Food and Recipes

3 Seasonal Pumpkin Recipes to Pump Up Your Morning

With only about 50 calories per cup, pumpkin is a great low-calorie addition to add nutrients to a variety of breakfast dishes. Here are three recipes featuring pumpkin to start your morning.

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Foodie Focus: Summertown Fresh Bar Fills a Fast and Healthy Restaurant Void in Corktown

Summertown Fresh Bar's additive-free smoothies and juices, and ever-expanding healthy breakfast and lunch programs, have endeared the restaurant to its Corktown neighbors since 2023.

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Find Your Fit: Sneak a Full-Body Workout in at the Playground With These Tips

If you are one of those people that struggle to fit a workout into your busy schedule, you can be efficient and accomplish two things at once by working out on the playground while looking after your kids.

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Blue Cross ArtPrize Artists Inspired by Nature and History

You can see artists' work in a large window at the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan office at the Steketee’s Building, 86 Monroe Center St. NW, in downtown Grand Rapids. ArtPrize is Sept. 13-Sept. 28.

Podcast

How to Reduce Stigma Around Mental Health

Mental health stigma remains a significant barrier to seeking support and accessing effective care. Despite growing awareness, individuals struggling with mental health challenges often face negative stereotypes and misconceptions that discourage them from reaching out for help. This stigma can manifest in various ways and affect societal attitudes. So, what steps can one take to overcome these barriers and effectively reduce stigma?

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How to Slow Down Your Biological Age

When it comes to age, some feel younger than the number they are turning on their birthday. While this might seem more psychological than physical, there’s been research that shows certain lifestyle changes may slow biological aging by six years. It seems like something out of fiction to reverse aging (to an extent). So, what can we do to improve, slow down, or even reverse our biological age?

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How to Overcome Perfectionism

Voltaire has been quoted saying “perfect is the enemy of good.” For those that strive for perfection, you might find settling for good enough easier said than done. Accepting anything less might feel like a failure. If we constantly see imperfections as unacceptable, how does that impact our well-being? How do we pinpoint if we’re obsessing over perfectionism on a constant basis, and more importantly, how do we address it?

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Recipes

High Protein Pumpkin Pancakes

These fall flavored pumpkin pancakes pack a protein punch thanks to cottage cheese, milk and eggs, making them perfect for a filling breakfast.

Health and Wellness

Digital Decluttering: Tips and Benefits

Decluttering our digital spaces can become almost as necessary as cleaning and decluttering living spaces and may even need to be done more often. Here are some helpful ways to start digital decluttering and some benefits you may see as a result.

Michigan Outdoors

Michigan Bucket List: Porcupine Mountains State Park

Porcupine Mountains State Park is Michigan’s largest state park and a popular fall-weather destination for camping, hiking and fishing. Covering more than 60,000 acres along the Lake Superior shoreline, this vast wilderness area is a haven for nature lovers.

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Michigan Bucket List: Fall Edition

As the summer heat gives way to the crisp, cool air of autumn, Michigan transforms into a breathtaking tapestry of vibrant reds, oranges, and yellows. Known for its stunning natural beauty and diverse landscapes, the Great Lakes State offers a plethora of picturesque destinations perfect for fall travel. From charming small towns to tranquil lakeshores, Michigan’s fall season provides a unique blend of scenic sights and outdoor activities that we’ll uncover on today’s episode.

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How to Get Out of a Funk

It’s likely we’ve all experienced sadness and lack of motivation for days at some point. During those times, it seems like we tend to keep to ourselves and avoid others. And for those that have experienced being in a funk, you know that it does eventually pass on its own and you get back to the day to day. But are there ways we can be proactive to get ourselves out of a funk sooner?

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Benefits of Adult Timeouts

Life is full of hustle and bustle. It doesn’t matter if you are single, married, young, old, have 3 kids or no kids. Life just gets busier and busier with each passing day. Between family life, work and daily responsibilities, it’s important to take a break every now and then to give yourself some breathing space. With so much time focused on taking care of others and work, it can be easy to forget about taking time for ourselves. So, could giving ourselves adult timeouts be beneficial for our wellbeing?

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Nutrition Differences in Farm-Raised vs. Wild-Caught Fish

Does it matter if the fish on your plate was pulled fresh from a local lake or flown in from a fish farm?

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How to Roast Pumpkin Seeds (Plus Two Tasty Variations)

Don't sleep on homemade roasted pumpkin seeds this fall! Here is a basic recipe for this crispy, crunchy and delicious snack, plus two fun variations.

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Health Benefits of Yoga

Next time you strike a pose and hold it, know that you’re improving your health in lots of ways.

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