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Healthful Hints: 5 Steps to Kick-Start Weight loss
Have you followed a diet in the past? Did you feel frustrated, limited, and to top it all off, gain the weight back after the whole process? Well, you’re not alone! Studies are now showing that 30-60% of weight lost through dieting is regained within one year, and almost all of it is regained within five…
Healthful Hints: Transitioning to a Fall Diet
Each of the four seasons offer specific practices and wisdom that can translate into positive changes to our diet. Staying attuned to the current season benefits our health, overall well-being, and gives us an excuse to eat more pumpkin. mmm pumpkin. Any guesses on what my favorite fall food is? In this episode of Healthful Hints we’re chatting…
Healthful Hints: Strengthen your immune system
I’ve been toying around with the idea of launching a Healthful Hints YouTube channel and finally decided to just go for it! Healthful Hints is a weekly update on all things nutrition. On a weekly basis, I’ll be addressing reader questions, talking about my favorite foods and products, health in the news, and providing seasonal…
Stocking your Fridge
[source] You told me that you loved reading about how I stock my pantry, so I just had to follow up with a stocking your fridge post! The two really go hand in hand. Lets get this party started! Regular cleaning Choose a day of the week that you’ll alternate between organizing your pantry and…
Stocking your Pantry
I get so many questions about how I stock my pantry! I guess you could say there is a bit of system behind it, so I figured I’d share the approach I use to ensure I have ample supplies in my home for many a healthful baking adventure. For a handy dandy take-along of the…
Supplements: Essential vs. Nice-to-have
A bunch of you have asked what my supplement regime is, so I thought it’d be fun to talk about supplements as a whole and delve into the ones I use and why. As much as I’d love to believe that money grows on trees, it doesn’t. So when it comes to having a conversation…
Vacation Meal Planning
Kevin’s mom, sister; Asli, and her husband; Marco, are coming in just a couple of hours! When Asli told us earlier this year that she and Marco would be coming from Germany to spend a week with us in the mountains, I couldn’t have been more thrilled. The first order of business was to find…
Operation: Kill the Yeasty Beasties
A little over a month ago, I had just finished my allergy testing and was preparing for additional tests/shots with my Naturopath. In an attempt to begin ridding myself of low energy, control my blood sugar, decrease my fuzzy brain and get rid of my bad skin while I went through additional testing, I set…
Journey to Health: Steps in the right direction
Journey to health series: Journey to health, Gratitude, Relaxation and breathing Thank you for your comments on Fridays post. I’d like to think that the more we’re all aware of the issues that can threaten our health, the better care we’ll take in prevention. Many of you have asked for more details of my journey,…
Good Guys to the Rescue!
You may have heard the terms good bacteria, probiotics, prebiotics or healthy flora being used in the marketing of yogurt and other foods, or in conversation with your friends. Using probiotics for digestive support has increased tremendously since the mid-1990s. But why are probiotics so important? What benefits do they have for health other than…