Why You Should Steam Your Cauliflower Before Blending It In Your Smoothies
Cauliflower is having a moment. This cruciferous veggie is subbing in for pizza crust, rice, and even oats. One way to enjoy it is to throw it into your smoothie…
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Healthier Dishes To Bring To A Labor Day Cookout
The end of summer is often bittersweet. Labor day offers a final time to celebrate, gathering with loved ones either away or at home, probably around a meal. If a…
Healthified “Cheesy” Cauliflower With Coconut “Bacon”
As you can see from the quotation marks from the title of this recipe, there are a couple of elements that I healthified in this variation of cauliflower mash. While…
How This Health Coach Healed Her Leaky Gut
When you take a holistic approach to health, you understand that there is more to it than eating right and exercise, especially when it comes to both feeling your best…
Ever Wondered About Bulletproof Coffee? Here are the Benefits
Years ago, a friend told me that people were starting to blend butter in their morning coffee as a weight loss trick. My immediate reaction was that people had gone…
Are You Getting Enough of This Gut-Friendly Fiber?
All things gut health has been sweeping the wellness world in relatively recent years. Studies continue to show the correlation between good health and that of your digestive system. But…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 –…
A Cauliflower Side Dish With A Gut-Friendly Ingredient
When it comes to eating for good digestive health, incorporating fermented foods into your diet is at the forefront of something you can do. Fermented foods contain live, active probiotics,…
Manuka Honey Is Amazing. Here Is Why.
Manuka honey is enjoying a recent resurgence in the wellness world and rightfully so. Native to New Zealand, it is produced by bees that pollinate the Manuka bush. Its uses…