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Get Autoimmune Strong: Why Not All Exercise Is Created Equal For All Bodies

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I’m so excited to share this guest post with you guys. I was first introduced to Andrea on the Wellness Mama podcast . She was interviewed on a recent episode and so much of her story resonated with me. At times, I felt like she was telling my own autoimmune fitness story, so I just had to reach out to her to see how we could work together. I know a number of you struggle with autoimmune and chronic diseases, but also want to find a healthy balance with exercise. I totallllllly get that, so I wanted to share Andrea’s perspective on fitness. I hope you enjoy her guest post and check out her Autoimmune Strong program!  Hey there, I’m Andrea, founder of Autoimmune Strong . I have been an athlete all my life, and this is what I used to believe. But not anymore. And today I am going to tell you why. Credit: Erin Long Photography Now, let me be clear, let’s define “athlete” here. I wasn’t an Olympic athlete or anything. I ran cross country in high school, and I was pretty good, e...

4 Adult Things We’re Doing To Prepare For The Baby

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This post is sponsored by Haven Life Insurance Agency.   It’s kind of a shame that there isn’t much curriculum devoted to financial literacy in schools. Most of what I’ve learned has been a mix of trial and error and podcasts/articles/research over the years, plus a few meetings with financial planners over the years. On the crest of turning 36, I finally have a really solid foundation of the important components of personal finance: budgeting, saving for retirement, being totally debt free (my goal is to pay off our mortgage, but I’m not there yet!), life insurance, college savings for the kids, wills. All that fun adult stuff. I was so clueless in my 20s that I thought car payments were a  good thing that adults did. I once had a car payment (at 0%, but still) when I had the cash in savings to pay off the car. I finally got sick of the payment in my monthly budget and just paid off the darn thing. Now I know how dumb debt is and have no plans to ever go into debt again...

30 Clean Eating Pumpkin Recipes

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Can you even handle these 30 clean eating pumpkin recipes? I mean, how exciting is it that autumn has finally arrived!! Tis’ officially the season of the pumpkin!!!! YAAAASSSSS!!!!!!! My favorite… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry https://ift.tt/2IBCfua