by Lauren Slayton | Feb 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Off the bat, I’ll say I wasn’t a doll girl growing up. I did have a Cabbage Patch but that was more of a stuffed animal and 80s status symbol (among the 4th graders). I spent time with Speak & Math the way some of my friends played dolls. I recall some limited...
by Lauren Slayton | Jan 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s hard enough to walk the healthy walk with our own “stuff”. Our sleep, work stress, family life, hormones and cravings are obstacles on any given day. But so are other people and sometimes it’s not even the people closest to you. We spend a lot of time at work and...
by Lauren Slayton | Jan 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
*please note I’ve been meaning to post this all week. I didn’t want to hit the weekend without it up but there may be typos etc. Know I’m aware of it, OK? In our world (which I realize can be different from the regular world) medicinal mushrooms are...
by Lauren Slayton | Jan 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
We have another great giveaway coming your way, but an article I read this weekend pushed my “must write about” button. Let me first say that I love Jennifer Weiner’s writing and I’ll even admit I appreciate her Bachelor live-tweeting. I didn’t enjoy “One...
by Lauren Slayton | Jan 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
So here’s the deal. At Foodtrainers we love our “secretweapons”. These are those little extras that can give you the wellness or weight loss edge provided YOU HAVE YOUR BASIC BEHAVIORS IN ORDER. Our vetting process goes something like this: We hear about a...
by Lauren Slayton | Jan 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
We are all hypocrites. I realize that’s not the most motivational sentence to start the year but it’s true. My ears perked up with I heard Oprah’s soothing voice seemingly honestly recounting her weight struggles. “You look in mirror and you don’t even recognize...
