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Friday Foodspiration: Italian Sausage Dip
Football season is in full swing. At every part you will find decadent dips – usually loaded with cheese. This doesn’t work in my lactose free world, so I set out to make a creamy, rich, melty appetizer with my favorite cheese tricks. This Italian Sausage Dip isn’t...
Back Pain, Tummy Trouble and the Often Ignored Connection to Pelvic Pain
Do you experience sore, achy, or even severe low back pain? How about abdominal pain, weakness, or tummy trouble? Maybe you experience temporary relief, but that lingering discomfort does not seem to go away. Despite everything you try (even specialists and or...
Friday Foodspiration: Cherry Almond Crisp
Possibly the easiest dessert ever (my kids can make it)! You could substitute any berry that you have (I stocked up on cherries this summer when the price was right and have them in my freezer so I can make this again soon). This Cherry Almond Crisp so yummy and...
Don’t Blame Your Baby For Your Bad Back
If we didn’t see it so often in the clinic with moms at many different ages and stages, this statistic might be more surprising to me. . . As many as 60% of women who have given birth are still suffering from back pain 15 years later. This means women who gave...
Friday Foodspiration: Spaghetti Squash Sausage Bake
I can not get enough of Italian food! I love the complex flavors and how easy it is for me to sneak in a few extra veggies to our meals. Spaghetti squash replaced the noodles in this dish to make it gluten-free. If you are lucky enough to eat dairy without a...
5 Myths Most People Believe About the Pelvic Floor Muscles
I have heard many conversations lately (both in person and online) about bladder leakage. Everyone seems to be peeing a little bit when they lift, run, or laugh. It’s joked about with new moms, athletes, and menopausal women like it is inevitable. The issue is no...
Friday Foodspiration: Sugarless Sugar Cookies
It’s my daughter’s 9th birthday (how did that even happen?!) and she requested sugar cookies. So what does a mom do when she doesn’t like using the white stuff – refined sugar or flour? We make some substitutions and come up with a Sugarless Sugar Cookie. I guess...
What is Pelvic Girdle Pain?
When you have pain in your low back, hips, buttocks, and even down into your thighs it’s often hard to tell exactly where the pain is really originating. The catch-all diagnosis that most people find when they google their symptoms is “sciatica”. Unfortunately,...
Friday Foodspiration: Blueberry Chicken Salad
Make your Labor Day picnic menu light and fresh with this Blueberry Chicken Salad. This is a remake of the Chicken Salad my mom always makes. I substituted a few ingredients including swapping the grapes for blueberries. It’s packed with protein, healthy fats, and...
Friday Foodspiration: Ground Chicken Stir Fry
My favorite meal on a busy school night is quick, healthy, and forgiving when I forget to add an ingredient (sometimes a homework emergency gets me off my cooking game). Feel free to substitute whatever veggies your family likes and stir-fry until tender but still...