Live Life, Live Healthy! That’s my motto. Well, that and “Dance like no one’s watching, love like you’ve never been hurt and live like there’s no tomorrow.” So who is SavvyHealthGirl? A thirty-something from the Windy City, who now lives in Washington, D.C. where Shiraz and conversations about politics is considered sexy. I truly love living in the nation’s capital, because there is always something interesting happening.

I try to maintain a positive outlook and live in the moment every day. Not always an easy feat, but it’s what makes life fun. My current job has me on a plane often, so quart-size ziploc bags for my lip gloss and blue foot covers have recently become a staple. So I live for my weekends where I can completely unwind and exhale, and writing is one way I do that.

I have such a passion for children and women, and improving their well-being. For the past 10 years, I have been working on children’s issues and in recent years began focusing more on women’s health. My professional background is in social work as well as maternal and child health, with advanced degrees in both fields. Currently, I am the director of women’s, infant and fetal health for an organization and absolutely love it! It excites me when I can tell a fellow woman something she may not have known about her health. It warms my heart when a woman feels empowered. Most of all, I am passionate about ensuring people have access to the resources they need to make informed decisions about their health. This is the primary goal of this blog. I hope to share a little of my personal experiences and expression, and plenty on women’s health, nutrition and fitness.

Although I work in health, I am still a woman trying to maintain her own healthy weight, eating habits, and intake of sugar and carbs. I too skip workouts, loathe push-ups, and can consume my share of Ben & Jerry’s. Breast cancer is an important issue to me because my grandmother is a long-time survivor. So, I too look forward to the information I will post and to improving my own health. None of us are perfect. We are all a work in progress. But hopefully through this blog we can all learn to be a little more savvy about our health. I invite you to join me on this blog-o-venture and oh the places you will go!