It seems like more and more these days, technology is taking hold of our world and many of us feel the need to completely unplug from our cell phones and Wi-Fi and try being “off-the-grid.” For some, even a short vacation from “screen time” can do wonders for them, especially if they want to meditate….
Are you still on your path to making 2019 your healthiest year yet? If you’re like me, finding time to exercise is difficult and it’s even more difficult to find time to properly stretch. We already know that sitting at your desk is unhealthy and can cause carpal tunnel and other arm issues but according…
Look, we get it. It’s a punchline at this point. What’s your New Year’s Resolution? I, like many of you have made this year the year that I’m going to stay in shape. This article has several different ways to help stick with a plan. Part of maintaining your weight or losing more is certainly…
Last week, we looked at some of the things going on around Seattle to celebrate the holiday season. This week we drill down on something a little (Okay, a lot) further away than SoDo or the Sheraton downtown: The Gavle goat. I first heard about Gavlebocken last Christmas when Starbucks decided to put the superstar on…
When the mercury drops and the holiday season rolls around, it brings about the same question every year: “How should we celebrate?” If Enchant is out of your price range and you’ve seen Candy Cane Lane, you might think you’re stuck. I didn’t want to spend another year trolling strangers’ neighborhoods looking at their house…
Enough with the fruitcake, already. As we have heard throughout time, the United States is a melting pot of ideas, language and culture. With that in mind, it stands to reason that the traditions surrounding the holidays here in the states would share an equally diverse background. With the end of the year hurtling towards…
Earlier this month, we received our first shipment of Opal apples from Yakima. We had received some earlier on from Canada but these were the firstWashington grown Opals we had seen. I was told that it was a new variety of apple and the box they came in even advertise them as a new apple. So…
Having been at ThirdLeaf NW for some time, I figured I had learned all the benefits to eating apples. What I’ve learned is I’ve only plateaued. I clicked this list article, looking for bit of information to share with all of you and immediately learned about the anti-aging benefits of apples. News to me. According to a study the…
A co-worker sent me an article about which nuts are most nutritious and cheapest thinking I could use it to write this week’s blog. So naturally, I started looking into the information and while informative it was raw information. That can be a little rough to try sharing and keep it interesting. So I spent…
If you’ve been to Safeco Field any time in the past decade then eating insects is not a new concept. If you aren’t a baseball fan or just haven’t been to the Safe recently you can still get in on what is anticipated to be a major food trend in 2019. Benchmark, an organization globally recognized…