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Birthday Party at Goldfish Swim School

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Quinn had quite the birthday celebration this year. Holy cow, it was non-stop festivities! They started more than a week ago and continued through last weekend with a birthday party at Goldfish Swim School. His pool party was his “official” birthday celebration, so I guess the others were just… practice for the big day? 😉 Let’s just say, he’s one lucky boy! 🙂 Our birthday party at Goldfish Swim School was included in a recent partnership via the Rockland location . After a few months of weekly swim lessons, the nice folks there reached out about some promotion in exchange for complimentary lessons and a Goldfish swim party. Quinn lovvvveesss swimming at Goldfish, so we were more than happy to collaborate and share our experience . Even before our partnership began, we were huge fans of Goldfish Swim School. It’s truly a special place for kids, and their method for teaching them to swim is incredible. After only swimming with the help of a Puddle Jumper or lifejacket, Quinn was

8 Comebacks For Keto Criticisms

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It’s easy to forget how weird we all are. You spend your days reading this and other health blogs, communing with Primal and keto folks on social media, staying abreast of the nutrition literature, arguing about arcane metabolic minutiae on forums, counting your linoleic acid intake, and you forget that most people don’t know 2% of what you know about diet. So, when you hear people criticize keto, don’t get exasperated (even if the criticisms are silly). Be ready to respond. And hey, not all criticisms are unfounded. In many cases, wrangling with them will only make you more honest and informed about your diet. Let’s look at some of the more astute keto critiques…. 1) Your Brain Needs Glucose, How Do You Even Think? This isn’t so much wrong as incomplete. Yes, the brain famously needs glucose—but not as much as we’re lead to believe. Once you’re keto-adapted, ketones can provide most of the brain’s energy needs . At max ketone production and adaptation, you’ll still need about 30

Thought Download

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I would gladly trade a dinner date for a soccer field date! Update: Wine On The Weekends Remember when I wrote this post about getting a little too habitual with a daily drink and cutting back to just the weekends? I am happy to say that it has gone REALLY well! I’ve been on the “plan” since January and have bent the rules about five times. I’m calling that a huge success! My intention was never to create hard rules that felt like restriction. Instead I wanted some structure to my week that would help me break the habit and give me a reason to say no. The few times I have had a drink during the week I’ve usually had some underlying reason – a leftover open bottle of wine I really didn’t want to dump out so I finished the last glass or a good reason to celebrate. I also changed the rules a bit so that I can choose between Thursday OR Sunday as my third day but either way I’m still doing 3 days on and 4 days off. I’m feeling really good about the change! Swig Wine Tumbler Speaking