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11/12/2021

The Four Fs of Thanksgiving

While I’ve never met a holiday I haven’t loved, Thanksgiving is an easy favorite as it launches us into the holiday season in a familial, low-key way. Its style is directed by autumnal foods and color that’s so saturated; cheeks hold the rosy glow from its festive nature. Thanksgiving has its lore with pilgrims and Indians playing nice as they gather, not to mention a fat turkey and a lot of pie varieties. All traditions we can’t wait to celebrate each year.

Thanksgiving can be broken down to the four Fs of celebrating: Family and friends, food, football, and flowers, which are further described as follows: [Read more…]

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10/22/2021

Why You Should Bring Your Lunch to Work

Gone are the days when you were tagged as the kid who brought her lunch box to school. In today’s salad bar weary times, lunches prepared from home are healthier, sanitary, cost-effective, and now stylish.

A Healthy Mid-day Break

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day but in corporate culture, when you are planted on your office chair for an inhuman number of hours, lunch is sacred. It’s an opportunity to get up from you seat and collect your lunch—perhaps the most physical activity in hours. The lunch must meet the needs to satisfy, energize, and not sap needed hours to get you through till quitting time.

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09/18/2021

Everyday Methods to Detoxify Your Body

In today’s times, the best offense is a good defense approach is a solid play for good health. From the uncertainty of re-entering the mainstream to concerns about new variants and vaccines, we’ve put our bodies through enough mental and physical stress to rival war era times. As a result, I’ve decided to fight back. Though not in a Marvel super suit way–a more natural method to improve health, eliminate toxins, and boost the immune system.

Treat your body to the best it deserves with good food–ideally organic–proper hydration and skincare. Here’s a rundown on how to self-detox.

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07/28/2021

A Week of Healthy Salads that Are Delish

We get it, a story on a week of pizzas may pull in the SEO, but salads packed with delicious, healthy ingredients is enough to put your pizza deliveries on hold. Salads are nutrition powerhouses, as raw vegetables are high in nutrients, vitamins, fiber and promote weight loss. They also can be fulfilling meals when you add healthy proteins like seeds, nuts, grilled chicken or fish. Avocado is another substantive choice, which is high in fiber, potassium and increases HDL or good cholesterol levels. And for those who rather use their stoves on occasion, salads are a quick, natural meal that requires minimal prep work.

Week of Healthy Salads

Creative add-ons: In the season of salad weather, be inspired by choices that could change the way you eat. A salad does not have to be strictly green but top with your favorite foods like nuts, dried fruit and colorful vegetables, which will boost its nutritional value.

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07/09/2021

0-Time Healthy Grilled Vegetable Pizza

This is one story I hope my family will not read. Confession: They think I am a great cook but I don’t really do anything. For evenings that have limited time to make dinner, we’re talking ripping open a package is a time contract in a working family’s household, simplicity is key. There’s also taste and health to consider. Here, I am sharing my no-stress grilled vegetable pizza that’s always appreciated with healthy benefits.

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06/24/2021

Sustainable Entertaining – Use What You Have

Impromptu can be fun but when you unexpectedly have friends coming over, a little preparation is always helpful. What to do if you’re entertaining on the fly? Simply use what you have. Most likely you are yet to shake the pandemic hoarding phase, being vigilant that your pantry and fridge is properly stocked. If you do a thorough scour, you’ll be sure to find something worthy to serve.

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01/26/2021

Ultimate Guide to Eco-Dining

Sensible dining isn’t only about eating the sprouts on your fancy salad, being eco-conscious is part of a healthy outlook. In the age of doing your part we wear masks, travel fuel-efficiently and eat with reusable pieces. This doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice convenience or style, it’s simply a matter of tweaking everyday routines. By using sustainable dinnerware, you’re reducing your carbon imprint and the environment will breathe a little better because of it.

The last straw you’ll ever need.

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01/20/2021

Healthy Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet

Keto, paleo, raw: The evolving spectrum of on-trend diets can make you feel like a teen navigating handbag shapes. Though the plant-based movement, dare we say revolution, is gaining recognition because limiting animal-derived foods is not only good for you, it’s good for the environment. Plant-based foods are less taxing on our natural resources, thereby reducing your carbon footprint, saving water and animal life.

Following a plant-based diet is not only good for you, it’s good for the environment.

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12/22/2020

Happy Healthy Home New Podcast with ducks goose and Wellness Coach Whitney Ross: How to Incorporate Wellness into the Holidays

Any holiday that conflates egg nog with beef tenderloin can be a setback to the wellness regimen, which is why ducks goose chose this time to team with Whitney Ross, Integrative Health Coach of Whit & Well, and created its premier podcast on Happy Healthy Home. Between cooler weather in the northern region to impede outdoor activity and a lot of eating, wayward wellness is a common approach till the gamble of New Year’s resolutions. As says Whitney in the Happy Healthy Holiday podcast, choose fitness, which is the cornerstone to a healthy lifestyle. If you exercise each day, ideally in the morning so not to put it off and boost your metabolism, it will translate to all areas of good living.

Once you choose healthy options, like seasonal fresh fruit, your body will crave nutritionally-dense foods.

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10/23/2020

Break Out the Martini Shaker: How to Make Classic Cocktails

Cocktail hour recalls the elegance of little black dresses, the maraca sound of a martini shaker, and handsome bar cart glistening with crystal. While the event originated in England as a time to drink after work and before dinner, New Yorkers quickly made it their own with new libations, such as the Manhattan, which hails from the Manhattan Club in the late 1800’s. Another favorite is the dirty martini, just make sure you have on your best lingerie if you plan to kick back a few of those.