The Family BBQ isn’t a No Go

The Family BBQ isn’t a No Go

Labor Day means cookouts, family, friends and probably a table full of food you don’t normally eat on a Monday. Enjoy it. Seriously. You don’t need to bring your food scale to the family BBQ or avoid everything you like because you’re trying to stay...
Finding the Hidden Costs

Finding the Hidden Costs

It’s usually not one big purchase that gets you. It’s the small stuff you barely notice. $4 here. $8 there. A fee you didn’t know you were paying. An upgrade you don’t really need. Individually, none of them feel like much. Add them up over a...
Clear the Mechanism

Clear the Mechanism

Ever have one of those days where work is over, but your brain didn’t get the memo? You’re home, but you’re still thinking about the conversation from three hours ago. You’re trying to relax, but you’re running through tomorrow’s...
Don’t Let Anger Drive the Car

Don’t Let Anger Drive the Car

Like the Cranberries sang, Do you have to let it linger? You’ve felt it before. The heat coming up your body. Your heart rate increases. You can feel it bubbling to the surface. You’ve reached that anger tipping point. There will always be situations at...
Carbs and your Blood Sugar

Carbs and your Blood Sugar

Not all carbohydrates hit your body the same way. When we eat carbohydrates, they’re broken down into glucose and enter the bloodstream. Your body then releases insulin to help move that glucose where it needs to go. But the speed and size of that rise can look...