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Meet Michelle Mariska, an Exercise Therapist
This is a guest post by Michelle Mariska of Healing Motion Therapy. Hi, I’m Michelle Mariska, an exercise therapist. I discovered the therapy that I use at the Egoscue Method in San Diego. I myself...
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"Is your body bikini ready?"
Around the time college students packed up for spring break, my Facebook feed started overflowing with pictures of 'before' and 'after' pictures. Most of the photos were selfies taken by women in...
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3 Morning Rituals that will Revolutionize Your Day
That's a pretty big claim, eh?! But it's true. When you get a positive and healthy start to your day everything changes. Not only do these suggestions spark whole body wellness, but they help you get...
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Local Food Lover
My partner isn't always excited to go to the farmers market with me on Sundays for two reasons: 1) I run into everyone I know there and spend a precious amount of time gabbing. I used to manage Mill...
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Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
As I was driving out to Hutchinson for my weekly farm fix atLoon Organics yesterday, MPR was reporting on how stress contributes to poor health and poor health contributes to stress. You can easily...
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3 Ingredient Popsicles
3 Ingredient PopsiclesPopsicles (aka "ice pops") make summer, as far as I'm concerned. But so many popsicles and icy treats available in the supermarket have more ingredients than I have cousins -...
View ArticleEnergy Perks for a Groggy Day
I've been seeing a lot of sleepy clients this week, who haven't slept well due to the hot, humid weather we got hit with in the Midwest. Besides hitting the caffeine, how can you boost your energy...
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Heirloom Tomato + Watermelon Salad
In honor of my anniversary and this outrageously beautiful day, I am sharing one of my favorite recipes we served at my wedding three years ago (note: this is a recipe repost). Heirloom Tomato and...
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Keeping Your Cool when You're Crazy Busy
Wow, it has been a ridiculously long time since I blogged - sorry about that! I have been swept up with summertime - which doesn't mean that I've been luxuriating on vacation or even lounging at the...
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Eggplant Caponata Recipe
Eggplant is not the most popular vegetable in the crisper, even though this nightshade has a lot to offer nutritionally. The purple color of the skins is due to the powerful antioxidant, anthocyanin,...
View ArticleWhat is Your Story?
Last night I attended an inspiring event for health care practitioners hosted by the American Holistic Medicine Association. Local storyteller, Kevin Kling and Matthew Sanford of Mind Body Solutions...
View ArticleHot and Sour Soup
Whenever anyone in my household gets the flu or a cold, I whip up a batch of this soup. It's the same recipe my mom made when I got sick as a kid. It combines some pretty magical ingredients into a...
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Setting Intentions
Many years ago my beloved collaborator, Julie Kesti, made a sticker that so radically affected me that 7 years later I'm still thinking about it, writing about it. How revolutionary those four words...
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A Day in the (Eating) Life of a Health Coach
One of the most common questions I get in my nutrition and health coaching sessions is "what do you eat?" Now, I believe in walking the talk but also feel pretty wary of answering that question. The...
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This Week on the Salad Bar...
Get sustainable source sardines from our affiliate Vital Choice Seafoods This time of year, I get really into salads. I've been craving them for months, but since Minnesota's winter took it's time...
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Many years ago my beloved collaborator, Julie Kesti, made a sticker that so radically affected me that 7 years later I'm still thinking about it, writing about it. How revolutionary those four words...
View ArticleChoose your currency
I started reading Amy Poehler's Yes Please last night (I'm gonna bust through that book in a hot minute, let me tell you what). It's witty, brilliant and sneakily insightful - just what I expected it...
View Article"Me, too."
I spent the last week sharing my story with a bunch of strangers. It was totally awesome.I completed an advanced training through the Center for Mind-Body Medicine - a righteous (in a good way)...
View ArticleIf Love Could SPeak....
"If love could speak to you about food it would say, ‘Eat when you are hungry, sweetheart, because if you don’t, you won’t enjoy the taste of food. And why should you do anything you don’t enjoy?’ If...
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