ARE KIDS MORE CREATIVE THAN ADULTS? Do you remember when you were a child and you spent endless amounts of time in deep imagination creating? Maybe you loved to draw, color or paint. Or maybe building with Legos was your thing or even singing or dancing. When we are children creating is easy. We have magnificent imaginations that fire constantly. There is this notion that children are more creative than adults. I think optically yes, it appears as though kids are more creative than adults but this is due to a number of reasons. Children express themselves freely and often. Children are not scared or hesitant to put themselves out there. They are naturally curious and open. They explore their environment unapologetically and embrace the wonder around them. They share themselves and their creations freely and live fully in the moment. They are also proud of who they are and what they have accomplished. Their lives haven’t been filled with judgment or comments from others that make them feel less than and keep them from expressing their creative selves to the world. You may wonder when you stopped expressing yourself freely? Or, what led you to slowly but surely share less and less of yourself with the world? As we get older we begin to doubt ourselves and our creative expression. Life experiences begin to pile up. Experiences that brought us down, made us question ourselves, our abilities and made us feel less than. We become conditioned to what society and culture deem acceptable or the norm. We develop beliefs about ourselves, what we are capable of, and the world around us. As adults it can be difficult to fully express ourselves, which can limit our creativity. MAKING TIME FOR CREATIVITY  For some of us creativity has to be something we pencil into our schedule. Something we consciously do. So, what if you consider yourself a creative person and even have a “creative” job? Making time for creativity is important for you too! Having a job in a creative field is great for an innately creative person. However, creative burnout is a real thing. It is possible to lose yourself and your true artistic nature when you force yourself to be creative every single day especially when your creativity is aligned with specific guardrails of the job. Finding a creative outlet that lies outside of your day-to-day is critical to keep you…

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Collagen has been a part of my life for many years now. Initially I learned about it when I was playing around with my diet early in my autoimmune disease healing journey. It was an ingredient used in many Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) recipes. I won’t go into the details in this post about AIP but a big part of the diet is healing the gut, and collagen can help with this. In this post What Are Collagen Peptides and 10 Creative Ways To Use Them I will share a bit about what collagen peptides are along with the benefits, the different types and ten creative ways to use them! WHAT IS COLLAGEN Collagen is the most abundant protein the entire human body. Collagen is protein molecules made up of amino acids. You can think of amino acids as building blocks (or my son’s favorite Legos) for our bodies. There are certain amino acids that are considered essential. Collagen plays a role in many parts of our body including connective tissues, our joints, our gastrointestinal system and our skin. As we age collagen stores in our bodies naturally decline and as the years go by we produce less and less. It may surprise you that this process starts as early as our 20’s. By the time we are in our 40’s our collagen stores are being used faster than our body is able to make them. Over the years I have used collagen in a number of ways. I typically either put it into my daily powdered greens or in a smoothie. It is easy to add to just about anything. There are some mixed thoughts about whether the effectiveness of collagen is reduced when heated. What I have found through research is that you would have to heat it at a very high temperature for this to happen. Still something to keep in mind and to do your own research on before deciding. When you start looking for a collagen supplement you will find there is more than one type of collagen. Each type of collagen plays a different role. TYPES OF COLLAGEN Type I collagen is the most prevalent type of collagen in the body. It helps to keep joints, hair, nails, skin, ligaments and cartilage healthy. From cows, fish, or eggshells. Type II collagen is sourced from both marine and chicken products. Has been found to have the potential to reduce pain in…

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Another year has passed faster than the last and I find myself asking the same question I did last year. Where the heck did the year go? Can you believe Jan 2023 is fast approaching! I love this time of year for obvious reasons but what I love more is to get started on the things I want to work towards in the upcoming year now! There is not a lot of time left in 2022 but there is still time to accomplish anything you want.  I think there are a lot of reasons why we don’t stick to our so-called resolutions. Below I’m sharing how to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick: 6 Easy Things To Do This Year. These tips will help you approach New Year’s resolutions in a different way that may just help them stick this time around. First and foremost let’s start off by not calling them resolutions at all. We should look at our new year’s resolutions as a lifestyle change. It takes more than just saying you are going to do something. You have to actually change your habits and your lifestyle to make them click. Ever find yourself making the same new year’s resolutions year after year. Approach this year as a lifestyle change and things might just turn out different.  We make more goals than we can handle. Setting too many to do’s for yourself can get overwhelming and can make it difficult to focus. Jot down all you want to accomplish in the coming year. Then, take one at a time and build on it throughout the year. Set small goals you can actually achieve along the way. By the end of the year, your small goals will add up to one big lifestyle change. Doing this sets yourself up for success instead of failure! Change your mindset. You have to actually do the hard work to achieve them. They won’t just happen because we say this is what we want to do. If you really want to become more fit or eat healthier you have to be consistent and do the hard work required. Don’t wait! Start now. Don’t wait until January 1. A lot of us like to take this time to just chill and have fun with the intent to get started come January. Just think if you started now! Where could you be by January? What…

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I started my water fasting journey in 2015 after seeing Dr. Daniel Pompa speak at the 3rd Annual Bulletproof Conference. As soon as I returned home I joined his Facebook group “Fasting For A Purpose” and completed my first 5 Day Water Fast. I had already been incorporating intermittent fasting into my day for a while so the idea of a full five days didn’t really scare me. So I did what any crazy person would do and I jumped right in. Don’t neccessarily do what I did. Jumping into a 5 day water fast may be too much for some people. Remember we are all biologically different! Exploring shorter extended fasts such as 24 – 72 hours before jumping into a full 5 days may be a better approach.  If you currently are intermintant fasting and eating a healthy diet it will be easier for you than someone who eats a diet filled with processed foods high in refined carbohydrates, sugar and inflammatory oils. And, one thing to note is the more you fast the easier it will be because overtime your body will adapt.  I complete a water fast 4-6 times a year. I listen closely to my body and know when it’s time and aim at the minimum for an extended fast at the start of each new season. The beginning of a new season is the perfect time to do a fast and have a reset. Fasting is an ancient practice that has gained a mass following in recent years. People are widely sharing their personal experiences with water fasting bringing this ancient practice to the mainstream. Water fasting is one of the easiest healing modalities that exists. And, when I say easy I don’t necessarily mean it is easy. There is a mental challenge involved in water fasting. Not eating for 5 days is a long time even for the most seasoned faster.  When you do a 5 day water fast you will move the needle when it comes to realizing what you can accomplish. As a modern society, we are conditioned to think that we need to eat three meals a day. The idea of going without food for just one day let alone five is something most people won’t even attempt. But, the benefits of water fasting are so incredible that I think it is worth giving it a try! And, fasting is completely FREE. It does…

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