“Love Yourself Enough to Live a Healthy Lifestyle”
What to Keep in Your “Medicine” Cabinet
Everyone gets run down once in a while, especially during the colder fall and winter months. While antibiotics and over the counter relief medications are an easy go-to, they don’t do your body any favors and half of the time, they don’t offer any relief. Antibiotics might kill off bad bacteria, but they also destroy…
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Why Going Gluten-Free (GF) Isn’t Enough
There is a lot of argument about going gluten free (GF) and who it’s for. I chose to go gluten free years ago after experiencing some of my own health issues, learning about gluten (gliadins and glutenins) that cause inflammation, and about the hybridization of wheat. While you may not be celiac, there are a lot…
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What’s in Your Water??
Water should be simple. We all drink and need water to live and consume it every day. Over 75% of the human body is made up of water and it’s used by virtually every cell and system to help us function and live. Since our lives depend on water, we should all be paying attention…
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The World’s Best Kept Health “Secret” – Intermittent Fasting
This has to be one of the best-kept “secrets” of the health/fitness community. I’ve had days where I know I’ve over eaten or haven’t quite exercised much as I should have, but as long as I stick to my intermittent fasting routine, I wake up a whole new person. It’s a real life reset button!…
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Simple Healthy Cooking Swaps
People are always asking how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and figure year-round, yet complain about how “hard” it is to completely cut out certain foods or make simple changes. You should never have to sacrifice favorite foods, dishes, and flavors just to live a healthier lifestyle. Once you’re mentally committed to living better, it…
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Recommended Reads for a Healthy Lifestyle:
Here’s a list of some of my favorite books and sites to keep you on track, better understand your body and help you develop a diet and lifestyle that works best for YOU. It can be hard for people to commit to it when they don’t fully understand the reasons behind what they’re doing. Recommended…
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Eco-Friendly Spending
This is a topic I’m a little passionate about. I used to never care where my money went, as long as I got what I wanted and for a cheap price. Once I started to travel more and saw the origin of our everyday products, I realized that I no longer wanted to contribute to…
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