How to Have a Green Valentine’s Day

Image via cheerytomato Since Valentine’s Day is tomorrow I figured I would share some ways to make it a little more green and healthy. The following is an excerpt from a lifestyle article I wrote for Yahoo entitled How to Have a Green Valentine’s Day. How to Have a Green Valentines Day Every year February [...] Read more »

5 Tips for Sustainable and Mindful Eating

Image via ilovebutter The following is an excerpt from a lifestyle article I wrote for Yahoo’s Contributor Network. I figured it was the perfect way to introduce healthy and green eating habits into our lives. 5 Tips for Sustainable and Mindful Eating Since about 70 percent of your immune system is in your digestive tract, [...] Read more »

How to Have More Productive Days (And Still Get Some Sleep)

Image via madame.furie Not too long ago I wrote a post about how to have better mornings. I am happy to say that after following my own advice, and that of other lifestyle and productivity bloggers, I have indeed had less stressful mornings. Of course, life does get in the way sometimes, which is especially [...] Read more »

4 Easy Ways to Stay Fit Everyday

Image via shortie66 Halfway into January 2011 and I bet a lot of people have already given up on the health related resolutions. Losing weight, staying fit, or exercising have been put on the back burner due to time constraints, too much work, or plain laziness. I previously wrote a post where I compiled a [...] Read more »

5 Things You Can Do to Avoid Getting Sick (And Resources for Getting Them Done)

Between wisdom tooth woes and a nasty cold that came out of nowhere, I have certainly been feeling under the weather these past few days. Combine that with hard work and the fact that it’s 30 degrees in Florida, and you have a very miserable Amanda. Getting sick has a tendency of getting in the [...] Read more »

How to Stick to an Exercise Routine: The One Where I Compile a Fitness Bible for the Fitness Challenged

Image via rosswebsdale Today marks the beginning of Week 3 of my 8 Week Fitness Challenge. I greeted Week 3 with a blissful hips class from Yoga Today. I also took advantage of the BEAUTIFUL weather we have been having in South Florida and practiced outside. While I would love to say that I have been [...] Read more »