Earlier this month, President Obama created a task force on childhood obesity to be headed by Michelle Obama, who has taken up the issue as her public-service cause under the banner “Let’s Move.”

Do you need more reasons to find a source for safe meat? If so, there are some scary stories in this post that will do the trick.  Antibiotic use, ground beef recalls, chlorine on U.S. chickens

With the temperatures plummeting this time of year, many of us tend to hibernate inside our homes. But, hibernating is for bears. As humans it’s ..read more

If you’re a Facebook user or anyone tuned into popular culture, you likely heard about last week’s grass roots effort on Facebook to raise awareness on the issue of breast cancer.

You don’t need a miracle to get in shape and you don’t need lots of free time. You can get in shape and start losing weight working out just 12 minutes per day.

On this week’s show, we welcome two very special guests.  Avery is the thirteen year old host of a great podcast entitled Live WTL.  Her enthusiasm for sharing our faith is absolutely infectious. 

Find more great family recipes and meal planning assistance at Dine Without Whine

Weight gain during December is very common if we don’t put some effort into avoiding those extra calories in holiday foods.

The holiday season has begun. That means parties, big family dinners and sweets tempting you from every corner. So, while the holiday season can be full of joyous experiences it can also be a truly stressful time

Mary sat at Jesus’s feet and listened to Him teach.  Martha hurried around the kitchen preparing a meal.  I want to be both at once!  The tension between when to be quiet and prayerful and when to bustle around and do many things is difficult for me.  I want to ..read more

You’ve told yourself dozens of times that tomorrow you are going to start exercising. Yet, tomorrow has come and gone, and you still haven’t starting moving. So, what’s holding you back? What excuse seems fitting today?

Would you like to see THE most clear and entertaining real story on some of the biggest dietary misconceptions out there?  I’ve watched the below video clips over and over because they explain in lay-person’s terms the heavy topics that have confused people for decades now.

In general, in my life, being conscious is of the utmost importance to me. You can read that as “conscious” = awake and functioning or “conscious” = thoughtful, and both will equally apply!

Recently I’ve written about a new book by Drs. Mike & Mary Dan Eades.  I shared in the comments there my only concern about this diet, but I LOVE most everything in the book.

A humongous “Thank You Sister” goes out to my good friend and fellow podcaster Pat Gohn, who invited me to converse with her on this week’s episode of the ever-fabulous Among Women Podcast. 

Believe it or not, the end of summer is within distance. You may be enjoying the season so much that you don’t want to admit that, but the truth is that Autumn will be here quicker than you think.

Yes, it’s sad, but we’re down to the last week of summer.

“You’d better get over here,” the school secretary said. “Something’s up with Katie.” “Something” turned out to be a post-tonsillectomy bleed that began 11 days after surgery.

If the title of this article shocks you, well it was meant to. Many women spend hours and hours each week working up a sweat by walking,

Many people think that creating a home workout gym is either too intimidating or too costly. So, often they instead invest their money

In this post I shared my ideas for strengthening your immune system, and also for dealing with colds, flu, ear aches,