Health

I Can Do Hard Things: How Small Steps Equal Big Impact

Publication Date: 11/13/2018

After running every.single.day for a year, the stakes get higher for this middle-of-the-pack runner as she competes in multiple road and trail races, joins a cross country team, and attempts to complete her first ultra marathon. When Julie van Amerongen set out to run every day for 30 days, she…

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Think. Drink. Eat. Move.: 4 Steps to YES

Publication Date: 11/06/2018

It’s the simplest things that lead to true fulfillment and joy—Think, Drink, Eat, and Move to your best life ever! Are you stuck? Are you unable to find fulfillment or happiness in your everyday life? Are you feeling overwhelmed by decisions and expectations? Do you find it hard to say…

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Baby Maker: A Complete Guide to Holistic Nutrition for Fertility, Conception, and Pregnancy

Publication Date: 10/16/2018

Can you change your eating habits and use a holistic nutrition strategy to improve your fertility and health during pregnancy? Yes! For most couples, conception and a healthy pregnancy often take planning, timing, and a lot of patience, even for the most fertile. Throw in some pre-existing health conditions, a few…

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Every. Single. Day.: Unstoppable Wisdom from a Year of Running

Publication Date: 08/21/2018

Like all of us these days, I’m too busy to exercise, and yet I managed to run Every.Single.Day. for a year—and believe me, if I can do it, you can do it too! We all know there are simple things we could and should be doing on a daily basis…

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spOIL Me: essentially speaking

Publication Date: 06/12/2018

Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ease and flow of this poetic look at healing and empowerment. spOIL Me both educates and informs readers about essential oils and their uses. How can we bring balance back into our lives? How can we limit the number of toxins we consume? spOIL…

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Food Shaman: The Art of Quantum Food

Publication Date: 06/12/2018

Food—We all need it and we all want it. We want it delicious, and ideally not toxic. But how the heck do we make sense of the choices paraded before us, when the so-called experts can’t agree and the guidelines change from day to day? Recommendations based on simple, sterile…

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The Intimacy Solution: Life Lessons in Sex and Love

Publication Date: 06/05/2018

What exactly is sexuality and how does it impact our lives? In her enthralling book The Intimacy Solution, Dr. Erika Schwartz presents an in-depth look at how our individual sexual identities are shaped, and how the “norm” differs vastly from what social stereotypes and the media would have us believe. In fact, Dr.…

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Dementia Sucks: A Caregiver’s Journey – With Lessons Learned

Publication Date: 05/15/2018

The surprising true story of one woman’s journey through the nightmare of losing both parents to dementia, as she learns that a sense of humor is mandatory for survival. “Not buying it, huh?” My mother acknowledged her assertion that the woman she pointed out at the rehab center as being…

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Play Ball: Don’t Let Injuries Sideline You This Season

Publication Date: 05/01/2018

There’s a slow-motion epidemic of arm injury happening in youth baseball, but it’s one that can be both prevented—and treated. The statistics for baseball injuries are grim: 30% of kids ages 9 to 19 who play baseball experience shoulder pain 50% of all youth pitchers reported elbow or shoulder pain…

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Always Eat Dessert… and 6 More Weight Loss and Lifestyle Habits I Learned in the Convent

Publication Date: 04/17/2018

When I entered the convent, I was eighteen, heavyset, and lacking self-confidence. I planned to stay forever, living an idealistic life devoted to God. Perhaps deep down I was looking for one solution to all of life’s decisions and ambiguities while forging ahead despite parental disapproval. But the years I…

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