If Someone Offered to Tell You if You Have the Genes for a Deadly, Incurable Illness – Would You Want to Know? [I did!]

Genetics in action! Given the choice, would you rather lose your mind or control of your body? When we were kids we used to play the macabre (and very un-pc) game of Alzheimer’s vs. Parkinson’s in which we dared each other to imagine a life missing either brain or body. We thought it was a …

How Do You Exercise On The Go? [FitnessGlo Giveaway!]

 Doing handstands in the park! (Ignore my horrible form, please) #FitnessGlo #Results My First Official Colorado Workout didn’t go so well. Last week I tried running a couple of miles and felt like my lungs were popping bubblewrap. I was breathing so heavy that 900 numbers were threatening to sue me for copyright infringement. Mile …

FitnessGlo Helps You Take Your Workouts To-Go!

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by FitnessGlo. They provided me with free workouts, I provided them with free sweat! And opinions:)  We may look like we’re sitting on a nice, comfy bench but we’re actually doing a wall sit! And smiling! That’s what honing my quads with FitnessGlo has done for me! FitnessGlo is an online …

Is Eating Red Meat Really Bad For You? Is it Ethical? [The Brouhaha Over Red Meat Intensifies]

I’ve heard cow tongue can be a delicacy but I’m pretty sure they didn’t mean on the first date. “Mom?” My freshly bathed son snuggled into my lap as we read through Moo Moo Brown Cow with Jelly Bean before bedtime. “Yes, honey?” I answered, prepared for one of his silly existential questions he likes to pose …

A Receipt That Shows All Your Macros, Calories and Gives Health Advice – Brilliant or Frightening? [What I’m Eating These Days]

Jelly Bean’s signature “disapproving” face – made even better by the fact that she is wearing her underpants on her head. This is what happens when you keep little kids in the car too long… There was a time when this would have been my ultimate health-nut-on-a-mission dream. Ladies and Gents, meet Nutricate: Why yes …

The Trick To Living Without Fear [And Also For Not Getting Eaten By Mountain Lions. Maybe.]

Moving halfway across the country has been a bit traumatic for our kids and, in typical kid fashion, they manifest their discombobulation by suddenly refusing to eat, potty and/or sleep. (For the record, you can’t pee on a tree if you’re a girl. Jelly Bean proved this by first refusing to use a “stiiinky” biffy, …

Have You Ever Been Health-Bullied? [Where’s the line between being encouraging and being a bully?]

If I could peer-pressure you into doing anything, it would be writing hilarious limericks. Do it! Do it now!!! Shhh… so don’t tell anyone but I’m embarrassingly susceptible to peer pressure. My friends have talked me into doing some pretty crazy stuff over the years, stuff that I would never have done if it hadn’t …