Want To Do A Potato Cleanse?
What I’ve learned since educating myself in nutrition is that if something is edible there’s a fad diet for it. Some of those diets have merit and are based in actual science, and others...
How Probiotics Help
How probiotics help: They’re your happy little bacteria friends. At some point in your life, someone has likely told you that you should be taking probiotics. That someone was probably an Activia commercial telling...
How To Detox Without A ‘Cleanse’
Want to know how to detox? It’s all about the liver. While some people swear by juice cleanses or water fasts to detoxify their body, it isn’t necessary if you have a healthy diet....
Why Do We Need Vitamin A?
Do we need vitamin A? Maybe it’s just a really good excuse to eat mango. Although, if you enjoy the function of your eyes, appreciate your immune system, and enjoy the use of your...
3 Reasons Why Sugar Is Bad For You
Have you ever been told that “sugar is bad for you?” Of course you have. Have you ever asked why that is and been given a generic answer like “it makes you fat?” Most...
Why You Need Raw Foods
Quick, Easy, Unprocessed Raw Foods = Yum! Here’s yet another reason why salads are good for you; because unless your salads only contain meat (unlikely); most of what’s in your salad is raw vegetables; and...
Do You Have A Food Addiction?
Or Do You Just Really, Really Love Chocolate? Is a food addiction the hardest addiction to break because we need food to survive? Does that make it the easiest addiction to justify? Did you say...
5 Reasons Why You Should Probably Avoid Coffee
5 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD AVOID (OR MINIMIZE) COFFEE I know, I know. There are at least a million articles on the web telling you the benefits of coffee and another million on the harms...
Is ‘Coca-Cola Life’ healthy?
When I saw the ad for Coca-Cola Life, I was pretty sure the colour on my TV had died. Nope. Coca-Cola Life is green. I haven’t drank Coca-Cola in years, but this intrigued me. Is...
How to Eat Less Meat
It’s difficult to convince people they need to eat less meat. Eating meat with every meal is a cultural tradition so ingrained in our society that those who opt of of the traditional eating patterns,...
Why Are GMOs So Scary?
There’s a lot of debate regarding genetically modified foods. Are they as nutritious as non-GMO food? Do they taste the same as the original? Will they be responsible for the onset of the zombie apocalypse? (Am...
Is the Ornish Diet the Best Diet?
The Paleo Diet might be the most popular fad diet right now. It’s built upon the idea that the food that has allowed humans to evolve to where we are today should be the food we...
Raspberry Fudge Squares – Health Video Pick of the Week
Yay for healthy desserts! This one comes from one of my favorite YouTubers, FullyRawKristina. It’s a beautiful mix of pitted dates, pecans, raw cacao powder, mulberries, sweet cacao nibs, and raspberries that results in a delicious...
10 Elements of a Healthy Diet
The primary elements of a healthy diet involve going back to the basics; in other words, eating food how we used to: natural, unprocessed, clean, in-season, and local. I found these fantastic tips in the book...
The Benefits of Fat – Health Video Pick of the Week
There is a lot of fear surrounding fat in our diet, but it’s so important that we include healthy fat in our meals. As Joyous Health points out, fat helps with chemical reactions in the body, helps...
Sick A Lot? Here’s Why Your Immune System Sucks
Your immune system is an amazing thing. Sure, when you’re home sick with giant puffy red eyes and an entire box of Kleenex shoved up your nose, it probably seems like your immune system has...
Eat For You
Some people seem stuck in the idea that they’re trapped by what their family or spouse eats. They believe that having a vegetarian husband makes them automatically vegetarian too; or having pressure from a...
Top 5 Favorite Nutrition YouTubers
If you’re looking for expert advice on nutrition, these YouTubers have a wealth of knowledge to share.
Top 10 Favorite Vegan YouTubers
Have you ever wanted to go vegan? Have you ever dreamed of making a delicious summery ice cream dessert with frozen bananas, cinnamon and dates? Or maybe you’re just trying to eat healthier and are...
Jucin’ Recipe: Papaya & The Beet
This is a super tasty and ultra healthy recipe for a yummy juice that’s pretty quick to make.
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Hi There! I'm Sarah, A Registered Holistic Nutritionist, graphic designer, and mom to two little girls. I'm passionate about healthy eating, sustainability, and fitness.