Review: The Little Book of Diet Help (With Giveaway!)

You know how they say, “Don’t judge a book by its cover”? Well, we’d like to add, “Don’t judge a book by its size,” too. Because this little-bitty book—The Little Book of Diet Help by Kimberly Willis—is seriously a girl’s best healthy eating/losing-weight friend. Especially if said girl is hippity-dippity in the slightest. About 175 pages of [...]

Being Responsible for the Energy You Bring to a Room

Holy lavender balls, did I pick the perfect spa treatment at the Dole conference?! As part of the event, they offered Jenn and me the opportunity to get two services from either the California Health & Longevity Institute or the Four Seasons Spa. I saw facials and scrubs on the list and felt giddy, but once [...]

★FitStars: Motivational Speaker (and Spirit Junkie) Gabrielle Bernstein

Today’s post is part of FBG’s Back to Basics Week that features the best beginner fitness and beginner nutrition posts that help you to be a little healthier and—in theme with the week—a little smarter. This particular post hones in on the more mental side of health and wellness, and shows that real fitness comes from the [...]

A Book We Love: Spirit Junkie

Today’s post is part of FBG’s Back to Basics Week that features the best beginner fitness and beginner nutrition posts that help you to be a little healthier and—in theme with the week—a little smarter. We’ve decided to include this book review because it hones in on the more mental side of health and wellness, and shows [...]

Jillian Michaels’ Unlimited: A Loving—and Life-Changing—Smackdown

Sometimes I just want to bow down to Jillian Michaels’ greatness. Reading her most recent book, Unlimited: How to Build an Exceptional Life, was one of those times where I wanted to pull an “I’m not worthy!” that would make Wayne and Garth proud. (And not just because the week before I read the book, [...]

Trying Tai Chi & Qi Gong for the First Time

Sure, I dig yoga and meditation. And most would probably consider me to be a little crunchier or more hippity-dippity than your average gal. But despite these things, I had never tried the Chinese martial art Tai Chi—let alone Qi Gong. Heck, I could barely spell the former or pronounce the latter. But after spending [...]