health Archives - now & gen https://nowandgen.com/tag/health/ Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:34:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 https://nowandgen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-now-and-gen_logo-1-32x32.png health Archives - now & gen https://nowandgen.com/tag/health/ 32 32 My Favorite Winter Kale Salad https://nowandgen.com/2021/02/26/my-favorite-winter-kale-salad/ https://nowandgen.com/2021/02/26/my-favorite-winter-kale-salad/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2021 19:22:46 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=6197 I harvested all my kale before the big snow storm in Texas last week, so I'm making big batches of my favorite winter kale salad from Planted.Kitchen.

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]]> https://nowandgen.com/2020/08/26/workouts-you-can-do-anywhere-arms/feed/ 2 Workouts You Can Do Anywhere: Booty https://nowandgen.com/2020/08/20/workouts-you-can-do-anywhere-booty/ https://nowandgen.com/2020/08/20/workouts-you-can-do-anywhere-booty/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2020 16:21:20 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=5758 For the second video in our Workouts You Can Do Anywhere series with my friend and trainer Michelle Kuhnreich, we are focusing on my favorite body part: the booty! Since I’m a runner, I need strength and power in my lower body, and since I’m a busy mom, I need to work out those areas quickly and efficiently. At just 10 minutes long, this workout is the perfect way to tone up the legs and booty in a short amount of time. As you’ll see in the video below, this workout is made up of two quick circuits that focus on your booty, quads, hamstrings, and inner and outer thighs. As Michelle mentions, you can do the workout in 10 minutes, or you can run through it twice for an extra burn. Watch the video and check out the step-by-step instructions below, and then get to it. Let me know in the comments how you liked the workout! Workouts You Can Do Anywhere: Booty Circuit #1: 30 seconds each (no rest between exercises, 2 min of work) Squats Standing with your feet hip-width apart, bend your knees and push your booty back, chest up, weight in your heels.  Alternating step […]

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]]> https://nowandgen.com/2020/08/10/workouts-you-can-do-anywhere-abs/feed/ 5 What It’s Like to be a Doctor on the COVID Frontline https://nowandgen.com/2020/07/03/what-its-like-to-be-a-doctor-on-the-covid-frontline/ https://nowandgen.com/2020/07/03/what-its-like-to-be-a-doctor-on-the-covid-frontline/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2020 22:40:13 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=5603 I’m eternally grateful to all the brave doctors, nurses, and frontline workers who are facing COVID-19 head-on every day. One of them is my husband’s cousin Jeremy Padalecki, who is an ER physician. He works in freestanding emergency rooms throughout Texas, including in Corpus Christi, Austin, Round Rock, and Bryan.  Personally, watching Jeremy graduate from medical school and witnessing him become the doctor he is today, I can attest to his ability to blend his expertise in medicine with his wonderful, kind, and empathetic bedside manner. When he dishes out medical advice, we listen. He was the perfect person to find out what it’s like to be a doctor on the COVID frontline.  COVID-19 cases in the US just keep going up—with Texas being a particular hot spot—so I wanted to get Jeremy’s thoughts on the novel virus, how it has changed his work and family life, and what he wished people knew right now. (Hint: Wear a mask!) Since he’s so busy with work, Jeremy answered these questions via email. I so appreciate him taking the time out of his busy schedule to share his insights with this community. Please read on and stay safe this holiday weekend. And […]

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]]> https://nowandgen.com/2020/05/21/the-full-body-stretch-we-all-need-right-now/feed/ 3 5.20 What’s On My Nightstand https://nowandgen.com/2020/05/14/5-20-whats-on-my-nightstand/ https://nowandgen.com/2020/05/14/5-20-whats-on-my-nightstand/#comments Thu, 14 May 2020 17:39:09 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=5447 We’re still adjusting to the new normal over here—will life with coronavirus ever feel normal?—and it’s very evident by what’s on my nightstand. The six items I’ve been obsessing over lately focus on my mental and physical well being. (And one is courtesy of my kiddo.) Every day we are all just trying to keep it together. What about you? How are you feeling these days? Are you still quarantining and social distancing, like we are? Let me know what items can be found on your nightstand—and keep scrolling for a peek at mine.   The New York Times I feel overstimulated and frustrated by watching the news, so lately I’ve been switching out TV news for a good old-fashioned newspaper. Reading the newspaper has allowed me to sit in quiet and digest the current climate. I also get to change it up with different sections (I especially love the Cooking section), so that I’m not bombarded with just breaking news. Bonus: Home delivery is 50 percent off for teachers and students. And online subscriptions are just $5 a month. Gundry MD 24 Strain Probiotic A healthy gut equals a healthy immune system. It is so crucial we keep our […]

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]]> https://nowandgen.com/2020/05/14/5-20-whats-on-my-nightstand/feed/ 19 3.20: What’s On My Nightstand https://nowandgen.com/2020/03/26/3-20-whats-on-my-nightstand/ https://nowandgen.com/2020/03/26/3-20-whats-on-my-nightstand/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:22:23 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=5235 Well, folks. We’re living in a whole new world right now. This is absolutely crazy, and I hope everyone is doing okay. I’m sending solidarity to people who are working from home and homeschooling kiddos, and sending huge thank yous to all the brave healthcare workers, first responders, grocery store workers, and more, who are doing so much for our country right now. While it feels trivial to talk about what’s on my nightstand, I know that I, for one, am looking for some mindless ways to escape reality at the moment (and get some sleep). Maybe you are too? Here are the six items I’ve been obsessing about lately. Several of them are from women-owned companies, in case you’re in the mood for some retail therapy or just want to infuse some dollars into worthy companies. What’s On My Nightstand Dry-line hand sanitizer I hate the smell of hand sanitizer, which is a problem right about now! Recently, I met Evelyn, Dry-line’s founder, through a mutual friend, and she told me about the hand sanitizer she created using essential oils. I was blown away by the great smell and the pretty packaging, and it’s 65 percent alcohol—perfect for killing […]

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]]> https://nowandgen.com/2020/03/26/3-20-whats-on-my-nightstand/feed/ 21 How to Stay Healthy (and Sane!) This Holiday Season https://nowandgen.com/2019/12/09/how-to-stay-healthy-and-sane-this-holiday-season/ https://nowandgen.com/2019/12/09/how-to-stay-healthy-and-sane-this-holiday-season/#comments Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:21:04 +0000 https://nowandgen.com/?p=4817 I was looking through old pictures from last year and came across this one where I look like a reindeer in headlights. I was dealing with a severe cold, my daughter had just had her hair ripped out by a runaway vacuum (yep, it really happened), and both boys got a stomach bug. We’d hardly started the holidays and I could barely keep up. This year, I’m hoping things go more smoothly, so I turned to Deanna Ford, a registered dietitian and nutritionist at Resilient Health, to get her secrets for staying healthy and sane through the holiday season. I’ve been working with Deanna for almost a year after experiencing intense brain fog and even some dizzy spells in 2018. Although I didn’t have any celiac factors, the folks at Resilient Health tested my DNA and found out I had a malabsorption of trace minerals. They convinced me to go gluten free, even though I was resistant (I didn’t want to give up beer!), and it’s been a game changer. Within six weeks of making the change, my brain fog was gone. The results were so shocking, I couldn’t ignore it. So I knew that Deanna would be the perfect expert to […]

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