I’ve never been a big key lime pie fan – meringue pies just aren’t my thing. But, what I do love is a slightly tart and cool dessert in the summertime. This rich crumbly (gluten, grain, and dairy free) crust is just sweet enough to cut the tartness of the key lime in...
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7 Tips to Alleviate Back Pain While Driving (and Enjoy a Summer Road Trip)
If you have ever spent an hour packing the car with heavy suitcases and cumbersome coolers for a family trip to the beach (or lake or mountains, or grandmas house) then proceeded to sit in the car for several hours – it’s likely you’ve experienced back pain. You know,...
Friday Foodspiration: Apple Pie Oat Bars
I ‘m having so much fun preparing no-bake, freezer, and oven baked treats in my new Pampered Chef silicone snack bar mold. It has been perfect for meal prep and makes the process so much simpler (and fun for the kids). No need to remove the bars from the pan and slice...
3 Most Common Golf Injuries And How Any Golfer Can Avoid Them
How can taking a seemingly effortless stroll and hitting a few balls along the way cause an injury? This may be your perspective if you have never played a round of golf. But if you have, you realize that even this non contact, low impact sport results in frequent...
Friday Foodspiration: Cilantro Chicken Pasta Salad
What do you bring to the cookout when you are gluten, grain, dairy free, or even low FODMAP? This cilantro chicken pasta salad uses fresh, whole food ingredients. You get protein from the chicken and pasta, and oh so healthy cilantro. I like using chickpea or lentil...
Get to the Root Cause of Pain With Astym Therapy
When you go to the doctor and get a prescription you are chasing symptoms. Although, maybe very effective in the short term, you never quite resolve the root cause of your pain or movement problem. Finding the source of your pain and dysfunction is our goal. Using our...
Friday Foodspiration: Lemon Collagen Crumb Loaf
Ready to have your cake and eat it to? This brunch style cake is perfect for spring with a fresh lemon flavor and pairs perfectly with fresh berries. It can be made gluten and dairy free, with collagen protein adding a health boost. The collagen can be omitted but I...
5 Strategies to Sneak Fitness Into Your Schedule
Did you realize that exercising 30 minutes a day takes up less than 2% of your 24 hours? Let’s say you are sleeping 8 of those . . . that 30 minutes of exercise still only takes up about 3% of your waking hours. So how is it that the biggest excuse we hear for not...
Top Two Tips to Get Well and Stay Well this Spring
What does being “well” mean to you? Does it mean energy, weight loss, lower blood sugar, reaching a fitness goal, staying out of the doctors office, or getting off a medication? No matter what “getting well” means to you, I know that when you get there you want to...
How to Live Without Pain or Fatigue by Improving Gut Health
Except when hit by a stomach bug growing up, most of us took our digestive system for granted. We could eat whatever we wanted and things moved along without much thought. Are you lucky enough that this is still the case for you? Or are you like most of Americans who...