Now that you've set some goals for your healthy lifestyle, it's time to pick out some ways to reward yourself. Rewards should not always be food. Actually, it's probably a good idea NOT to use food. Many people have been rewarded with food for a majority of their life. Just think about your school classroom, good behavior is often rewarded with candy. How do you celebrate holidays or birthdays? Cake. It's all fun and games until you begin to associate the feeling of … [Read more...]

I received several comments via email regarding the relationship between breastfeeding and cancer risk. So I give the people what they want, more information! There are many benefits to breastfeeding. Most of the research done has been on the benefits of breastfeeding for baby. It is true, breastfeeding is definitely the best choice of nutrition for a newborn. The breastfeeding recommendation for infants is that breast milk be the exclusive form of nutrition for the first 6 … [Read more...]