Holidays
Healthy Thanksgiving Sides
By MotivHealth It’s not typical to count calories over the holidays, but why eat sugar-filled Thanksgiving sides when there are healthier alternatives that taste just as great? If you’d rather not stray too far from your diet this Thanksgiving, check out the recipes below. Sweet Potato Casserole (With No Marshmallows) By Olena Osipov Ingredients: 2 …
Holiday Preparedness
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7 Ways To Spice Up Your Hot Cocoa
Hot Chocolate is a go-to during the holidays, but how can you make that hot comfort drink your own, and make guests notice something different? For people who want something more than marshmallows and peppermint sticks, keep reading. 1. Cinnamon: put a pinch of cinnamon in your hot cocoa to shake things up. Friends and …
Holiday Health Battle Plan
How to get on the offensive when it comes to overeating Written by Michael Richardson Holiday memories are great—except for the ones that remain in your love handles. The holidays are about family, fun and food, and we shun anything that tries to take away from those joys. But we also worry about our weight …
How to Make Halloween Treats a Little Less Spooky
How to Make Halloween Treats a Little Less Spooky Written by Emma Penrod The calorie counts on most popular Halloween candies vary widely — from jelly beans, which have as little as 35 calories per fun-sized serving, to fun-size Butterfingers candy bars, with more than 100 calories in a single serving. But if you’re looking …
Creative Candy Alternatives for Halloween, 2021
By MotivHealth Halloween definitely isn’t helping our nation’s obesity epidemic, but no one wants to be the lame house that passes out apples. So, if candy isn’t your thing, what can you pass out instead without getting shunned? Below are 30 creative alternatives, all of which can be found on Amazon (click on the item …
Gift Guide
Gucci Guilty Eau de toilette (for women) At first, the scent is feminine and floral, but subsides into a rich, amber base with notes of patchouli. $115 – 2.5 oz. Pour homme (for men) A charismatic, familiar and captivating scent. Ingredients include Italian lemon, crushed green leaves and pink pepper. $88 – 3 oz. …