Back to Basics Cooking with Malaysian Palm Oil

The idea that all fat is unhealthy is both antiquated and new at the same time. Let's get back to basics.

When I was a kid, diet foods and lower-calorie butter substitutes were  all the rage. Everything was low-fat, processed, and supposedly better for you. Think back to the dreamy-man-filled “I can’t believe it’s not butter” commercials! Well, research has recently put those ideas all to bed. It turns out that eating foods in their natural state is the way to go. We are going back in time to nutrition as it was before processed food became the norm. Fat is not the enemy. When it comes to fat, there are healthy and unhealthy fats. The best kinds of fat are the fats found in plants – avocados, nuts, and natural plant oils. Malaysian palm oil is a great source of natural, healthy fats. Check out this post to see how Malaysian palm oils fits into a back to basics style of cooking. read more

4 Tips to Eat Healthy While Traveling

Do you get sick during or after traveling? It's probably your eating habits! Check out these tips to help you eat healthy while traveling. #healthyeating #travel #healthyhabits

Do you always get sick by the end of your trip? It seems like a pretty common problem while traveling, and in most cases the reason is a shift in eating habits. We usually believe that traveling means no rules and restrictions. That mindset makes for a fun trip, but can wreak havoc on our bodies. Noor from Pateeri.com is here to share 4 tips for eating healthy while traveling. Keep reading to see her suggestions to keep healthy and avoid the post-travel illness. read more

35 Day Pushup Challenge

Push ups are a great exercise for toning, building strength, and recovering after an injury or postpartum. Try this work out challenge to work your way up to 30 pushups in a day.

Push ups are really as close to a perfect exercise as it gets. They are great for toning, strengthening, and building endurance. Just this one exercise works your arms, shoulders, back, abs, and legs. Doing push ups every day is an easy way to work exercise into your routine. This challenge will help you to grow the number of push ups that you can do at once while working on your strength. By the end of this challenge you will be doing thirty push ups in a day. read more

Dads and Postpartum Mental Health

I asked a panel of dads what they remember bestsellers about having a newborn and their advice to a new dad. Here are their answers.

Allow me to state the obvious for a moment here: Being a new parent is hard! It doesn’t matter if you are a mom or a dad, if you are single or married, or what your support system is like – being a new parent is hard. Today we are going to focus on dads. If you are an expecting father yourself, you may be worried that your whole world is about to be flipped upside down! Well, it likely is, but that doesn’t need to send you into a panic. In this post, 6 dads will share their stories and advice for surviving the newborn phase.  read more

10 Tips for Living a Healthy Lifestyle

 I know that all of you have scoured the internet – blogs, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, and everywhere in between – in search of the secret trick to being “healthy.” Now here’s the truth that no one wants to hear: being healthy means living a healthy lifestyle. It takes work, time, and making changes in every aspect of your life. read more