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A DIY Hula Hoop Tutorial

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Spring has finally arrived, and with it outdoor fun and games.  Jump ropes, bubbles, and sidewalk chalk have been rescued from the shed.   Any day that isn’t rainy we all are outside, cleaning the yard up, prepping the flower beds and shaking off the winter blahs.  This year the fun has been multiplied because [...]

Burt’s Bees® Natural Skin Solutions Review

I have looked for new ways to deal with my aging skin, so when the great people at BZZagent.com had an opportunity to give the new Burt’s Bees® Natural Skin Solutions for Sensitive Skin I had to give it a try.  I have sensitive skin, redness, and at the time of reviewing  I was also suffering from [...]

Healthy, Sick, Disinfect, Repeat

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I admit it, I am a germaphobe, I call it my dirty little secret. In my house the kids seem to bring home an unending stream of illnesses from school. If I don’t stay on top of hand washing and disinfecting it really seems as if the flu season passes through our home without a break.  One [...]

The Healthy Shopper Picks for Spring 2012

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As a Mom to many I try to feed my kids as healthy as possible while sticking to a tight budget.  I also want to make sure that my kids are exposed as little as possible to chemicals and additives in their food and things we use around the house.  I have had to sacrifice [...]

BodyMedia Core Armband Keeps me Accountable

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Since having my 5th baby I have struggled to get the last of the pregnancy weight off.  I started out half heartily trying to get more active, but wasn’t making the needed changes to actually do much good, so I hovered around 168 for ever.  Finally I found a work out I loved and made big changes to [...]

Video Game Battle: How to Get Couch Potato Kids Moving – Deb Lowther

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  [box]Deb Lowther is a mother of 3 young daughters who, when not running after the kids, is running in the trails! She blogs about Raising Healthy Kids and ensures her own have fun while eating healthy & staying active. You can visit her websites to learn more www.iron-kids.com & www.adultgummies.com [/box]   There are [...]

Taking Care of Business

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As Mothers it’s what we do.  We take care of our houses, our husbands, our kids but how often do we take care of ourselves?  Not often enough that’s for sure.  It’s time – starting with our health.  It’s time to make sure to get an annual physical, do monthly self breast exams and if [...]

February is Fitness Month at Nugglemama’s Handful

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By now most people I know have ditched the resolutions and are back into bad habits.  It’s one of the reasons I don’t make resolutions.  Because of balance and joint issues I have only been able to keep up with my daily walks the past month or so, but am starting to come out of [...]

Small Steps to Heart Health

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My heart counts the beats a steady cadence of love each minute each day Last night as I lay in bed snuggling my Husband I couldn’t help but smile at the sound of his heart beating.  I just love that sound and I want to make sure that I get to enjoy it for a [...]

Keeping the Bear at Bay

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Here in Quebec the winter can seem endless, especially once the snow piles up so high that I can’t look out my kitchen window without staring at a wall of white.  If I didn’t find a way to get outside despite the cold I’d never leave my house.  I’d just spend my days surfing the [...]

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