Could This Be Preventing Your Meal Planning & Prep?
Meal planning and prep during the week is an important step if you want to ensure having real food meals on hand. But many fail to follow through. Why? “I’m…
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Sensitive to Caffeine? Try This Chocolate Substitute (& GF Vegan Brownies!)
Almost every night after dinner, I have a sweet treat of some sort, and 9 times out of 10, it’s of the chocolate variety. I am always conscious of this…
The Difference Between Low Carb, Carb Cycling & Keto? An RD Explains
When it comes to recent diet trends, there are some buzz words floating around the wellness world. Optimal nutrition means putting some care and consciousness into what you consume. Turning…
The Hunger Hormone You Might Not Have Heard Of
Your endocrine system is a delicate dance of chemical messengers sending various signals to your body to undergo certain processes. Hormones play a particular role in dictating what we do…
Emotional Eating During COVID? A Food Therapist Recommends This
How you start your day matters. The choices you make in the morning – whether with your behavior or the thoughts that you think – can set the tone for…
Road-Tested Recipe: Eating Bird Food’s 4-Ingredient Samoas
Ever since seeing Brittany’s (the talented blogger behind Eating Bird Food) healthier 4-ingredient Samoas surface on Instagram, we knew we had to give them a try. Naturally sweetened with shredded…
Healthified Pesto and The Benefits of Basil
I have heard of so many people working on their gardens while in quarantine, and in the peak of summer, herbs are especially abundant. Basil is one of my favorites…
Why Coconut Oil Is Different
Whether you bake with it, cook your vegetables in it, or incorporate it into raw treats, coconut is a staple in any health foodie’s diet. What makes the tropical fruit…
A Better For You Summer Cocktail Concoction
You have likely heard of (and had) kombucha, the fermented beverage made from tea leaves. Not only is it refreshing, but it comes with a whole host of health benefits,…
The New “Nut” That Is Good For Your Gut
The title of this article is a little misleading as tiger nuts are neither new nor a nut! But with the popularization of the Paleo diet, they are having a…
6 Habits That Helped Me Recover From Burnout & Adrenal Fatigue
These are the steps I took to regain energy and take back control of my health. By Locke Hughes, freelance writer and health coach lockehughes.com. @lockehughes Note: I’m not a medical…
Collagen Breakfast Crepes
Did you know you can use collagen in other wise besides a powdered supplement in your smoothie? To clarify, collagen as a nutritional supplement comes in two forms: gelatin and…
Grain-Free Cassava Bread
If you are someone who has gone grain-free, or simply trying to cut back, know that this does not mean living life without bread! Ever since transitioning to a primarily…
Why Magnesium Is Important And How to Get (Eat) It
Magnesium is a mineral required for over 300 reactions in your body. It plays a role in some very important physiological functions: sleep, cellular health, metabolism, energy production, heart health –…
How to Make Your Own Smoothie Cubes
In the frozen section of your grocery store, you can likely find options to facilitate your morning smoothie-making. From bags of frozen fruit and veggies, to packets of acai and…
How Emotions and Beliefs Could Be Affecting You Physically
In the years that I spent health coaching, most of my clients underestimated how their emotional state affected their physical goals. Whether they were looking to achieve weight loss, more…