuals asking me these questions …
As I was reading through my 2013 Thanksgiving post earlier today, I couldn’t help but contrast where I am right now to where I was a year ago. Last year I was really grateful for myself and how I was finally starting to get back to feeling like good old Julie. This year, I’m way …
Take a deep breath and center yourself to be present in this moment. I had two favorite lectures during Medx – Dr. Dan Siegel’s Master Class Workshop and Dr. Bonnie Feldman’s Autoimmune presentation. This post is the first of a few that I’ve written about what I’ve learned from Dr. Siegel. I was accepted into …
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I used to love chicken nuggets. Partially because it was an excuse to basically drink BBQ sauce. Hahaha I remember in high school my friend and I were obsessed with Wendy’s chicken nuggets. I’m pretty sure we ate 20 in one sitting one trip. Last week I was craving chicken nuggets. So I did what …