Choosing to make wellness your priority We’ve just dipped our toes into the new year, and now’s a better time than ever to start mapping out your goals by resolving to take charge of your health. It’s all too easy to put off doctor visits and neglect basic preventative care. Taking control of your overall health is an act of love, both towards yourself and those you care most about. Wellness is all about feeling strong and healthy so you can focus on the things that are most

MAKE-AHEAD MORNING BITES THAT YOU CAN GRAB QUICK AND ENJOY ON THE GO FOR A GOOD START TO THE DAY AHEAD. EASY HAM & SPINACH EGG BITES MAKES: 6 EGG BITES | TIME: 30 MINUTES INGREDIENTS: 6 eggs salt & pepper 2 cups spinach, torn into pieces4 slices of deli ham, chopped 1⁄2 of a red bell pepper, chopped1⁄4 cup grated Parmesan cheese DIRECTIONS: PREHEAT oven to 350 ̊F. PREPARE a 6-cupmuffin tin with non-stick baking spray and set aside. WHISK eggs in a medium sized bowl and spr

I once sold a house thanks to the wafting aroma of yeast bread on a cold wintry day in Dallas. In 2014, my house was for sale and our culinarily gifted daughter had just pulled a warm, made- from-scratch yeast bread out of the oven. A warm inviting home and fresh baked bread convinced prospective buyers that it was the place they’d call their own, and it sold shortly there after. I’ve included the recipe for that bread on this page. Recent scholarship suggests that long befor

Once upon a time, I lived in a small beach town on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. While living as a beach bum was a great way to spend a year of my 20s, when planning a recent trip to the small Central American country I decided it’d be better to spend most of my trip inland. Most tourists rush to the coasts as soon as they land in Costa Rica to join a yoga retreat, surf beginner-friendly waves, or drink too many Imperials (the country’s official beer), but in my opinion the cen

Kids today are busier than ever. Between sports, dance, music lessons, after-school clubs, and any number of other activities, it can be tempting to kick homework to the curb. But the National Education Association says homework still serves a purpose. “Research indicates that children who spend more time on regularly assigned, meaningful homework, on average, do better in school.” Classroom teachers use homework to: • help students understand and review the work that’s been

Gum recession happens to people of all ages. Most of us aren’t aware of it right away because gum loss usually occurs gradually over time. Symptoms include but are not limited to tooth sensitivity, pain at the gum line, exposed roots, and swollen gums. You can take proactive measures to help prevent gum loss, but once it occurs it’s impossible to naturally reverse the process on your own. Left untreated or undertreated, gum recession can cause a snowball effect. Bacterial bui

CHANGE IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE. I HAVE CHANGED. I AM CONVINCED YOU CAN CHANGE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE OFTEN START NEW THINGS IN OUR ATTEMPTS TO BETTER OURSELVES BUT SELDOM HAVE THE ABILITY TO FIND THE SUCCESS AND DESIRED RESULTS THAT WE SO DESPERATELY WANT. WHY IS THAT? We all have heard the phrase that “practice makes perfect” but I don’t necessarily agree with that statement. I loved playing basketball as a teenager and practiced every single day. I didn’t have great coaching