Health + Wellness

Summer is here and it is the PERFECT time to establish some new healthy eating habits (or get back to your old ones). I want you to have your healthiest, most energy-packed summer EVER, and that all starts with...

For me, my journey through mental illness is not one that just started after childbirth. I was first diagnosed with depression at the age of 19. I dealt a lot with struggling to get out of bed, having motivation...

I think women are always looking for little getaways or ways to connect with their girlfriends! I love a good shopping trip or beach vacation, BUT I also love to BE ACTIVE with friends (and to get involved in...

This featured business post is brought to you by DoctorsNow.  Kids inevitably get sick or injured at the most inconvenient times -- holidays, weekends, and after 5 p.m. #amiright? If our pediatrician's office is open, my child's temperature is a...

I'm having a Jessie Spano moment. Only I am not singing The Pointer Sisters in my spandex leotard. Nor am I popping caffeine pills. I am, however, screaming about the lack of time in my day to get it...

Remember our sold out Mom's Night Out in March? I am thrilled to talk to you about one of the sponsors of that great event, Des Moines Plastic Surgery and Healthy Skin & Laser Center. Not only did they make...

We've all been there... kids screaming, deadlines looming at work, angry significant other, endless to-do list, destroyed house, and you feel completely overwhelmed, hopeless, and anxious. Then, before you know it, you've eaten half a bag of chips, a...

The blog Snappy Casual, written by former Des Moines Moms Blog blogger, Kelsey Williams, who also writes a monthly “thankful” post and inspired this copycat, shoot-I-have-writer’s-block-and-it’s-only-month-3-of-blogging post. Kelsey has great things to say (and great taste in baby names). The...

This post is sponsored by local mom Rachel Webster Anderson - Consultant for Beautycounter: Working to get safe beauty products in the hands of everyone.    The Shocking Statistics According to Beautycounter's website, "Only about 10% of the 10,000 chemicals commonly found in personal care...

This featured business post was brought to you by Lifestream Clinic. What is Lifestream Clinic? Lifestream Clinic is a direct chiropractic primary care practice with three locations -- one in Grimes and two in Ankeny. Lifestream offers chiropractic, nutritional therapy, massage therapy,...