The third Sunday of each month, January to April, Monhegan Wellness will be hosting free webinars. This month we talked about the Circle of Life: 11_the_circle_of_life. Use this PDF exercise to identify imbalances in your life and areas where you may need to focus more energy and attention. Often are eating habits, stress levels, and…
Category: Healthy Eating
Yoga For Balanced Eating (YFBE) at The Dancing Elephant FAQs
DATES and TIME: Sundays 3-5 pm Four sessions in person at The Dancing Elephant Yoga Studio 16 School St Rockland, ME, 2 sessions online using Anymeeting online forum. In Person sessions: February 8, March 8, April 12&26 Online sessions: February 22 and March 22 Through YFBE, participants will learn the when, where, why and what…
Yoga For Balanced Eating (YFBE) Online Group Session FAQs
DATES and TIME: Wednesdays 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm March 18; April 1, 15, 29; May 6, 20 Through YFBE, participants will learn the when, where, why and what of eating for them as individuals. For participants who eat when they are happy, angry or sad those challenges will be addressed through mindful eating. Participants…
5 Ways to Avoid Gaining Weight On Your Vacation
It’s that time of year, the time to escape the cold and travel to warmer climes. If you are planning a get away this winter, there are a few things you may want to think about as your packing your bags. You may want to think about how to eat healthy while away from home….
Easier to Read: The New Nutrition Label
The new nutrition label should be on foods by this time next year, 2016. It is a great improvement on the current label. Consumers will be able to make more educated food decisions. Eat whole, unprocessed foods that aren’t packaged most of the time. But when you are purchasing foods with a label, do so…
Lard made the 2014 BEST foods list!!
After decades of being put down by the processed food industry, lard is finally vindicated and taking its rightful place among BEST foods. The food industry, like the makers of Crisco and Wesson oils, marketed hard against lard and it had nearly disappeared from the American food table. The local and traditional foods movements have…
Holiday Leftovers Shepherds Pie
This recipe uses up the leftovers from your holiday feast. Stretch your holiday dollar and time with creative use of your left over meal. Today, I posted a recipe for Scotch Broth, a good use of leftovers as well. Now you take the Scotch Broth and turn it into Shepherds Pie. Use leftover mashed potatoes and…
Holiday Bone Broth
The holidays bring decadent meals of roast turkey, beef, and lamb. Roasted meats on the bone are perfect for making nutritious bone broth. Homemade bone broth delivers rich flavor to soups and stews; it also packs an incredible amount of important vitamins and minerals. Bone broth contains anti-inflammatory properties, immune system building compounds and help…
I Don’t Care What They Say, Throw Out the Bathroom Scale!
I read this article today in the Huffington Post about the efficacy of the bathroom scale in weight loss. According to the article, studies have shown that people who weigh themselves daily lose more weight than those who weigh themselves weekly. My question is at what price? Yes, you may lose more weight but at…
Strategies to Get through the Holidays with Your Sanity and Waistline in Tact
The holidays are a stressful time of year. A lot of people are striving to fit everything in, striving for perfection, and striving to meet exterior demands and expectations. Take a moment this holiday season and prioritize the most important things in your life, the things that have to be done, the things that are…