Lifestyle tips for happy and healthy families

May 17, 2023 All Blogs

In 1988, President Reagan declared October Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month to recognize the unique grief of bereaved parents who would otherwise go unnoticed and unsupported. I was eight years old playing with my baby dolls and roller skates that strapped on to my shoes when the whole country wrapped parents with empty arms in a symbolic hug. I didn’t know exactly twenty years later that social support would be a hug for me as well because I’d be...

Dec 19, 2019 All Blogs

As you prepare to bring your child into the world, any class or book you can find on relaxation, breathing techniques, focal points, etc. can be helpful in preparing you for labor and birth. The reason labor is called labor is because it is hard work. However, it was never meant to be more difficult than we can handle and especially not impossible. Women have been giving birth on this planet for thousands of years and they have been successful...

Apr 17, 2019 All Blogs

WOMEN'S HEALTH 5 Self-Care Practices for Moms BY Tatiana Schmidt JAN 13, 2019 It’s undeniable that people are more motivated to live healthier lives as January rolls around. How can we tell? There are more people in the gym, more people watching what they eat, more people changing their habits to improve their life. It seems like the whole world is working on self improvement, and so are you. As a mom, I realize there is not a lot of...

Jan 31, 2019 All Blogs

This phrase pains me. Not only is it just plain fiction, but it is a mindset, a worldview, a framework of thinking that I have grown annoyed with. Since studying nutrition and holistic living, my mindset has been transformed from the pessimistic “why bother” attitude of “everything causes cancer” to believing that God created us whole, and said “this is good.” If this is good, like God says it is, then I am to believe that sickness and disease are...

Dec 25, 2018 All Blogs

Hot cocoa by the fireplace, decorating the tree, gift exchanges, and Christmas carolling. All the smells, sounds, and tastes of the holiday are accompanied with so many emotions. I love this time of year, the warmth of family is a beautiful contrast to the cold of winter (well “cool” for us floridians). As you gather with family and friends that live near and far, good conversations are had and many memories are made, but as conversations and family lifestyle habits...