Health + Wellness

Why did no one prepare me for the dentist as an adult?! Maybe there are guides out there and I just didn’t take the initiative to look them up and prepare. But I mean COME ON, where are the...

The third Thursday in October is National Get Smart About Credit Day. Super exciting stuff, right?! Maybe to those of us that get super nerdy about money and numbers. But to most people, credit is a big, bad, scary...

Have you considered getting the breast cancer tests?  I am not talking about mammograms.  You know the tests I'm talking about - BRCA1 and BRCA2.  Those are some pretty scary letters.  When you think of the testing that those...

Breast Cancer Awareness is not just a month.  Did you read that?  Breast cancer awareness is not just a month.  Last blog post I talked about monthly self breast exams and how it’s important to know your body.  YOU have...

You know those friends who make you feel like you are their 2nd or 3rd choice? I have spent the majority of my life chasing their “yes.” It was exhausting and emotionally draining. I have cried, felt unlikeable, and...

When thinking about our own health it is important to remember that health comes from the inside out. The “perfect body” is an evolving image. When I was in my teens it was a flat Britney Spears stomach you obtained by a “fat...

I'm not sure about you, but I'll use any excuse to give myself a little self care; so, I'd like to introduce to you... National Self Care Month! Easier said than done, but do it for you, Mama! If you're...

As I was gearing up for my morning session of Prenatal Yoga Booty Ballet, I was filled with dreams of a relaxing workout, one where I am one with my body, and channeling my inner goddess.  Sounds great, right? What could...

There really is a holiday for everything these days. Some of them are silly, and some are my new favorite days of the year, I.E. NATIONAL LAZY MOM’S DAY! I definitely celebrate this one way more often than once...

Who knew there was a National Tooth Fairy Day?!? Not ME- and I'm a dentist {LOL}. Guess I better get with the program! In honor of this most special day, I'm here to share some FUN ideas you may not...

I’ve never been the most zen person. If there is a Wikipedia page that’s dedicated to Type A Nut Job, I’m pretty sure you’ll see my mug next to it. I have a particular way that I do things...

My pregnancy experience was not completely blissful. There I said it.  Yes the early moments of first finding out and pre- morning sickness were wonderful, but that didn't last long. I struggled with pre-eclampsia pretty early on. Which left me feeling...

I never would have guessed that bringing my seven year in for an orthodontist check up was something I needed to do. She's only in first grade! I had lost my baby teeth, had some others pulled, and was headed straight into the awkward teen years before I even thought about braces.

Ever feel like as soon as your kids go back to school, daycare, or mother's day out, they come home with some mega-germ that leaves them sick for a week?   Yup!  It happens to us every year.  my son with...