Tag: health
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5 Effective Workouts You Can Do in 15 Minutes

One of the biggest hurdles I hear from moms trying to better their health is the struggle with time. “I just don’t have time.” You know what? You’re probably right! Between house, kids, laundry, jobs, laundry, school or church responsibilities, laundry, and husbands, we don’t have time. But I’ve come to the conclusion that we…
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How to Heal from Postnatal Depletion

I was tired. Physically tired. The first reaction of course is, “Well, you have a newborn, Cate, of course you’re tired.” But the baby was sleeping incredibly well – eight or so hours a night – so I was getting sleep. I couldn’t figure out why simple task like walking or holding the baby seemed…
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Monster Meatballs

I’ve mentioned these in the past and have now gotten around to typing up the recipe. These bad boys are packed with nutrition and are perfect for pregnant moms, postpartum moms, and female runners of all stages of life. Runners often have low iron, and most female runners are depleted in iron due to a…
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Why You Need to Make Bone Broth

The past couple of days, my middle child and I have been battling a pretty nasty cold: coughing, congestion, headaches, ear aches, and just overall feeling like garbage. Colds are never fun, but they become especially problematic when you’re pregnant and can’t really take much for it. (Plus, sleep is already difficult and adding a…
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How to Eat Healthy on a Budget

I’m the woman at the grocery store who is intently staring at the screen as the cashier scans my food items, watching the total and silently doing math in my head. Will the total I came up with match what the screen says? Did I do my math correctly? With a growing family of soon-to-be…
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It’s Been a While

Did you miss me? Maybe don’t answer that. Chances are you didn’t even register that I’ve been silent for several months. That’s ok. You’re a busy person; I get it. I’ve been absent for a while because, basically, life happened. It does that, doesn’t it? Life interrupts the best laid plans of us all, and…
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5 Ways to Stay Active on Vacation
Ah, summer. The wonderful time of trips and vacations and fun. It’s the time when people leave their normal life behind and go someplace exotic for a break from their regular lives. But if you’re anything like me, you may worry about the break from your regular workout/training routine but don’t want to be bound…
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5 Reasons to Start Cross-training
The other day I sat in the doctor’s office, listening to his advice and guidance. It had been about a week since I last ran. I’ve been struggling with a heel injury for the past couple of weeks and I finally went to the doctor. He strongly encouraged me to start adding cross-training to my…
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10 Ways to Raise Healthy Eaters
The other day, I was having a standoff with my oldest child. He was supposed to eat one blueberry and one raspberry before he could get up from the table. Two berries total. He sat there for an hour and a half before he finally did. No amount of cajoling or encouraging was working. It…
