Secrets of Healthy Living: Trends, Updates and Articles

Going to the pumpkin patch and picking apples and pumpkins is an annual fall tradition. It is a great family trip that not only gets your family outdoors, but it also gives you and your family easy access to some healthy fall foods. Apples and pumpkins, specifically pumpkins, have a number of essential vitamins and minerals. Pumpkins are an excellent source of magnesium, vitamin A and C, fiber, and potassium. They aid the immune system, eye health, and heart health. When going to the pumpkin patch, pick up some pumpkins, apples and squash to liven up your fall diet. Try making some pumpkin pie, baking pumpkins seeds and pumpkin bread, roast butternut squash and make some pumpkin butter. There are so many ways to incorporate this fantastic fall food into your diet, so make sure to plan a day you and your family can go to the pumpkin patch this fall.  

As the weather is slowly getting colder and kids are headed back to school and exposed to more germs, the flu becomes a serious concern. It can be hard to keep your family healthy and sickness out of your home however, getting a flu shot is an easy first step to fending off the flu. This can make or break your autumn as once one person contracts the flu it is extremely likely someone else in your home will contract it. Make your fall a little more manageable by keeping your skin moisturized and investing in a humidifier to ease symptoms of the flu and prevent drying out your sinuses. Try some of our natural illness prevention methods to keep the family health and sanitize your home. Take a look at some of the articles to the left for flu treatment and prevention methods this fall.

September is here and that means back to school season is upon us.  Back to school can be a hard transition to make for both parents and kids as they start new routines. This could look like getting up earlier to wake the kids up and make sure they are ready in the morning or remembering to pack lunches the night before. Any transition can be tricky, for both parent and child, but this change can be made less stressful by planning ahead. Tactics like meal prepping, buying school supplies early, and planning out morning or after school routines could be the difference between a relaxed or stressful September. Take a look at some of the articles to the left for the best ways to manage the back-to-school transition.