Holiday Survival Guide – Have your Healthiest Holiday!

The holidays can be one of the happiest times of the year, but sometimes it can feel like survival just getting through. According to the CDC, there are more deaths from heart attacks and strokes on Christmas Day and through New Year’s then any other time of year. This is likely from the excessive pro-inflammatory food and drinks, the increased holiday stress or blues, loneliness, reduced exercise, and/or inadequate sleep. Therefore, it’s really important we make a plan for the holidays to keep ourselves as healthy as possible. The little bit of unwanted weight gain is just a symptom of … Read the rest

Life Transformation

Wow, what an event! At our inaugural recipe swap, we hosted the entire Masiello Family!  Anthony Masiello shared how he transformed his life, when he set out to take back his health and lose weight. With the support of his amazing family, they have figured out how to make it work in their lives, and today they shared it with us. Here are a few take home tips from his talk:

  1. Know your why. Why do you want to do __(fill in the blank)__? What is your internal motivation? Losing weight to fit into your jeans is not enough
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