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Illegal Food is Better for You
Last Thursday I had the opportunity to see Joel Salatin speak about sustainable farming. Mr. Salatin is the owner of Polyface Farms, “a family owned, multi-generational, pasture-based, beyond organic, local-market farm.” If you saw the film Food, Inc, you would also remember Joel as the fast-talking farmer with suspenders and straw hat. Essentially, Joel Salatin is one of the leaders in the movement to return our food system to one that is healthier for both … Read entire article »
Filed under: Go Green, Health, Health & Fitness
Water Weight
I’ve been taking part in a “health challenge” in which you earn points each day for doing certain things like exercising, spending quality time with your kids, journaling, eating 5 servings of fruits and veggies, etc. Two weeks into the challenge, I noticed that I gained 2 pounds. I couldn’t figure out why. I hadn’t gone overboard on Halloween, and I was working out more than normal, pushing myself to be more healthy so that I … Read entire article »
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Arkansas Race for the Cure 2009
Last weekend I ran in my second Komen Race for the Cure 5k. I fell in love with this event last year – there is just something so electrical about 45,000 women gathered in one place, for one cause, with one purpose. There are men and children there too, but it is the girl power that I especially feed off of. This year, this was doubly true, as I fed off of the girl power of the entire crowd, but also of one specific girl in particular that I did not expect. I challenged myself to run the 5k in less than 27 minutes, knowing that it would motivate me for training and also get me a spot closer to the starting line (faster runners wear colored race numbers that gain … Read entire article »
Filed under: Fitness, Health & Fitness, Mommyhood
When Fire Ants Attack
As the mother of two adventuresome toddlers and the wife of a lawn-mowing, trail hiking husband, I knew that we were bound to have a run in with fire ants now that we live here in the “mid-south”. I just never thought that I would be the one to get chewed on. Before we even moved to Little Rock, I visited the Master Gardeners booth at the Rivermarket to find out about native plants. When the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health, Health & Fitness, Mommyhood
Race for the Cure
We’ve been living in Little Rock for nearly a year now, a fact that is made obvious by the repetition of some yearly events in the same setting. At the end of August, my daughter Carina will turn three. We’ll celebrate with a party at our house. Her second birthday a year ago was the first party we had in our new home. Like all parents, I am amazed by and proud of the growth and development my baby, nay toddler, nay little big person has achieved over the past year. I’m also gearing up for this year’s Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, which was the first large event I experienced in downtown Little Rock last fall. To call it a “large event” is an understatement. It was probably … Read entire article »
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Grab My Button!
