Author Archives: Kristen Gebhart

When you involve kids in cooking, grocery shopping, etc., you’re able to build stronger relationships and have an opportunity to expose them at an early time in their lives to a healthy lifestyle. You can make a difference and help them establish healthy habits that can last! Get creative and have fun with these tips!
I talk so much about making health a lifestyle. However, life is always evolving. When it come to health we all have our goals like losing 20 pounds, running a 5K, or having extra energy to chase 4 kids. However, the goal or outcome is not the ultimate prize. The prize is the process! It's not the outcome that we need to focus on week after week, it's the actions and barriers we are overcoming right now. These barriers are what weighs us down hour after hour. If we focus on the journey of creating healthier actions, we overcome our barriers and the end goal just happens. The end goal becomes the byproduct which allows us to maintain it so much more easily. The outcome can burn us out, frustrate us if we don't see it early enough, or worst case is make us feel like failures.
Have you ever realized that when we wake up late our whole day feels frazzles and frantic! Don't let this be you. We all wake up with a blank slate every morning, a chance to have an awesome, productive, successful day. A morning routine will help set the path for an awesome day to follow. So let's figure out how to begin each day in an action-oriented and managed-stress state of mind.
It is easy to find ourselves restless at night. If you are having a rough time getting to sleep at night, you’re not alone! We have nights where our brain can’t shut off, the body is too hot or cold, or the bed isn’t comfortable. But keep reading, because a few easy tips to change your evening routine can help you sleep more soundly….get ready for some zzz’s.
Creating our environment to be a safe zone eliminates our temptations to indulge! Setting your home up for success actually makes you stress less! Yes, it is true. When we have our healthy items planned and ready to go, we are actually more organized and utilize our time more effectively. So test out one of these tips to see if you breathe a little easier this week. Willpower is very difficult to grow if we keep setting it up for failure. Putting temptations right in front of us time and time again weakens our willpower, so here are simple strategies to set your home up for success!
Besides the downside of smelly breath, Garlic has great health benefits. It can be used in many ways, in multiple parts of our diets. For anyone who knows me, I waft with the smell of garlic whenever I am cooking! Fresh garlic has so much more flavor and health benefits than the jar garlic. Truly don't waste your time with a jar and grab a bulb. Below are just a few of the many great things about garlic and steps to utilize it (you won't regret grabbing it at the store this weekend!):
Have I told you how I love my lunch box? It has become a fashion accessory! Now you may think I am crazy but everyday I work in the office or I am running errands out of town, my lunch box is packed. One reason I save time and the second is it is much cheaper! By doing simple preparation the night before you can have a ready-to-go lunch.