Written by Dr. Ben Lerner of Maximized Living Even though Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years make up a total of 3 days, most people just call November, December, and the first part of January “The Holidays.” Since it is “The Holidays,” you can be irresponsible and careless. You eat can mass quantities, put all sorts [...]
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Awesome! Today I ran my first 5k and Julianne & Johanna ran in the kids dash. The event benefited Hope Children’s Hospital and the Ronald McDonald house in Oak Lawn, IL. I’m not a big fan of McDonald’s, but I love their charity of the Ronald McDonald houses. We used their hospitality quite a bit [...]
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I love it when I come across something that inspires me to write….right now! So here’s the statement that was an “AHA moment”, as Oprah would call it. The way of eating that works for you today may not work for you six months or six years down the road. It’s important to change your [...]
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Are you one of those parents that feeds your children better than you feed yourself. You still sneak the 500 calorie latte or enjoy extra ice cream after they go to bed. Ah, been there, done that, but not anymore! Since starting the cleansing supplements with Shaklee I have renewed energy & spirit to continue [...]
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February is National Cancer Prevention Month and while most everyone focuses on diet, exercise, and quitting smoking as the core ways to prevent cancer – they’re forgetting another pillar of prevention. Reducing exposure to carcinogens in our everyday environments. At Mission: Clean Kids we know you can’t be perfect. Our world is filled with harmful [...]
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Jamie Oliver inspires us all to make change in our American habits. Did you know our children our predicted to live 10 years less than we are? If you’re like me, you may feel the task of improving your child’s school food or cooking more at home may be too big to take on….we need [...]
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I don’t set resolutions – Do You? Considering most people break their resolutions within the first month, I avoid setting myself up for failure. However, I do set goals and revisit them often, especially at the new year. A few goals we have in our home this year: 1. Continue to eat healthy and avoid [...]
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Yes, our site is mostly about making healthy choices for the kids and home. However, we can’t have healthy kids if we aren’t setting a good example. You may be like me. I was raised differently than how I am raising my girls. Which means I feel much more tempted by fast food, heavy starches [...]
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