What is so great about the Fitbit? Eliz expresses her deep, abiding, geeky love for the fitness tool, Fitbit. Five Reasons To Love the Fitbit: It’s easy to use and durable It tracks so much more than steps including sleep, amount of water you drink, and calories eaten. Tons of geeky data!! The silent alarm…
School is almost done and soon the kids will be home all day. How can you make sure they eat healthy all day long? Get some help! Check out www.KidsEatRight.org or find them on Facebook and Twitter for tips to make your summer healthy and nutritious. Here are some examples: “One of the best ways…
A simple tool in the fight against childhood obesity: Fun and interactive pedometers designed for kids! In the world of Webkinz and sedentary lifestyles, how do we get our kids moving? One solution is a cool new product called GeoPalz. It is a pedometer tucked into a fun clip-on character with prizes available online. I…
Mom! What is that heavenly smell?! Are you making another Sally Bee recipe? My daughter was right on both counts. I was making Sally Bee’s Healthy Spring Vegetable Risotto, and the aroma was incredible. This summer I cooked my way through Sally’s cookbook, The Secret Ingredient, and what a delight it was. I often tell…
Would you know what to do if you had a life-threatening injury? A man injured in the Haiti earthquake saved his own life using Pocket First Aid from the American Heart Association Whether you’re at home, on the road, or in the woods, the American Heart Association’s Pocket First Aid & CPR application is at…
The Mayo Clinic released The Essential Diabetes Book – a beautifully illustrated and easy to understand guide to preventing, controlling and living well with diabetes. If you struggle to understand gylcemic index, types of diabetes, and how what you eat has an impact on the disease, this is the book for you! Clear and concise…
As you may know, I am a big fan of wine and chocolate as a stress remedy. But which wine and what chocolate you may ask. Red wine (white wine doesn’t supply the same benefits) doesn’t have to cost much to be good. Here are some of my favorites is usually available for under $15:…
Recently I spoke in Marinette, Wisconsin and was introduced to the work of Sonia Choquette. The event directors were raving about the wonderful program Sonia had done for them in Green Bay and thought her book would fit so nicely in with my advice to slow down and focus on what is important in life.…
Perhaps there is nothing more frightening than the idea of your child on a date. My girls are only six, but the idea scares me. When should I let the start dating? What rules should I make? When should we start talking about this stuff? Who can I ask these questions????? Michael Domitrz has the…
Your personal story combined with recommendations for realistic lifestyle changes was very powerful.
Eye-opening and Inspirational.
Enlightening information attendees will share with colleagues
I thought, If Eliz can do it, so can I.
Stunning insights into why work-life balance isn’t working.
My favorite part was all of the stats you had to show what increased your odd of heart disease and how you could decrease your odds. It worked out I was actually going grocery shopping yesterday so it helped to have that in the front of my mind to make sure to get some “grow foods” when I was there too.
Really practical, easy to apply tips. And they almost always fit into my busy life.