Adriane Davis

My goals are to gain strength in my upper body, stick to a workout regimen that makes me feel more energized, and master a diet that helps me be my healthiest self.
Home and Family

10 Creative Snacks Your Kids Will Love!

Sometimes you have to be creative to get your kids to eat healthy snacks. Here are 13 delicious, nutritious and easy recipes to get you started.

creative snacks kids will love
Food and Recipes

3 Ways to Stick to Your Diet at Fast-Casual Restaurants

If you’re trying to eat healthier, going out to eat can be tough, but you can use these simple tips to avoid ruining your diet.

diet at restaurants
Fitness

Fight for Air Climb Detroit (Video)

Fight for Air Climb Detroit raises money and awareness for lung disease, asthma and smoking cessation.

Ren-Cen
Mind

21 Days of Inspiration: How Did We Do?

The Healthier Michigan team tried to form new habits in 21 days. Check out how we did and get inspired to go after your own health goals.

inspired to make a change
Food and Recipes

3 Dinner Recipes You Can Make While You’re Working

Too busy to cook when you get off work? Try these three slow cooker recipes that can be ready when you walk in the door.

slow cooker dinner recipes
Community

21 Days of Inspiration: Follow-Up With the Healthier Michigan Team

Instead of making resolutions that are forgotten by the end of January, the Healthier Michigan team is starting 2015 off with 21 days of inspiration.

21 days of inspiration
Fitness

Don’t Lose Track of Your New Year’s Resolution to Get Fit!

With so many fitness trackers on the market, choosing the right one can get confusing. Here’s how to find the right one fo ryou.

how to pick a fitness tracker
Food and Recipes

Does Your Seat in a Restaurant Determine How Much You’ll Eat?

Most people don’t make healthy choices eating out, but does your location in a restaurant affect what you’ll choose off the menu? Find the answer here.

seat in a restaurant impact food choices
Food and Recipes

5 Reasons to Add Chilies to Your Diet

Not all chili peppers are created spicy and intense! Read up here to learn more about the health benefits of different types of chili peppers.

health benefits of chili peppers
Prevention

3 Natural Remedies for Migraines

Check out three helpful and natural ways to end a painful migraine.

natural migraine cures
Community

Best Places to Ice Skate in Michigan

Lace up your skates and get ready to glide this winter! Check out 8 of the best places to ice skate in Michigan.

best places to ice skate in michigan
Fitness

Are You Breathing Properly? (With Video)

The thought might not have crossed your mind that the differences in your breathing can affect your well-being but read this post to find out more.

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Community

Fall in Love with Michigan: Watch the Pictured Rocks Sunset Cruise

The trees are turning beautiful colors and leaves are falling as autumn comes upon us, so if you haven’t made up to the U.P. to view the Pictured Rocks…

Pictured Rocks
Home and Family

#MIKidsCan Monday: 4 Creative Tips to Help Your Child Fall in Love With H20

Water is essential for the body, especially for small bodies that are continuously growing. We all know the many benefits of water but it can be a hard sell for…

Kid drinking water
Home and Family

#MiKidsCan Monday: 4 Ways to Keep Your Child Safe Online

In this day and age, the internet has, in many ways, made our lives much easier. You can do anything online from shopping to managing your bank accounts and…

Kid online
Fitness

5 Questions You Forgot to Ask Your Personal Trainer

If you’re anything like me and have struggled to lose weight on your own, even after changing your diet and going to the gym, you may consider hiring a personal…

Fitness

#MIKidsCan Monday: 4 “Old School” Games to Share with Your Kids

With the popularity of video games, television and cell phones, it can be difficult to get your child outside to play. Do you remember what it was like to get…

Hopscotch
Community

The Ultimate Michigan Road Trip: 6 Days in the U.P.

Last week, a couple of aHealthierMichigan.org team members traveled to the Upper Peninsula for six days. We decided that it was time to explore what the rest of…

Pic Rocks
Community

What Everyone Should Know About the Ice Bucket Challenge

If you’ve been on social media lately, you may have seen people participating in the ice bucket challenge. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out this video.

