During the last weekend of my Yoga Teacher Training at Charlotte Yoga, I had a friend come in and introduce my trainees to Ayurveda. She recently completed a year-long 300-hour training through The Shakti School to become an Ayurvedic wellness coach. She also has a degree in health promotion and nutrition from App State. I’ve [...]
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Finn’s Recent Eats: One Year
June 6, 2019 { 43 comments }At Finn’s one year well-child visit this week I shared with our pediatrician that Finn doesn’t seem super into food. He said…”if in a day one meal is good, one is so-so and one you wonder why you even prepared…you’re doing great.” PRAISE GOD! At one year old, food is so hit and miss but [...]
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Do Anywhere Dumbbell Workout + Fueling with Biochem
May 21, 2019 { 7 comments }This post is sponsored by Biochem but the opinions and workout are my own. I am excited to introduce you to a new protein powder line that I am really liking right now, as well as to share a dumbbell workout that you can do anywhere with one set of dumbbells! As you all know, [...]
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Easy and Sustainable Seafood at Home with LoveTheWild
April 7, 2019 { 2 comments }This post is sponsored by Love The Wild. This post offers an opportunity to speak about the importance of keeping an open mind when it comes to diet and nutrition. I will admit that for many years, I was anti farm-raised seafood. I wish I could tell you the specific reasons why, but to be [...]
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Finding Food Freedom…And The Journey of Getting There
September 20, 2017 { 128 comments }This post has been bouncing around in my head for a few months but I haven’t had a clear direction for how to present it…so I’m just going to go for it. I want to talk about food. And relaxing the rules around it. And about becoming less attached to comparing what you’re doing to [...]
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Reader Questions Answered: Cauli Rice, Yoga & Pregnancy, Sleep Schedules, Group Ex and More!
April 20, 2017 { 14 comments }Happiest of Thursdays to you guys! I hope your day is off to a great start. I frequently receive emails and messages from readers with questions about a whole range of topics. I often feel it would be relevant and useful to many if I answered some of them on a larger scale. I’ve themed [...]
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Feel Good Food on the Go {With an ALDI Giveaway!}
January 21, 2016 { 234 comments }This post is sponsored by ALDI. Be sure to read to the end for a gift certificate giveaway! I think I can safely say that most of us around here are living an “on-the-go” lifestyle. Whether you’re a student facing long days on campus, a busy mom with little time to make meals for yourself, [...]
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I’m Doing My First Whole30
January 5, 2016 { 102 comments }I’ve been hinting towards a nutritional clean up for the past few days and I finally have time to sit down and share with you the details. I’m currently on day four of my first Whole30. First, let’s quickly go over what Whole30 is for those who are unfamiliar. The Whole30 program was created in [...]
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Figuring Out Fitness & Nutrition: Embracing “You Do You”
March 18, 2015 { 98 comments }Hi everyone. Today I am going to talk about a topic that I feel passionate about. FITNESS AND NUTRITION ARE UNIQUE TO THE INDIVIDUAL…THERE IS NO ONE PERFECT WAY! I recently received the following email from a reader that both saddened me and motivated me to make this a public discussion. I am almost 18 and [...]
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Video Blog: Managing Stress, Workout Shoes, Bodywork and Finding Your Ideal Weight
January 17, 2014 { 32 comments }Happy Friday! I have a video blog for you today where I answer questions on the following topics… – Managing stress and anxiety – The right shoes for strength training, running and CrossFit – Post workout carb/protein ratios (and my lack of following them) – Bodywork and massage for athletes – My workout schedule – [...]
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Five Things I’m Doing To Age Gracefully & Healthfully
December 6, 2013 { 20 comments }Let’s have an honest conversation about aging and growing old. I think it’s easy to have tunnel vision when it comes this topic. We have the tendency to limit aging to focus more on the next phase in our life instead of the overall big picture. So for us growing older means hitting common social [...]
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The Meal Formula That’s Working For Me Lately
October 5, 2013 { 18 comments }Good morning! It’s a beautiful day here in Charlotte. I got myself out of bed and onto my yoga mat for 7:30 a.m. super flow at Y2 Yoga this morning. I’m currently enjoying a soy latte with one pump of pumpkin spice outside of Starbucks before heading to Metro CrossFit for The Burpee 350. We’re [...]
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Friday Blog Swap with Nutrition Nut on the Run
September 20, 2013 { 4 comments }Hey y’all! TGIF! TGIF! TGIF!!! I have a little something different for you today. Hillary from Nutrition Nut on the Run emailed me a couple of weeks ago about doing a blog swap so that our readers could get to know another blogger. Hillary and I threw a list of questions at each other and [...]
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Video Blog: Balancing Workout Types, At Home Workouts, College Meal Planning and More
September 6, 2013 { 10 comments }HAPPY FRIDAY! This short week definitely felt like a regular week over here. Between social engagements and big work projects, it was jam-packed. I have a video post for you today. First I talk about a couple things that I have in the works that have been keeping me busy and then I answer your [...]
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Let’s Talk Paleo
November 8, 2012 { 23 comments }Hello and happy Thursday. I hope it’s been a great day for everyone! Mine has been good minus a small freak out about the paint color I chose for the living room (I second guess EVERYTHING) and the fact that it’s dark and cold at 6 p.m. now…but I’m going to have to get over [...]