“There is a fountain of youth: it is in your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.” ~Sophia Loren
Archives for January 2015
The Best of Live-Young.com: 11 Healthy Living Tips
“Repetition is the mother of skill.” ~Tony Robbins
Would you agree that good habits are crucial to getting a new outcome? It makes sense to me…as I fight the good fight to eat clean and strive to live young.
Want to feel more energetic? It seems reducing sugar is the key.
Want to feel more balanced? Lifestyle choices and saying no more often seem to help.
Rejuvenate NOW with 11 of the best posts from Live-Young.com
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The Truth About Specialty Water
Let’s see there’s fried shrimp…broiled shrimp…shrimp etoufee…Bubba Gump’s obsessive recital came to mind as I strolled down the water aisle at Natural Grocers. Let’s see there’s coconut water…almond water…alkaline water…Bubba would be proud!
This inspired me to look into the truth about all these variations of man’s oldest energy drink…H2O. My conclusion: almost anything water is better than the sugar infused mass market sugar fest.
Consider this as well: skin feeling drier than usual lately? Staying hydrated during the winter months is so important plus reduces the signs of aging! [Read more…]
2014 Retrospective: A Year of Living Young
Did you meet your goal, plan or dream in 2014? Our community here at Live-young.com had a gigantic year full of intriguing nuggets about healthy lifestyle choices (of course excluding the fried food fest lol!).
Here are a few of my favorite posts plus great news on how our dedication to this process of learn, teach and do significantly grew our readership!
Which posts were your favorite from 2014?
Crunchy Numbers
Whoa 6,700 views on Live-Young.com in 2014! That’s 1,000 more views than last year.
How my blog got found: Pinterest. No surprise here. With my love for visual photos, this is one of my favorite sites.
They came from 104 countries mostly United States, U.K. and Canada.
Healthy Living and Nutrition
I’ve spent many years doing personal research on all facets of healthy eating and nutritional supplements. I conquered both migraine headaches and low blood sugar. It prompted me to question what else is possible with nutrition.
Feeling tired and run down all the time? Are you ready to have more energy? Let’s turbocharge your body’s defense system and get your immunity in peak condition. Here’s 15 ways to turbocharge your immune system now!
Did you know starting at age 40 your reading vision begins to decline. In the 50’s and 60’s your risk increases for cataracts, glaucoma along with eye floaters and dry eyes. Here’s some tips to slow down the aging process of your eyes in the what you can do section of my post: eat right to see right forever!
Why do we respond to our cravings for sugar, carbs and salt? Is it lack of will power or is it a brain response that you are unable to control? A new study suggests that high glycemic foods also know as bad carbs and foods high in sugar can be just as addictive as cocaine.
Community
My mother’s passion for philanthropy inspired me to follow in her footsteps. My parents were faithful to several organizations including: The Salvation Army and Cross-Lines Community Outreach, Inc. which I’m proud to continue this legacy.
Doing what I love ringing the bell during the Christmas season. There are many reasons why to help those in need. My #RedKettleReason is: Continue my parents legacy of giving to others.
Social Media
I love everything social! Love to network, meet new people, build relationships and sharing of life stories.
So what was a healthy living blogger doing at a Chopped Conference surrounded by food bloggers you ask? Well my love of healthy living, community and social media plus it’s right here in my hometown of Kansas City. So it seemed like the right place for me and it was!
There you have it! My 2014 retrospective: a year of living young. Thank you for being the best part of Live-Young.com and here’s to many more rejuvenating and living young years together!
Oh by the way here’s the post about the deep fried food fest. Enjoy!
Cheers to a Healthy 2015!
