Healthy Summer Treats For Kids

As a parent, especially during the summer months of unstructured days, you know the challenge you face on how to magically whet your child’s appetite for healthy and yummy snacks while finding ways to let your child help prepare the food and ultimately discover a fun snack food they will enjoy as they grow into […]

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Easy DIY Natural Air Fresheners in 5 Minutes

Have you ever needed to freshen up the scent  of your home and needed to do so in a flash? Whether it’s the smell of your garbage,  smell of garlic, wet dog smell or even the smell of your toddlers nature calls create an aromatic  uplift in a flash.   Try one of these 3 […]

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Monday Motivation: Enthusiasm

Enthusiasm: absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest (dictionary.com) Make yourself excited of all the possibilities that lay ahead. Start your week enthusiastic of what is to come! How do you stay enthusiastic about what lays ahead? Subscribe to The Empowered Momma to receive tips on Being Empowered! Let’s […]

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Things no one tells you about Toddlers

This momma has been busy venturing into the land of WordPress and YouTube, yaaay. I’m excited to bring you more tips for keeping your family, household and self, healthy, happy and SANE! using two very cool platforms.As part of my intro to YouTube and video editing I decided on something light and fun to produce.  […]

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10 Quotes to start you on the path to Change

All change comes from within us to make the first move. If we’re breathing, we can change. “All great changes are preceded by chaos.”~ Deepak Chopra “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” ~ Jimmy Dean “You must be the change you wish […]

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The Shocking Truth About Red Meat

Are you worried about dying? If so, you are not alone.  Facing our own mortality is a common concern – one that we deal with every day as physicians.  Many of the patients in my cardiology practice are there because they are worried about dying.  That is not what they say of course, they come […]

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Meat Patty (bread crumb free)

These easy to make meat patties are a simple way to add some flare to your ground beef. Under 30 minutes total time to make…now who wouldn’t want that? Now why millet flour you ask? Millet has been around for centuries. A relatively unknown gluten free seed that is a source for a variety of […]

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Motivation: Trust your Intuition

After the birth of our son I noticed that random thoughts would pop into my head, sometimes good and sometimes bad. Thoughts like “hmmmm, I wonder how so-and-so is doing?” referring to someone I haven’t seen or spoken to in a while or “I wonder when “x” will appear?” or “I feel this is going […]

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10 Tips on Smart Eating

I’m sure you may have heard the idiom “Eat to live, not live to eat” before.  Being mindful as you nourish your body rather than eating just to eat is what it’s all about. Food takes approximately 20 minutes to reach the stomach and to send the signal to the brain telling it that its […]

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