Should You Consider a Copper Water Bottle?
If you’re anything like me, you’re always resolving to drink more water. I drink a lot of tea and eat a lot of hydrating foods, but it’s…
Manifest Your Success in 2022
Here we are, almost two weeks into the new year (happy new year!). Many of us have been enthusiastically implementing our list of resolutions with an attitude…
Why We Should All Consider Testing for Heavy Metals
Something I’m sure most people fail to consider in terms of their health is the level of heavy metals in their body. While we may have heard…
Ideas for Naturally Strengthening our Kids’ Immunity
I think most kiddos are back in school at this point (though I’m still lamenting the loss of August as part of summer—what happened to starting school…
Sakara Seed Bread – It’s Awesome. You Should Try It.
I married into a family that seriously loves bread. Like – very seriously. When I first started cooking for my husband, it took him a while to…
Green Tea and Soy – the Synergistic Duo
You’ve probably heard of the moniker “blue zones,” which refers to areas of the world with the healthiest populations, and an unusually high number of centenarians –…
Vegetable Oil – Your Worst Enemy, Ubiquitously Hidden in Plain Sight
“Thanks to vegetable oil’s inherent ability to inhibit life, vegetable oils are the chemicals that preserve a Twinkie for years on end. More than any other ingredient,…
Barùkas – The Healthiest Nut You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
A few months ago, I noticed a new bag of nuts at the store: Baru. I love nuts, and I love variety, so I gave it a…
A Few of My New Favorite Eco-Friendly Things!
Ok, I know I’m not Oprah, and I don’t have a talk show, so I can’t hide amazing gifts under your seat, but I still want to…
Take Care of Your Fascia – It’s Holding You Together!
There’s a chance you’ve never even heard of fascia, and if so, you’re in the majority! In fact, fascia may be the most under-appreciated, overlooked part of…
Three Cookbooks I’m Loving Right Now!
Ok y’all. I have an admission to make. I’m kind of an addict. I’m totally helpless in the face of beautiful, healthful cookbooks! My kitchen shelving is…
Olive Oil – Arguably the Healthiest Fat
Now that I’m an olive oil enthusiast, it’s hard to imagine that just a handful of years ago I avoided using it at all. My avoidance in…
A New Take on New Year’s Resolutions
At the end of every year, looking ahead to the shiny, sparkling gift of the year to come, we sit down to write goals. Though they’re most…
How to Breathe for Your Health and Longevity
It’s almost the end of 2020—a transformative, unexpected, challenging, and meaningful year. And throughout this past year, whatever our experience, I think we have all probably had…
Why You May Want to Consider a Vitamin D Supplement—Especially During this Covid Winter
Here we are, almost through this crazy year, embarking upon the cold season. And not just temperature cold, but cold colds, compounded this year by the ever-present…
Five Simple Ways We Can Stop Using Single-Use Plastics That Will Make Mother Earth Happy and Our Homes Healthier
There seems to be a consensus among many that Mother Earth is using 2020 to put us in a global time-out. To think about our actions and…
The Powerful Longevity Benefits of Fasting
I’m sure at this point all of us have heard of “intermittent fasting,” which is having a serious moment. And it deserves a moment, because the health…
Four Easy But Important Ways We Should be Detoxing Our Homes
For most of us, when we think about “detoxing,” we think primarily about dietary cleanses or fasting. But detoxing is so much broader than what we temporarily…
Diversity Reigns! Eat a Wide Variety of Plants to Optimize Your Gut and Your Health
One of the hottest research topics in the world of wellness right now is the gut microbiome. It turns out we’re not as autonomous as we once…
Why You Should Add Chlorophyll to Your Immunity Regimen
Let’s take a trip back to first grade for a minute, when we all first learned about chlorophyll – that pigment in plants that makes them green,…