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The Friday 5 [Safer Beauty Products]

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You may already know this, but it’s worth saying again: What you put ON YOUR body is just as important as what you put IN YOUR body. Every single day, we’re exposed to all sorts of toxins – from the foods we eat and the water we drink to the air we breathe and more – so it’s important to make changes that are within our control, like the beauty products we choose to apply to our bodies. There are so many things we can’t control on a daily basis, but using  safer beauty products is one that we can. Obviously, striving for a more natural and non-toxic way of life is a personal decision, but, for me, it’s a no brainer when it comes to my daily beauty products. Face wash, deodorant, night cream, body lotion… definitely safer choices! Gel manicures, covering my grays via hair dye, and my beloved “ magic hairspray “… well, they’re not entirely “safe,” but, hey, I’m not exposed to them all that often. You gotta pick your battles – and, honestly, cleaning up your beauty products even a litt

Wedge Salad With Blue-Cheese Ranch Dressing

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Salads can be as Big-Ass or as simple as mood and time dictate, but they always should be flavorful. We love this classic recipe for a quick side or (topped with some bacon crumbles) a light lunch or dinner. The best part…it’s made with staple ingredients that are easy to keep on hand. Bright, colorful, crisp and rich, it’s a great choice for a midweek family supper or even an impromptu dinner party. Servings: 4 Time In the Kitchen: 5 minutes Ingredients: 1 head iceberg lettuce, cut into 4 wedges 2 roma tomatoes, diced 2 stalks green onions, white and light green parts diced ¼ cup crumbled blue cheese 1 cup Primal Kitchen® Ranch Dressing 1–2 tablespoons Primal Kitchen Mayo , optional Instructions: In a small mixing bowl, combine about 1 cup of Primal Kitchen Ranch Dressing with blue cheese. If you’d like a thicker dressing, add 1–2 tablespoons Primal Kitchen Mayo . Mix well and refrigerate. Place iceberg wedges on 4 plates. Sprinkle evenly with tomatoes and gree

What’s New In Fitness

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I wrote about Birch’s fourth trimester, so here’s an update on mine from a fitness angle! First sitting. Then strolling. Then walking. Then power walking. Then power walking uphill. Then jogging VERY slowly. Then interval jogging. Then jogging normally. Then lifting weights. Then interval running. Then going to plyo athletic conditioning. Then sprinting. Then playing indoor soccer. I finally feel like my old self again! Translation: I don’t do any modifications during my workouts and don’t doubt myself when challenged to do something by a coach, whether on Aaptiv or in a workout class. I’m not as fit as I was prior to getting pregnant and I’m not lifting as heavy as I was a few years ago, but I am getting there! My goal postpartum was to literally take it one day at a time, increasing my fitness level both slowly and naturally based on what I felt like doing at the time. I felt like doing a little bit more everyday, so that’s what I did. Usually the first time I did