The Wellness Solution
Where busy moms live happy, healthy lifestyles.
If you’ve been on the Instagram Explore page recently, chances are you’ve seen influencers or even friends promoting an array of green powders. What are green powders? This “superfood” has been advertised as an ingredient to add to smoothies, drinks, smoothie bowls and sometimes desserts. The claim behind these powders is that they can be …
The time has come to discuss the juicy details on why you should think again and do a bit of research before guzzling your next shot of liquid chlorophyll . Liquid chlorophyll has taken Instagram and TikTok by storm. Most influencers are not only promoting it but promising it will cure all of our “problems.” …
New research is showing how a keto diet may be beneficial for diabetics and may be beneficial for weight loss under the care of a physician and dietitian. Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Breakfast:Egg Muffins Breakfast:Raspberry chia pudding Breakfast:Avocado breakfast scramble Lunch:Buffalo Shrimp Lettuce Wraps Lunch:Tuna salad lettuce wraps Lunch:Kale Caesar Salad with Chicken …
You know it when you see it: black ice-cream, gray colored lemonade or even inkly colored acai bowls – activated charcoal. It’s taking over the restaurant and nutrition industry by storm and based on the creative marketing advertised by brands, you feel unhealthy and/or ostracized if you fail to join this trend. But, does activated …
The ketogenic diet continues to be a path that many are using as a hopeful solution to weight loss. But is the keto diet the best plan to follow? What is “keto”? The ketogenic diet (keto) first made its grand appearance in the mid 1920’s as a way to help children with epilepsy, according to …
Detox diets and cleanses continue to gain popularity and are often promoted as the golden ticket to feeling great and losing weight. Detox diets have been all the rage for years. Many dietitians, including myself, thought such diets would have their fifteen minutes of fame and that their popularity would fade over time. No such …
In this episode of The Busy Moms Kitchen, Amanda and I are talking about so many things we both feel other moms would LIKE to talk about…but simply don’t for several reasons. Since we both have teens we always find similarities in what we are going through. Being a mom is so rewarding yet challenging …
When you hear salad, you automatically think of summer meals but there are great ways to incorporate fall and winter vegetables into salads and make them a part of your meals all year long. This Fall kale salad recipe is a great side for any time of the year. What kale is best for a …
In todays episode I am joined in my kitchen by my friend, Rebecca Huff. She is the creator of That Organic Mom blog and host of A Healthy Bite podcast. One of the biggest challenges faced by my clients today are healthy restful nights of sleep and this is a topic Rebecca is very passionate …
We all have it. Those of us with 1 kid, 3 kids, and more. Those of us who work away from home, at home and those of us taking care of the family full time, along with the dog and cat. We feel like things should be better. We beat ourselves up because we have …
Diastasis Recti is no joke and for some it can be quite severe. Even I didn’t know what it was when I first heard about it at a fitness conference back in 2009. My second child was a bit over a year old and I remember how my stomach just wasn’t the same. My belly …
