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Healing and Repairing my Digestion: Part II
For an introduction to the healing and repairing digestion series, check out this post. Before we get started with the menu for juice fast day #1, a couple of questions came up from last weeks’ post. You mentioned that you weren’t keen on cleansing in the winter. This is the first I’ve heard of this,…
Healing and Repairing my Digestion: Part I
For more on my healing and repairing digestion series, check out: Part II, Part III, Part IV When we don’t listen to what our bodies need they have a tendency of screaming the solution in the form of symptoms. When we experience these irregularities it’s usually a sign that we’ve taken a wrong turn somewhere…
Healthful Hints: Health During the Holidays
It’s no secret that we’re surrounded with a lot of temptation this time of year. From pastries, hot cocoa, wine, chocolate bark, stuffing, gravy, pumpkin pie, sugar cookies, to gingerbread houses; it’s all there and within arms reach (usually). Do you find yourself worrying or stressing about how you’ll fight all of the forbidden foods…
Healthful Hints: How Candida Can Impact Our Health
Candida is a hot topic around these parts. In today’s Healthful Hints we’re chatting about why Candida overgrowth is harmful to your health, how to avoid it, signs and symptoms to watch for, and steps you can take to address overgrowth if it becomes an issue for you. Notes The candida spit test: as I…
Food Journaling Challenge: The Things I’ve Learned
[source] It’s been a little over two weeks since we started the food journaling challenge. How’s it going? I just have to get it out there and say – I feel fantastic and couldn’t be happier with the changes I’ve seen. Powerful Beginning I began with guns a blazing on this one! I was tracking…
Healthful Hints: Everything You Need to Know About Palm Sugar
Healthful hints is back again, and today we’re talking coconut sugar. We’ve chatted about why I choose coconut sugar over agave nectar, I’ve used it in small amounts during my candida adventures, and many of my reduced sugar recipes call for it… but what is coconut sugar exactly, and what’s so special about it? You…
Healthful Hints: Staying Healthy with Quality Exercise + Nutrition
Oh my gosh, I’ve missed you guys. I got home from London late Thursday night and the first thing I did was make myself a warm meal of steamed carrots, zucchini, and shrimp in a tangy dill sauce. I slept for what seemed like days, then spent Friday afternoon in my kitchen. It was glorious,…
Food Journaling Challenge
We’re conditioned at a very young age to believe that if we follow the food pyramid/plate, we’re going to be a-ok nutritionally; but I got news for you, what’s good for you is not necessarily going to be good for me. You may do better on a vegan diet than I ever will, my body…
Healthful Hints: Happy and Healthy Pregnancy
I had no idea how many Moms-to-be read the blog! Hello to you all out there :) I’m thrilled to hear that you’re interested in learning about how to have a happy and healthy pregnancy, and that you’ve asked me to share my opinion on the topic. Today we’re chatting about a general portion plan for…
Healthful Hints: My Favorite Healthy Alternative Sweeteners
Since battling with a rough patch of candida, I’ve been working on ways to lower my intake of unhealthy sweeteners. About a year of recipe development, research, and training of the taste buds, I now opt for sugar sources that are better for my overall health that still allow me to enjoy a sweet treat…