The Nurturing Well by: Jill Starbuck Soda is one of America’s favorite beverages. This is because both sugar and caffeine have addictive qualities. Furthermore, it’s within reach everywhere we turn. We find soda at amusement parks, concerts, sports events, movie theaters, vending machines, checkout counters, and many other places. Two of the top beverage companies…
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Stretching the Right Way
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The Nurturing Well by: Jill Starbuck Stretching provides many health and fitness benefits. And perhaps the best part about stretching is that it feels good! While stretching is a seemingly simple concept, many injuries occur from stretching improperly. Check out the following tips to get the most out of your stretches. 1. Warm up. Stretching…
Stretch It Out
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The Nurturing Well by: Jill Starbuck Most of us can agree that one of the best physical feelings is a nice big stretch. You know the one after you’ve been sitting in a car or at a desk for hours? Or the one after you wake up in the morning? These types of stretches are…
Hot Exercise Tips for Safe Workouts
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The Nurturing Well by: Jill Starbuck With summer officially here, we will see some of the hottest days of the year in the next few months. The heat brings with it great opportunities for fun summer events, especially those involving water. It also provides some great outdoor exercise options such as triathlons, kayaking, swim meets,…
Recipes: Not Always Tried and True
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The Nurturing Well by: Jill Starbuck While eating natural, unprocessed foods is the best diet to follow, it’s often unrealistic to assume we will never eat processed foods. In fact, we eat 31% more packaged food than fresh food. For many, eating packaged food is easier and faster than preparing meals with fresh food. Foods…
Produce Rinses: A Simple Safeguard
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The Nurturing Well by: Jill Starbuck Summer presents great opportunities to enjoy fresh produce with enticing gardens, massive fields, and abundant fresh markets. The temptation to pick a berry or a tomato and plop it into our mouths is often too great to ignore. However, you may want to think twice about doing so. While…
The High Price of Water
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The Nurturing Well by: Jill Starbuck Hot summer days are nearly here. In fact, we’ve already had a few teasers. On these nice days, we spend more time outdoors in the sun playing and working on various projects. All of this activity and heat causes us to reach more frequently for water to quench our…
Dog Confrontation Survival Tips
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The Nurturing Well by: Jill Starbuck Dogs love to chase. One of their favorite things to chase is runners. Even a normally lazy dog will become suddenly active upon seeing a runner. While many dogs are typically friendly, their natural instinct is to chase, especially someone unfamiliar in their surrounding territory. In turn, when runners…
For the Love of Dogs: A Runner’s Plea
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The Nurturing Well by: Jill Starbuck I love dogs. In fact, I’m the proud owner of two beautiful eight-year-old dogs, a Siberian Husky and a Golden Retriever. They make up part of my family. Along with my dogs, I also love to run. However, more often than not, dogs and running do not mix. There…
2014 Boston Marathon: Overcoming Tragedy
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The Nurturing Well by: Jill Starbuck For many runners, the Boston Marathon represents the Holy Grail of marathons. Only runners who meet the marathon’s stringent qualifying times can enter the oldest marathon and one of the toughest courses around the nation. Therefore, acceptance comes with major dedication, hard work, and skill. In a sense, this…
Massage Away Stress
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The Nurturing Well by: Jill Starbuck Massages often conjure up visions of relaxation and luxury. Many people feel that massages are meant for special occasions such as a vacation—something they can splurge on. While massages obviously cost money, getting them occasionally may keep you out of the doctor’s office and save you money in the…
Let Your Worries Go
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The Nurturing Well by: Jill StarbuckWorry warts (people who chronically worry) exist everywhere. In fact, because of chronic worry, nearly 20% of the U.S. population now deals with an anxiety disorder, costing us nearly $42 billion annually. The fact that we worry is not the issue. The issue is that we don’t know how to…
Stand Against Health Hazards
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The Nurturing Well by: Jill StarbuckIn today’s society, we are fortunate to enjoy a wide variety of advances in technology. We can record our favorite television programs to watch at a time most convenient for us. We can buy movies on demand. We can research just about anything and even make payments via our smartphones.…
