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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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

The biceps may get more attention at the gym, but your core muscles are actually much more important when it comes to reaching your fitness goals. This muscle group occupies the area across your low back, stomach, pelvis, and hips. We use them almost constantly as...

Does back to school mean back to peanut butter and jelly at your house? We eat a lot of nut butter – but for some crazy reason my kids don’t want jelly with it. I mixed things up a little – and added some nutritional boost – by making my own nut and seed butter....