Health Archives - Mayahood https://mayahoodblog.com/tag/health/ A blog about parenting, family-friendly travel & product reviews Mon, 19 Jan 2015 02:08:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 47582663 Clean Eating: Tips to Get Started https://mayahoodblog.com/clean-eating-tips-get-started/ https://mayahoodblog.com/clean-eating-tips-get-started/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:57:07 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=5407 I don’t know about you but I try to keep a healthy lifestyle for myself and my family.  It’s not always easy and temptations abound.  With three active and busy kids, it’s hard to always find the time to eat well and exercise, but I do try.  I’m even more motivated now postpartum with my […]

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]]> https://mayahoodblog.com/clean-eating-tips-get-started/feed/ 33 5407 Take 3 at 3 on World Spine Day & Giveaway (Canada) #straightenupcanada https://mayahoodblog.com/take-3-3-world-spine-day-october-16th-giveaway-canada/ https://mayahoodblog.com/take-3-3-world-spine-day-october-16th-giveaway-canada/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:25:25 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=5304 I’m not sure if it’s a female thing or a parent thing, but I suffer from back pain.  I suffered from lower back pain as a teen and unfortunately, it’s persisted to show up into adulthood.  Of course, three pregnancies, holding, carrying and breastfeeding three kids hasn’t helped either. I have to say that the worst […]

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]]> https://mayahoodblog.com/take-3-3-world-spine-day-october-16th-giveaway-canada/feed/ 84 5304 The best new thing since sliced bread? Stonemill Breads Now Contain Vitamin D https://mayahoodblog.com/best-new-thing-since-sliced-bread-stonemill-breads-contain-vitamin-d/ https://mayahoodblog.com/best-new-thing-since-sliced-bread-stonemill-breads-contain-vitamin-d/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2014 13:35:57 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=4580 As a parent, it’s my duty to provide my kids with the best nutrition possible.  At least while they’re still young and I’m able to make those decisions for them.  I buy omega 3 eggs, lots of fruits, give them the vegetables they like (peas, sweet potatoes, avocado and cucumbers) and feed them fish once […]

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]]> https://mayahoodblog.com/best-new-thing-since-sliced-bread-stonemill-breads-contain-vitamin-d/feed/ 4 4580 Cheesy Broccoli Quinoa Recipe https://mayahoodblog.com/recipe-for-quinoa-cheesy-broccoli/ https://mayahoodblog.com/recipe-for-quinoa-cheesy-broccoli/#comments Wed, 13 Nov 2013 16:05:40 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=3236 Typically when I have a guest post, I write a little blurb at the top, but my next guest writer already did that for me. That’s just how amazing she is. A lawyer by day, a chef and blogger at night, and mommy 24/7, Sarah amazes me. She also takes awesome pictures which makes me […]

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]]> https://mayahoodblog.com/recipe-for-quinoa-cheesy-broccoli/feed/ 2 3236 Fisher-Price Bath & Body Giveaway (Canada) https://mayahoodblog.com/fisher-price-bath-and-body-review-giveaway/ https://mayahoodblog.com/fisher-price-bath-and-body-review-giveaway/#comments Tue, 12 Nov 2013 00:35:07 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=3156 Fisher-Price Bath and Body Products Our sons love bath-time.  They practically leap into the bath as we get ready to put them in (that includes our 9 month old who can’t walk yet but who constantly tries to get in unassisted).    Truly, what’s not to love? A bath is warm and filled with water that they can […]

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]]> https://mayahoodblog.com/fisher-price-bath-and-body-review-giveaway/feed/ 74 3156 Want to run a half marathon? You can do it! https://mayahoodblog.com/want-run-half-marathon-can/ https://mayahoodblog.com/want-run-half-marathon-can/#comments Wed, 06 Nov 2013 15:59:48 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=3180 21.1km… approximately the distance from my house to the zoo and to my favourite shopping mall.  It’s also the distance of a half marathon.  While I typically drive to the Zoo and the mall, on Sunday I ran the 21 K.  It was my first half-marathon in four years.  My first since having kids. Unlike my first […]

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]]> https://mayahoodblog.com/want-run-half-marathon-can/feed/ 5 3180 Finding a nutritious balance for your kids https://mayahoodblog.com/finding-a-nutritious-balance-for-your-kids/ https://mayahoodblog.com/finding-a-nutritious-balance-for-your-kids/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:00:55 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=1367 If there’s one thing my husband and I don’t agree on (ya right… 1 thing), it is with regards to feeding our two-year old son. Our disagreement stems from years of being raised on different spectrums of food ideologies.  Growing up, my school lunches consisted of mostly either Nutella on bread or sour cream and olives […]

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]]> https://mayahoodblog.com/finding-a-nutritious-balance-for-your-kids/feed/ 1 1367 Enjoying some Mom-ME time at Urban Foot & Wellness Clinic; Review and Giveaway https://mayahoodblog.com/enjoying-some-mom-me-time-at-urban-foot-wellness-clinic-review-and-giveaway/ https://mayahoodblog.com/enjoying-some-mom-me-time-at-urban-foot-wellness-clinic-review-and-giveaway/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:33:22 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=1271 Let’s be honest, with a high-energy two-year old in tow, and another on the way, I hardly have any ME time.  And I don’t even mean alone time.  I mean, I’m lucky if I am able to shower every morning and get out of the house without any food stains on my clothes. It’s no surprise […]

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]]> https://mayahoodblog.com/enjoying-some-mom-me-time-at-urban-foot-wellness-clinic-review-and-giveaway/feed/ 10 1271 The Two Million Dollar Family https://mayahoodblog.com/the-two-million-dollar-family/ https://mayahoodblog.com/the-two-million-dollar-family/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:30:22 +0000 https://mayahoodblog.com/?p=1090 I’m always writing about some of the challenges that I’ve encountered to-date as a parent to one kid; now imagine four! Last week, my husband, son and I all flew to Edmonton to visit my brother and his family. They had just welcomed home their 4th child two weeks previously.  It also happened to fall on the […]

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