Wellness
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Celebrating Families this Holiday Season
Some of you might know about our family’s difficulty conceiving years ago and were told that the only way I would get pregnant was if I went through months of fertility drugs and artificial insemination due to hormonal issues I was having at the time. Since my mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at a young age (48), I wasn’t too keen on disrupting my hormones with drugs. Hearing those words in the doctors office was very painful and I remember feeling like I was somehow failing – myself and my husband. I think feeling this way is pretty normal when you are told you cannot have a child naturally and…
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Thanksgiving Dishes from Vivian Howard’s Kitchen
This time of year always means the mouth-watering smells of the holiday season! Chef Vivian Howard of the docu-series “A Chef’s Life” on PBS has step-by-step recipes for memorable Thanksgiving plates. Each year I try out some new recipes and I think I just might have to try Vivian’s date, pecan, bacon cheese ball with curried peach preserves. Which recipe do you want you to try out? Here are some recipes Vivian shared with us: Date, Pecan, Bacon Cheese Ball with Curried Peach Preserves Buttery Turkey with Warm Sorghum Vinaigrette Turnip Root and Green Dressing Pecan Streusual Pie with Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe 1: Date, Pecan, Bacon Cheese Ball…
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Inspirational Mom: Holly Robinson Peete, Hollywood’s Autism Advocate
I’m not someone who’s starstruck. Sure I appreciate talent and I am an avid movie goer. Sure, I’d have a hard time giving up my favorite television shows or Netflix account, but I don’t look to movie and television stars as my heroes or role models. That is until I met Holly Robinson Peete. She’s an actress, author, talk show host, philanthropist, and—where I find inspiration the most—mom to four children, one with autism. In 1997, Holly and her husband, former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete, formed the HollyRod Foundation, to help with Parkinson’s disease. (Her father, the original “Gordon,” on Sesame Street, had Parkinson’s.) Then in 2005, inspired by their…
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Crafts :: The Giving Plate
Thanksgiving is a week away and to avoid last minute shopping for gifts I am baking cookies to fill my giving plates. I love this original handmade gift for sharing life’s special moments with those closest to your heart. With the holiday season upon us, the Giving Plate is perfect for creating your own traditions while reflecting on the meaning of the special time you spend with those you love. Take turns with the Giving Plate—give it to Mom or Grandma even a friend—and maybe you will receive it back, a special reminder of one another. You will need: Craftsmart paint pens (ideal for wood, plastic, metal and glass) I found…
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Kid-Friendly Recipes from A Chef’s Life
Have you had a chance to check out PBS’s A Chef‘s Life, the character-driven docu-series that takes viewers inside the life and kitchen of Chef Vivian Howard and her two restaurants located in the low country of eastern North Carolina? She offers delicious recipes and I love their lifestyle. Can I go live on a farm somewhere too?! As a mother of twins, Vivian knows how to create good food on the go that is both quick and fun to make with her children. Check out these two delicious and simple recipes I am sure your kids will love! Rollups & Vanilla Pecan Butter Rollups: 2 slices whole wheat sandwich bread…
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Inflammation In the Body: What You Need To Know
Inflammation In the Body: What You Need To Know Inflammation means to, “set on fire.” If there was no acute inflammation, wounds and cuts would never heal properly. However, on-going inflammation or chronic inflammation can lead to a wide range of diseases – hay fever, atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis. Understanding Acute and Chronic Inflammation: Acute inflammation: Acute inflammation is the body’s first response to a harmful stimuli or foreign invader. It is primarily responded by the immune system with leukocytes (HBD: Battle with the Bugs) and/or the circulatory system from the blood into the injured tissues (HBD: A Heart Pumping Adventure). For example, if you sprain your ankle, chemicals form and…
