Wellness Series
What is a Holistic Lifestyle Coach?
Most people have goals that they would like to achieve, yet they have not met their goals for a variety of reasons. Receiving general life coaching is a great way to work through unmet goals. Holistic life coaching is specifically useful for health-related goals. These include feeling better overall, increasing energy, improving sleep quality, finding the…
Read MoreHow to Set New Year’s Goals that Actually Stick
How to Set New Year’s Goals that Actually Stick. New Year’s Goals have a notorious reputation of lasting about three weeks before being forgotten or given up on. If this is something that you struggle with (if you are an adult human then that is likely the case!), follow these tips below in the coming…
Read MoreGinger Hot Cacao
I love to drink hot chocolate, especially in the winter after coming in from shoveling the snow or a cold winter run. This ginger hot cacao version with ground ginger is delicious. And packs the added benefits of ginger with its anti-inflammatory and digestive health effects. Note that I’m recommending CACAO powder instead of regular…
Read MoreMindful Baking: No-Fail Peanut Butter Cookies
Christmas is truly upon us. Only a few days left to finalize holiday shopping, family gathering, and work event details. For most of us, it’s overwhelming and feels chaotic. And for some, this time of year can bring out our worst frustrations and lack of patience. Essentially everything we don’t want to be during the…
Read MoreGinger Tea for the Holidays
Ginger tea for the holidays? Last week, we talked about the wonderful properties of ginger. Ginger is among the healthiest spices on the planet. And in my opinion, one of the most delicious! It comes from a flowering plant originating in China. And is closely related to turmeric and cardamon. It is loaded with nutrients and…
Read MoreGinger Recipe – Ginger Roasted Parsnips
If you’ve ever lived in Pittsburgh, you know that cookies are something we Yinzers take very seriously. The Pittsburgh Cookie Table is a long lasting wedding tradition still going strong to this day. As the snow is falling and the holiday lights are on display, we’re warming our ovens getting ready to bake. A treat…
Read MoreDigital Detox for the Holidays
For the first time in many years, I’ve decided to take 13 days off between Christmas and New Years and not traveling. I’m feeling the need to really scale back my life right now and the holiday time is a perfect time to get back to what is really important to me. To jumpstart my…
Read MoreLast Minute Sweet Potato Recipes
Today is one of the best days of the year! A day we are brought together by family and love. And a day we get to eat until our hearts are content (and stuffed)! It’s really easy to get off track during this time of year. You’re eating rich food you don’t normally have that…
Read MoreProper Posture and the Harms of Sitting
Proper posture and the harms of sitting. “We should sit less, and we should sit better.” Author unknown. I don’t remember where I read this quote, but I keep it written on a whiteboard in my massage room here at the Pittsburgh Fitness Project. Anyone who walks into the room can read it and think…
Read MoreWinter Spaghetti Squash Bake
The temperature has officially dropped in Pittsburgh and it’s really starting to feel like winter! Today, we want to share with you a warm and toasty spaghetti squash recipe guaranteed to fill you up. The ever-popular winter gourd, spaghetti squash, is in its prime season right now. The spaghetti stands out from other squash varieties…
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