Your Goals for a Better 2011

At the beginning of every new year, there is, of course, always a lot of talk about new year's resolutions. Sometimes I make them, sometimes I don't. I like to make new goals throughout the year as I realize they are needful, and so sometimes in January I don't feel the need to add any more. But sometimes a brand new start at the beginning of a brand new year is very appealing and motivating. If this is true for you and you've made your health resolutions already but need additional ideas on how to accomplish these goals, or you're trying to figure out how to specify your goals into a manageable way to improve this year, check out the links below to my previous posts on such topics.

My hope is that something I have researched/written/lived can help you as well:

• Paring down your sugar intake
  
• Being more proactive about preventing illness
• Improving your sleep (or your kid(s)' sleep)
• Budgeting better
• Making regular exercise part of your lifestyle
  
• Making more home-cooked meals from scratch
  
• Eliminating refined white flour from your cooking
• and as part of that, increasing your whole grain consumption, including whole wheat
  
• Adding more beans to your diet
• Switching from margarine to butter
• Grinding your own whole wheat flour
• Adding regular probiotics to your diet
• Eliminating/reducing MSG from your diet
  
• Healthier eating alternatives in general
  

Here's to a healthier, more financially sound, and more educated 2011!