Ice Bucket Challenge
Fitness

White Water Rafting on the Menominee River: Facing My Fears for My #HealthyMe

Looking for a new hobby to try this summer? White water rafting might be your new favorite thing.

White water rafting
Fitness

Start your weekend off with yoga in the park

Set aside some time on the weekend to de-stress in nature with yoga.

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Community

Rare bookstore is hidden Detroit gem

John K. King Rare Bookstore has been in business for years in Detroit and was recently named one of the must see bookstores in the world…

King books
Food and Recipes

Ditching the chips for my #HealthyMe

Potato chips can easily be categorized as my favorite unhealthy snack but I am on a journey to become my healthiest self and move away from this bad habit.

Chips
Fitness

Don’t just sit, get fit!

Staring at a computer screen, sitting behind a desk all day, is where 86 percent of all Americans find themselves five days a week. If your job requires you to…

Healthy Me
Food and Recipes

My #HealthyMe goal: Making healthy choices

My main goal for #HealthyMe is start making healthier choices, which has more to do with feeling better as opposed to weight loss. I want to make healthy eating…

Fitness

Dodge your way to a fun workout

Sometimes working out can be a pain and a hassle but it doesn't have to be. Last week I played dodge ball with some co-workers and got one of the best workouts…

Community

Forgotten art fair, resurrected

The city of Detroit has been known for its extensive art collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts and broad local art scene but for the past thirty years…

Food and Recipes

Spring, sprint and salivate for Michigan agriculture!

After a dreadful, long, painful winter, spring is finally here! In Michigan, that means farmers markets will start flooding their shelves with homegrown crops…

Food and Recipes

Want fresh fruits and veggies? Grow them yourself!

Dirty fresh food can hinder your quest to eat healthier and it seems like contamination outbreaks are happening more often, but now that the weather is breaking…

GROW
Fitness

When you’re at the gym, do you ever ask yourself if you’re doing it right?

When I began my workout regimen in February, I was consistent, I was sweaty and I was pumped to see my results. After 30 days of exercise with few noticeable…

Cover Photo
Prevention

How old is your toothbrush? The answer can affect your overall health

You brush three times a day, floss and use mouthwash, which is all you need to do for good oral hygiene, right? Have you thought about how are you taking care…

Toothbrush
Prevention

Don’t get hookah’d, the very real dangers of hookah smoking

With names like passion fruit, guava, bubble gum, and red gummy bear, it’s no wonder that some people think that smoking tobacco from a hookah is safer than…

Hookah
Community

Reduce, reuse, recycle with Arts and Scraps

For a quarter of a century, a local nonprofit organization has put a creative twist on the adage, “Reduce, reuse, recycle”. Arts and Scraps is celebrating its…

Arts and Scraps
Community

If you’re not looking for this business incubator, you might just miss it

Since 2011, Ponyride Detroit has served as a hub for entrepreneurs who want to expand their businesses. Ponyride provides an environment that can be transformed…

Pony Ride Detroit
Food and Recipes

Having trouble remembering if your team won last night? Maybe it’s time to put down that drink

Drinking a few beers during a football game may not seem like that much, but a new study reports that heavy drinking could be the reason you'

Drunk
Food and Recipes

Going gluten free? Here are three things to consider

Going gluten free has quickly become the latest craze in dieting. Gluten free versions of almost everything are popping up on store shelves…

Pastry
Food and Recipes

12 Forgotten winter fruits and veggies

Butternut squash and sweet potatoes aren't the only produce that grow when temperatures drop, try these uncommon fruits and veggies this winter.

Food and Recipes

Fresh produce verses canned and frozen

Finding fresh produce can be difficult in cold weather, which might have you wondering, how am I supposed to get my daily source of vitamins if I can’t find…

Frozen berries

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