by Paula Roelands | May 16, 2016 | Body, Eating, Energy, Food, Weight Loss
FANTASTIC FERMENTED FOODS, PART 2 I’ve been making yogurt ever since 1992 when our son was a toddler, and we were focusing on super healthy foods for our kids. And we’d eat sauerkraut pretty regularly, but often cooked (not the best for the probiotic value!). It... 
by Paula Roelands | May 3, 2016 | Body, Eating, Food, Weight Loss
FANTASTIC FERMENTED FOODS, PART 1 Have you ever eaten fermented food? Yogurt, perhaps? Or some pickles or sauerkraut? I remember as a teen when Dannon brought yogurt into popularity, and wow, it was a big thing. The ads really pushed those 100 year old Soviet... 
by Paula Roelands | Apr 17, 2016 | Activity, Body, Eating, Energy, Food, Habits, Uncategorized, Weight Loss
Is spring your thing? It is mine! Though I love each season, spring is something special. The courting calls of the birds begin early, beckoning the bright green shoots to reach out of the earth and ‘become’. I see it as an open door to unlimited... 
by Paula Roelands | Feb 20, 2016 | Body, Eating, Emotions, Energy, Food, Habits, Mind, Weight Loss
Glass ALL FULL! Is your glass half full, or half empty? If it’s water, and you are not living in Flint MI, or in a third world country without access to safe clean water, you might consider your glass half full. But, as far as how healthy you are concerning water,... 
by Paula Roelands | Feb 5, 2016 | Body, Eating, Emotions, Energy, Habits, Mind, Weight Loss
Keep Your Sleep! One of the first things I look at when I begin working with a new client is sleep. It’s right up there with water and air as a necessity for body function. Our bodies are not designed to operate without all three, and lack of any one of those... 
by Paula Roelands | Jan 21, 2016 | Activity, Body, Energy, Habits, Mind
Walking The Walk Years ago, more than I care to admit (ok, I think about 28 years), my neighbor and I decided we really needed to get more exercise, and we determined we’d walk together. It sure worked to kick us into gear to be accountable to each other,... 