Category: Health

If Weekends Are Your Kryptonite…

If Weekends Are Your Kryptonite…

It’s Friday. Well, it isn’t Friday now… but let’s just pretend it is. So, it’s Friday. It’s been a long week. I’m tired, I’m hungry. So I make myself a healthy dinner, then find myself mindlessly snacking on whatever my little heart desires, not fully awake to the choices I’m making.

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Why I Stopped Being Vegan

Why I Stopped Being Vegan

This topic is highly personal and very raw. I ask that you be gentle with my story and the experiences that others share in the comments of this post. My intention with this post is to highlight the connection between food control (in my case, a plant-based diet) and eating disorders. This is not an…

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The Ultimate Guide to Everything Coconut: Flour, Oil, Butter, Cream, Milk, Water, Shreds, Sugar and Nectar

The Ultimate Guide to Everything Coconut: Flour, Oil, Butter, Cream, Milk, Water, Shreds, Sugar and Nectar

Everything you ever wanted to know about coconut. From coconut milk, to coconut butter, coconut water, coconut nectar and everything in between. Coconut has saved my ketogenic life numerous times. Green Coconut Curry, Biscuits and Bread, and Coconut Cauliflower Rice. In each of these adventures, I used a different form of coconut. What’s the difference…

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2 Effortless 3-day Juice Cleanses

2 Effortless 3-day Juice Cleanses

Exciting news! I have created 2 new juice cleanse programs for you. And even more exciting? You don’t have to lift a finger to follow them. No juicer, no blender, no grocery lists.

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How to Meditate Your Stress Away

How to Meditate Your Stress Away

Power Posse Post by Alicia Lawrence It’s no secret: stress is everywhere. It surrounds us and consumes us. From expectations at work to busy family schedules, stress is real, and it can be overwhelming.

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30 Cleansing Vegan Recipes

30 Cleansing Vegan Recipes

A collection of vegan recipes to help you transition to solid foods after your juice cleanse. Stop letting cravings rule your life. Complete a 3, 5 or 7-day cleanse and take better care of yourself. On the surface your cleanse will be about juices, smoothies and cleansing. But really, it’s about activating your most radiant…

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How To Start Juicing + 3 New Juice Recipes

How To Start Juicing + 3 New Juice Recipes

Power Posse Post by Neuroscientist, Alison Smith So… you’ve decided to start juicing but you have no idea where to begin. You gleefully saunter on over to your local department store to peruse the juicers, and discover that you can actually buy a juicer for only $40! Fabulous. Wonderful. Simple.

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The One Thing That Is Holding Me Back

The One Thing That Is Holding Me Back

If you haven’t read My Last Chapter and you’re curious about how I got here, have a read before you continue. This topic is highly personal. I know that you will be gentle with my story and with others that choose to share their experiences in the comments. I hope that in sharing my experiences,…

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Why You Should Soak Nuts Before Eating Them

Why You Should Soak Nuts Before Eating Them

A porcupine has quills, opossums act dead when threatened, and newts turn their ribs into spikes when in danger. Talk about defense mechanisms! But, did you know? Nuts have similar mechanisms, too? No spikes or death rays… but they do have a natural component that repels predators so that they can grow to full maturity….

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The Last Chapter

The Last Chapter

This is a highly personal topic that I wasn’t too sure I wanted to share. But I know that there are so many women out there struggling with the consequences of past eating disorders so I have decided to bare it all and share my journey. If you, or someone you know, has, is or…

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