Can you believe we made it to 2022? Maybe you have spent the last couple of years working from home, in and out of zoom calls and your motivation fell to the wayside. I just want to let you know that you are not alone! If you entered the new year ready to turn over a new leaf, let’s chat …
Today’s blog is brought to you by Florida Orange Juice. As always, all opinions are my own. Ever since I was a little girl, Florida Orange Juice was a part of my family’s happiest memories. Pancakes at my best friend’s house only paired perfectly with ice cold orange juice. Ever had an“Everything Bagel” from Long Island? I can assure you, …
Ah July, temps are high and living is easy. On the weekends you make plans for the pool, beach or lake. You pack up the sunscreen, the kids and a good book in case you get lucky and then BOOM. A headline gets dropped that ingredients in your favorite sunscreen is now linked to cancer. Benzene, a popular chemical in …
You did it mama! Welcome to the tribe. You created and sustained life for 9 months. You went through the transformative experience of labor and delivery and your precious new bundle is here. YOU ARE OFFICIALLY MAMA. So today, I just want to check in with you… How are you? No really, how are you? The first few postpartum months, …
My clean beauty and home journey started about a year before trying to conceive. I was actively learning more and more about the foods we consume and the effects of preservatives and pesticides on the body and I got to wondering: “If this stuff is allowed in and on our food. What the heck is in all of the products …
We all know that Black History month falls in February, but did you know, it also happens to be Heart Health Month? The experts from Baptist Health South Florida say, the link between the two should not be ignored. As we have seen throughout 2020, the COVID-19 Pandemic has disproportionally affected communities of color including people of African-American and Hispanic …
**This is a sponsored conversation brought to you by Wal-Mart. As Always, all opinions are my own. Welcome to 2021. I don’t know about you, but not a lot has shifted for me since leaving 2020 in the dust. The news is still a stress inducing spiral. We are at home 95% of the time and toddler life is a …
Join host, Jonathan Fialkow, M.D., chief population health officer at Baptist Health, and his guests Madeline Camejo, Pharm.D., chief pharmacy officer and vice president of pharmacy services; Samer Fahmy, M.D., chief medical officer at Boca Raton Regional Hospital; and Rachel Evers, R.N., director of surgical services at Baptist Hospital for a discussion of the latest developments in the battle against COVID-19, with hope for …
***This post was written in partnership with Baptist Health South Florida. Any advice has been linked directly to the original blog. Amidst a Global Pandemic, other winter-related sicknesses have graced us with their presence. I know these are hard subjects to navigate, but I wanted to share an article that was brought to my attention by the experts at Baptist …
It’s been nearly three months since I launched Mind Body Burn on the Ladder Teams app and I couldn’t be more proud of my team. Day in and day out, they are knocking out their workouts, holding each other accountable, and truly pushing themselves to achieve their best self. Unlike most apps out there, members aren’t just picking workouts out …
I have a confession. Growing up I hated chocolate. I tolerated Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Snickers Bars, but I wanted ALL the Sour Patch Kids and War Heads. After having my son, my chocolate tooth skyrocketed. I am talking straight chocolate bars, cookies, cake, brownies…you name it! Enter the pandemic and a brownie a night became the norm for …
You guys! I really cannot believe that 90% of my meals lately are plant based. As a life long meat eater, I never saw myself being able to take a turn down “plant eaters lane”, but here we are, and Honestly, after having CJ, I was having a tough time getting back to myself. I was eating healthy and dabbling …
A couple of weeks ago I walked into an urgent care clinic for a flu test! My husband was diagnosed with Influenza A and a few days later, so was my son. I was set to travel to the east coast the following day and wasn’t feeling awful, but definitely not 100%. When I sat dow to get my vitals …
It has taken me roughly 35 years to LOVE my curly hair. 35 years of trial and error, oyes and joys to feel empowered by wearing my hair curly. As a mixed woman, I grew up with a mom that had long, gorgeous, STRAIGHT hair. She always took the reins and never made me feel like my curls were anything …
You guys know that I’ve been sticking to a mostly plant based diet lately. I absolutely love cooking and experimenting with new recipes so much that I really don’t find myself missing meat all that much. I’m realizing that a wide variety of fruits, veggies and healthy grains are all I really need to keep me going throughout the …
All moms know this fact – from the moment we wake up in the morning to when our heads hit the pillow, it’s all go go go! My schedule is different every week, but one thing that is consistent is the time I spend with my son, cooking him quality meals and making sure his diet is packed with …
