It happens to us all: you’ve been staying on top of your health goals, your diet is on point, you’re exercising regularly, and you’re incorporating self-care in your wellness routine. Then girls’ night out rolls around and you give in to the sweet seduction of the restaurant’s most decadent menu items. Or, vacation rolls around […]
Simple strategies to gain and maintain energy
Talk to almost any woman about her health goals and, other than losing weight, the most common response is a desire for more energy. They share energy goals such as: Enjoying time with children, significant others, and friends. Taking a break without constantly having to take care of everything and everyone Feeling less mentally […]
Meal prep tips for busy times
Planning healthy meals and preparing them are foundational tools of the healthy and happy lifestyle. Alas, many of us haven’t always been able to stay on top of our intention to provide nutritious meals for ourselves and our families. Here are some typical concerns I encounter when talking to people about meal prep: You […]
First steps as you go gluten-free
Photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash Gluten was the last thing on my mind when I did a food sensitivity test in June. My doctor ordered the test and I gave little thought to what might show up. But stuff sure did show up! As a result, I’m now dairy-free, egg-free, sugar-free, and gluten-free, at least for the […]
Feed your Gut with Fermented Foods
Fermentation. The word immediately brought to mind the making of alcoholic drinks and their effect on our stomachs. So imagine my surprise when I learned that fermented foods greatly benefit our digestive system. When I first read up on fermented foods, I was a bit underwhelmed. After several bouts of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), however, […]
Five Benefits of an Alkaline Diet
What’s the alkaline diet, you ask? Well, here’s a crash course on alkalinity and why it’s a big component of good health. Your potential of hydrogen (pH) level measures how acidic or alkaline your body is on a continuum from 0 (very acidic) to 14 (very alkaline), with 7 being neutral, and is an important […]
How to create margin and boost your health and happiness
Can you recognize a lack of margin in your life? Is it your inability to arrive on time for appointments? Eating your entire meal in five minutes and not recalling how the food tasted? A home that’s more obstacle course than soothing retreat? A margin intervention might be just the course correction you need. What a margin deficit […]
Change these personal care products to reduce toxin exposure
Do you pay much attention to the ingredients in you personal care products? I mean, soap is soap. Right? Same for deodorant. If you’re not smelly, it’s all good. And lotion? As long as you’re no longer looking like a patch of parched Saharan desert, you’re good to go. Well, maybe not. We’ve been too trusting of the makers […]
Five kitchen tools for healthy meal prep
For those of us looking for efficient ways to prepare our meals, investing in practical kitchen tools that simplify meal prep can make a tremendous difference. I’m sharing with you five of my favorite meal prep kitchen tools that have helped me to eat healthily and happily. Spiralizer With this five-blade spiralizer, I forgo the energy crash from high-carb […]
12 Ways to Curb Your Sugar Consumption
Are you a “sugar mama”? Do you get a sugar “high” from your food and drink? Is it difficult for you to go without some form of sugar for even a day? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may need to drastically curb your sugar consumption to escape the “sugar blues” […]
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