What I Eat In A Day: Eating Under 2300 Calories While Breastfeeding
This is my diet on a regular day; when I can totally manage eating under 2300 calories while breastfeeding. My diet on a day when my kids are having tantrums, not sleeping, and just...
Is The Food Combining Trend Total BS?
If So, Can I Go Back To Eating Fruit With Starches? A few years back I did a blog post on food combining. The idea of which was such a large part of my...
Is Shakeology Healthy?
Is Shakeology Healthy? Maybe Not For Your Wallet Before we begin, you should know I am NOT affiliated with Shakeology or BeachBody in any way. I have also never tried Shakeology. I see a...
5 Major Takeaways from the Book ‘How Not To Die’
The book How Not To Die by Michael Greger might be my favorite nutrition book of all time. All the information in the book is laid out into two parts. The first part details...
Dealing With Clogged Milk Ducts
Pretty sure anyone reading this who hasn’t had a child is like “WTF are clogged milk ducts?” For anyone wondering, it is yet another of the little-talked about annoyances of life after having a...
My Second And Third Trimesters With Baby Number Two
A Whole New Adventure With Baby Number Two The second trimester of pregnancy lasts from week 13 to 28 and is typically the easiest trimester, whether it’s baby number one or baby number two....
My First Trimester With Baby No. 2
The First Trimester… Oh The Joys Of Creating Life I like to compare pregnancy to a video game. There’s the beginning where you’re trying to figure everything out, the middle where you’re just gaining...
Beautycounter Review: Cleanser, Peel & Oil
Yay for non-toxic skincare! I’ll be doing a Beautycounter review of three skincare products here. They will be the Overnight Resurfacing Peel, the Rejuvenating Face Cleanser, and the No.2 Plumping + Jasmine Facial Oil....
Being A Health Nut & Chocoholic – Healthy Chocolate Is Expensive
I have high standards for what I eat, as should we all; but unfortunately those high standards do not come cheap. My weekly grocery bills are much higher than they would be if I...
The Perfect Vegan Smoothie
Are you the kind of person who enjoys smoothies because their delicious sweetness makes your taste buds do a happy dance? Or maybe you don’t care what your smoothie tastes like as long as...
Why We Need Water: It Keeps You Sexy
Water Really Does Everything The only thing water doesn’t do it make for an interesting blog topic… cause it’s water. Water doesn’t come out of the tap in fantastical rainbow colours, there’s no delightful...
The Unhealthy Vegan
‘Going vegan’ will not automatically make you healthy. There is such thing as an unhealthy vegan. Many people think that vegans are food obsessed health nuts. For many vegans, this might be true, but...
The Many Reasons Why Garlic Is Great
If ‘Superfoods’ Exist, Garlic Might Be Their King. It is considered one of the most powerful natural remedies ever. While I doubt it repels vampires, it certainly repels all sorts of nasty bacteria. It...
How To Lose Weight Fast
I’ve seen my weight fluctuate a lot since high school, but every single time I am determined to lose weight I do, and when I want it to, it can happen very quickly. Why?...
The New Four Food Groups
A Basic Outline For Healthy Eating The idea of the basic four food groups that most of us grew up with is, sadly, as outdated as it is ridiculous, putting the most nourishing foods,...
Can You Eat Too Much Protein?
The short answer is yes. Want more of an answer? Excessive amounts of protein, via animal products, plants, or supplementation, can be harmful to your body, causing damage to your kidneys and liver. Now...
How To Stay Healthy During The Zombie Apocalypse
Unless You Immediately Get Eaten By The Zombies You assume that in the event of a zombie apocalypse you’re not going to care about your health. You think that you’ll be so focused on...
5 Eco-Friendly Activewear Brands
The activewear market is saturated right now. Sadly, the eco-friendly activewear market is not. Much of what is popular in the activewear market is cheaply made fabrics that fall apart too quickly and can...
7 Tips To Improve Your Digestion
Ever feel like you need to improve your digestion? Whenever there are family gatherings, like during Christmas, Thanksgiving, and birthdays, food tends to play a major part. Turkey, gravy, stuffing, ham, potatoes, and cheese,...
How To Help Your Eczema
If yelling “get off my skin you scaly beast” hasn’t worked for you, you might be looking for another way to help your eczema. You can scream at it, you can try to itch...