Focus on Love
“Love is the will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth” M. Scott Peck MD This is my favorite Definition of Love because it gets to the heart of what love is and is not. It defines love on many levels: Romantic love, Agape love, Friendship love, etc. It also fits well with the work of being a Parent....
Using Resources to Live the Good, Better, Best Life Through W.E.L.L.N.E.S.S.
Recently we heard in the news that the water in Flint, Michigan has been contaminated with lead due to a change in the water supply in an effort to save money. While this is difficult to believe in the US, this is a good example of how we need to be more aware of our environment. There are other situations out there, some as dramatic and some less dramatic. As parents, we can...
National Cancer Prevention and Heart Health Month
With Valentine’s around the corner, February is a great month to celebrate Cancer Prevention Month and Heart Health Month, the #1 Health Issue in the US. Many people with cancer also can develop heart disease in one form or another. One of the best ways to keep your heart healthy and prevent cancer is through good nutrition-maintaining an “ideal body weight for you”, consistent...
5 Strategies to Improve Your Child’s Nutrition
One thing I have learned in my work every day working with people who have cancer is that nutrition is key!! Our food has changed quite a bit in the last 40 years, there are many more chemicals sprayed onto the agricultural crops and these chemicals or pesticides are getting into our bodies and our kids bodies where they are creating a variety of disorders and or diseases. Diet for...
National Nutrition Month-March
Welcome to March and the beginning of Spring and National Nutrition Month! This month we will continue exploring the keys to building a Life of Good Health thru W.E.L.L.N.E.S.S. WELLNESS stands for W.inning E.very L.iving day thru L.ove N.utrition E.xercise S.erenity and S.pirituality. It is the Simple Key to Lifelong Good Health! This picture is from a Farmers Market that is so much fun and...
Boston Marathon Month: Inspiration in Survival
April in Massachusetts is so exciting for many reasons…spring is arriving and new life is being birthed, the snow is beginning to depart, days are longer and beginning to get warmer…time to start planting the seeds for the years veggie garden! One of the most fun and exciting events though is the annual Boston Marathon!! This year was special because it was the 3rd Anniversary of the...
Happy Mother’s Day
May is a special month in the year because it is the month when we celebrate Mother’s Day! I don’t think any of us will every forget the day our kids were born…To this day, I still consider it the Best Day of my Life!!! So, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL THE MOM’S OUT THERE-For many moms, Every Day is Mother’s Day!! What I often see in this world today, is that we Mom’s, both here in the...
Father’s Day and Cancer Survivorship Month
June is a special month first because of Father’s Day, a day to honor the important role and connection that Dad’s have in the lives of their children and also because it is Cancer Survivorship month! One of the people that I most admire in this area is my Uncle Jack…he was found to have a Coarctation of the Aorta when he was 19 years old, in 1958, he had open heart surgery at Children’s...
The Elephant in the Room
This month, the Senate passed a bill for GMO Labelling, Congress passed a bill for GMO Labelling and President Obama signed the Compromise GMO Labelling Bill into Law. What you need to know! In 2 years, GMO Labelling will become Mandatory across the country but that word Mandatory is very deceptive because companies have lots of leeway to determine how to do that. They can write the...
Achieving Our Dreams and The Rio 2016 Olympics
The Olympics this year were so exciting and I was so proud of not only our US Olympic athletes but all the athletes that participated. They always amaze me with their skill, amazing talents, perseverance, focus and positive attitude!! One team that really impressed me was the US Women’s Gymnastics team with “Grandma Aly and Baby Simone”. Aly is a young woman from my hometown of...
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