It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. If you live in the Midwest, then you already have that beautiful dusting of white snow. With the overindulgence of Thanksgiving behind us, it is now time to prepare for office parties, cookie parties, and all-you-can drink parties through 2016. Ugh. If you cannot stomach the thought of […]
Is there any better day than one dedicated entirely to dressing up as someone else and getting free candy for it? Candy, candy, candy!!! On October 31, my three siblings and I would trudge out in the dark cold in our homemade Halloween costumes and search for that elusive treasure. That treasure was the one […]
Change is in the air as summer’s energy abundance of heat and light is waning and cooling. Autumn is also the time of reaping what we have sown in the spring and summer. Are you ready to harvest your holistic health? Almost all cultures around the world structured important ceremonies for their tribes and communities […]
Stop listening to ridiculous diet rules and start trusting your gut (and these 3 tips). Every diet has rules. Whether it’s low carb, low fat, sugar free, grain free, gluten free, the name of the game boils down to DEPRIVATION. If you are craving a big, fat, juicy burger, will you be satisfied with a thin, […]
How do you lose weight when you love to eat? Especially when you love to eat pizza, casseroles and hot dishes? Let’s find comfort foods you love that will also love you back! It was 6:00 pm, and I had just picked up the kids from school. I had a bad day at work, I was […]
Do you like to keep it spicy…in the kitchen? Learn “the skinny” on how eating spicy food can increase your metabolism to aid weight loss.
If you are a woman who is dieting, there is only ONE meal choice that is perfectly acceptable. One meal choice that will NOT have someone raising their eyebrow at you and saying “Are you sure you want to eat that?” This meal choice is also my least favorite in the whole wide world. It […]
Today’s guest post is from Randi Ragan. Randi is a Holistic Well-Being expert and the founder of the award-winning GreenBliss EcoSpa, named one of Los Angeles’ Top 10 Holistic Spas its very first year in business (2006). She has just completed her first book, “A Year Of Living Mindfully: Seasonal Practices to Nurture Body, Mind and Spirit”, to […]
When you think of nutrition, you might think of broccoli or quinoa. How about when you think of food? Here is why food is fuel mentality might be hurting you.
What is the first thing you look for on food labels? This is the question I posed to my community and their answers surprised me. Of the 24 people who weighed in, few were looking for the same thing. Most of my friends are very health-conscious and have either lost weight or maintain healthy lifestyle […]