In my healthy cooking “hacks” article, you can re-read that post HERE, there wasn’t enough space to focus on PUMPKIN! Organic pumpkin is an EASY hack (readily available in cartons and cans)! What a super nutritious ingredient substitution for oil as...
Did you read my last “skin” post? You can find it HERE if not. As I said there: “…skin is DEFINITELY a “cross” I bare. Bad skin, that is.” Let me show you some things that have helped me. Some of my “Holy Grail”...
Don’t deny yourself treats! Just make them yourself. And make them more healthy! Don’t buy (literally) into the idea that gluten-free is necessarily better. It’s not. This is especially important for people who do not have a gluten intolerance or...
Just start. (No joke.) I have both a Blend-tec and a Vitamix (gifts, actually) but for years I used a standard off the shelf Wal-mart blender. That’s right- I’m a “blender” girl more than traditional “juicer”, you could say. I’ve used various...
I don’t know about you, but *I* got the worst respective parts & DNA of my mother and father. Oh well ((le sigh)) So, skin is DEFINITELY a “cross” I bare. Bad skin, that is. Every so often I need to see a practitioner to, what I affectionately...
Don’t you hate that even if you did NOT over-pluck when you were younger (but…especially if you did), your eyebrows get more & more sparse?! And that if you are blonde or fair-skinned, it’s even worse?! Once in awhile you’ll get that crazy...
I keep hearing that I should write and share more about about skincare. (Kind of like “Shut up about fitness and fashion already!” maybe?) Most people, women, can related to skincare issues. I’ve had so many problems from a young age that, as...
According to stats, nearly ½ of all Americans have regular pain issues. ((raises hand)) What about you? This is awful. Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists for longer than 3 months. Any ongoing pain that turns chronic affects you not only physically but...
http://thefitchick.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180806_183643.mp4 I posted this video on my Instagram stories and you guys went NUTS! I wasn’t expecting THAT kind of reaction. But…I LIKE IT!! When I was going through pre-med studies and doing my...
I think I’ve tried EVERY eyelash curler that’s out there. Why? Because for the last few years my beloved one from Shu Uemura was always “sold out” (or I was told “we’re out of stock right now”) and let’s face it, those...
I posted to Instagram (& Facebook) wanting YOU to help me choose between 3 “lash enhancing” serums I’m looking to purchase and use. The choices were: RevitaLash, RapidLash & GrandeLash. At some point over the last…well, many years,...
The most common area or joint in the body for arthritis (aka: degeneration, osteoarthritis, pain, etc) is the knee. Especially in women. In fact, we just discussed it here on the blog. In general, women do not squat, much less formally weight train, although they...
Soup is a year-round thing! Do you like it when you follow a link to a website, because you want to learn a recipe, only to be scrolling down the page 5 minutes later? (- Past the blogger’s many pictures, how their day is going, the previous post, a product...
We’ve discussed the knee joint in 3 previous sections: Part I is over HERE Part II is HERE Part III is HERE And now we’ve come the “juicy” part – DISCUSSING WHAT TO DO. If the featured picture above didn’t get your attention, go...
The knee joint! Part I is over HERE Part II is HERE The first step in saving time, money and pain is to find out what is wrong with your knee and if there is indeed a joint problem or (better yet) some early warning signs that can be corrected and are just temporary....
In the first post on “Knee Health” ( READ HERE ) I alluded to 2 things that were “no bueno”: Not having a specific diagnosis (aka not knowing what specific bodily “tissues” were problematic.) Resting (…for about a month). A...
The following is an excerpt of a conversation… in an online forum… on a place that rhymes with BaceFook: Person: HELP! I have knee pain…(crying emoji)…What can I do?! HELPPPP Me: How long has it been? Person: About a month!!!!! Me: Go to the...
Why is ginger important? Ginger is considered nature’s “aspirin” but with great anti-oxidant properties too! You probably know that it is great for GI conditions (i.e., upset stomach, nausea, morning sickness, and so on) as well as promoting health...
The below slide information is just ONE of the myriad of recent research reports on the benefits of a consistent yoga practice: And those improved factors listed above are but a FRACTION of the proven benefits. A little background is in order: RCT = Random Controlled...
(EXCERPT FROM 4/11/18 NEWSLETTER) Hello beauties! Videos! Yes, I’m trying to videotape more of my choreography and get it up online. (Spinners – there will be more exercise/fitness ones too, not just Zumba.) I’m asked near-daily “How can I...
It’s not your fault. In the majority of fitness classes (including some yoga styles), the “core work” (typically abdominal exercises) is done at the end or in the middle of the workout if at all. We need to be engaging our “core” at the start of the class or workout...
Zumba Toning is a very close workout to our original Zumba format…but with hand weights! Using hand weights no greater than 3 pounds in weight (or preferably the “shakers” pictured), an instructor who is certified in both Zumba AND Zumba toning (ME)...
The good news first: Nike is having a sale and it’s almost impossible to not only find sports bras that offer…ahem…support for high intensity workouts and…high intensity chests, but finding ones that actually fit without trying them on is a...
There have been so many questions recently as to “what exactly is in” my go-to juice that I needed to put together a post. Here it is! This juice (really, a “blend”) is taken as a preventive measure against all the SICKNESS going around but it...
Indoor cycling results in significant health changes without dieting! Yes, please! Seems like people either love spin class, or hate it. (I’m in the former category.) They either consider it super hard or just mildly challenging. (I’m the latter.) Researchers studied...
How many hours a week do YOU put in doing things around the house? “…Despite the gap reversal at work, women still bear the majority of the responsibility for managing the home. The average woman spends 18 hours per week performing household tasks like cleaning,...
It’s called INFRARED! Touted to the public as a great tool for “detoxing” and weight control, it has other important benefits that I use it for – namely pain control, healing and relaxation. Infrared can best be described as a deep heat. It...
This recipe is CHOCK FULL of plant protein, vitamins and fiber! It’s gluten-free…vegan…raw…& can be (*should be*) made organic. I am NOT one to follow directions. On recipes, that is. So most anything I create, and certainly post, is an...
