Healthy Living
As we age, our bodies undergo significant changes and maintaining bone health becomes increasingly important. Osteoporosis and osteopenia are common conditions that reduce bone density and increase the risk of serious fractures and falls as you age. In fact, roughly one quarter of all women will eventually get osteoporosis and about half of all women […]
Burt’s Bees lip balm used to be an amazing beeswax product. However, after being purchased by Clorox, the company eventually started adding seed oil to the ingredients. You may have heard that research strongly suggests that seed oils cause cancer. Despite this, I loved the product concept, so I started making my own Burts Bees […]
Are you in bed by 10 pm? If not, you’re probably not in your natural circadian rhythm and most likely not getting the quality and quantity of sleep you need. Getting to bed early helps your set your circadian rhythm which is very important for a good night’s sleep, which provides so many great health benefits. […]
The holiday season is a time for connection, celebration and yes, indulgence. While there are many temptations around, being mindful of what we eat can help us feel energized. My quest for healthy and easy recipes, especially desserts is never ending. Sharing them with you gives me great happiness. This is a simple four-ingredient, no-bake […]
Today, we’re diving into something super important and yet simple when you break it down: our circadian rhythm, how our daily habits fit into it, and how we can use the 80/20 rule to simplify our health journey. So, let’s start with this: circadian rhythms are basically your body’s internal clock. It tells you when […]
Last year, I made the decision to stop using conventional shampoos because of what the toxic chemicals were doing to my hair and my health. As I looked at the products I was using, I saw ingredients like ammonium lauryl sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and sodium laureth sulfate (SLES). Gross! So I decided to […]
What does Ayurveda mean? Ayu means life and Vedas means deep study. So Ayurveda is the deep study of life. It is a study of all aspects of life. It looks at life as a whole, and not just at specific parts of life like western science tends to do. Some people might also call Ayurveda the Art of […]
Why do people cold plunge, cryo and take cold showers? Good question, it’s not to show how badass we are (well maybe for some of us). There are real health benefits to using cold therapy. Research has shown that cold therapy or cryotherapy as some call it, has many potential benefits, Here are 7 reasons […]
Check out my video on me making my favorite green drink.
Spring finally feels like it’s here (at least where I live). What better way to start spring off than with a spring cleanse! Cleansing doesn’t mean you have to starve yourself or eat strange things, it’s a process of removing things first from your diet that don’t serve you, or that you are using excessively […]