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Encouragement for Mamas of Strong Willed Children

June 7, 2011

By Emily McClements, Contributing Writer
The other morning I was snuggling with my three year old daughter on the couch right after she had woken up.  I love those times of the morning, where my kids are bleary eyed and will actually sit with me for extended minutes while I kiss their heads, [...]

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Panel Discussion on Burnout and Fatigue: 3 Women Get Real About Their Struggles, Part 2

January 17, 2011

In the first part of this panel discussion, we focused on what led to a situation of burnout and fatigue, how the panelists recognized it, their signs and symptoms and more.
This time, I wanted to focus on the hopefulness that exists, even when we find that we've come to the end of our rope. Winter [...]

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At Simple Organic: A Natural Approach to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

September 2, 2010

Today I'm over at Simple Organic, sharing about my journey with PCOS and natural ways to treat it through lifestyle changes.
Call me naive. I didn’t know that there was something terribly wrong about going 6 months without a cycle.
I was 20 years old and in my last year of university. My health was far from [...]

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Real Food Makeover: The Startup Family, Part 2

May 31, 2010

This is Part 2 of the Real Food Makeover for the Startup family, and the very last of all the Real Food Makeovers!
Lessening the Grip of Sugary Beverages

One of the 3 baby steps that I suggested in Part 1 was to decrease their consumption of sugary snacks and beverages. It's important to decrease sugar consumption [...]

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Real Food Makeover: The Anderson Family

April 13, 2010
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I am just loving these makeovers! They are long and take more work than my usual posts, but to me, there is nothing like really digging in and getting practical for particular families. Are you enjoying these posts, too? I pray that they are a blessing, for both the families involved, and those that read [...]

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Real Food Makeover: The “W” Family

April 6, 2010
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Introducing the first of four families to receive a Real Food Makeover! Each week, I will be highlighting a different family and offering suggestions and resources to help them along the road to eating more real, whole, healthy foods.

Meet the W. family: Mom "D" (37), Dad "M" (35), son "I" (3) and twin daughters "G' [...]

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Upcoming: Four Families are Going to Get a Real Food Makeover!

March 15, 2010
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Image by Nina Matthews Photography
**Update- I have had a huge response- thank you so much everyone! I won't be accepting any more email applications for this, but will be choosing from those who have already contacted me!**
Is your family trying to make healthy changes towards real, whole foods and in need of some direction? Do [...]

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Making Healthy Changes When Your Husband Isn’t on Board

November 23, 2009
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Image by nutmeg
There are a lot of things that my husband does that I know very little about. For example, buying and installing more ram for our computers. Or writing a marketing proposal and presenting a sales pitch to the CEO of a company. Or how to set up a set of drums, much less [...]

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