Blue Light Blocking Glasses

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I used to have ugly orange goggles that blocked out blue light from screens and while they were helpful, they were also hideous and uncomfortable. I absolutely LOVE these new glasses!! Not only are they super lightweight and cute, they also work! I am guilty of working late at night on my computer after my … Read more

Holiday Hangover

holiday-hangover

Struggling with a food and/or alcohol hangover today? Regretting the hotdogs, pulled pork sandwich, potato salad, macaroni salad, and cupcake? Youโ€™re not alone. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธAmericans consume over 150 million hot dogs in celebration of July 4th according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ700M pounds of chicken is purchased the week leading up to … Read more

You Are Not Broken

โ€œEver since I had my second child, I feel like my body is broken. I am tired all the time, I have no patience, I canโ€™t sleep, and I keep gaining weight.โ€ -Angie I hear this from mothers on a regular basis and it breaks my heart. Some have felt like this for months, others … Read more

Swap-it-Out: Seneca Dried Apples for Peeled Dried Apples

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๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐’๐ฐ๐š๐ฉ-๐ˆ๐ญ-๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ-๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ!! When you see a bag that says โ€œDried Applesโ€, the ingredient list should say โ€œapplesโ€ only right? ๏ผท๏ผฒ๏ผฏ๏ผฎ๏ผง Many dried fruits are loaded with sugar, oils, and/or preservatives. Letโ€™s take a look at the following brands and compare ingredients: ๐’๐ž๐ง๐ž๐œ๐š ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ฒ ๐’๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ Apples, canola, sunflower, and/or safflower oil, corn syrup, citric … Read more

Powered by Plants

plant-power

Iโ€™ve been vegan/plant-based for 65 days now. ๐ŸŒฑ Iโ€™ve been getting a lot of questions regarding this lifestyle change, so I figured it would be a good time to answer them now. Question: Has it been difficult to eat vegan? Answer: Most of the time no. As long as I plan well, I donโ€™t have … Read more

Save The Planet One Bite At A Time

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Save the Planet One Bite at a Time Unless you have been living under a rock, youโ€™ve heard about climate change and the real dangers we face as a planet. These dangers are expected to become more evident in our lifetime and more importantly, our childrenโ€™s lifetime. Iโ€™m sure youโ€™ve heard that taking shorter showers, … Read more

Screen for 30 Days

screen-free

Nutrition is my passion, but I am always searching for additional ways to improve my health and the health and wellbeing of my family. I wanted to share a recent โ€œexperimentโ€ that went really really well for my family ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป My 4 year old son had been struggling for a few months with regulating his … Read more

Decoding Coconut Oil

decoding-cocooil

With all of the options out there, how do you know which coconut oil is best? Unrefined vs. Refined Virgin vs. Extra Virgin Quick Drying vs. Wet Milled Expeller vs. Cold Pressed Organic vs. Non-organic Yikes! No wonder people are confused! Iโ€™m here to break it down for you all and give you recommendations for … Read more

Are you Drinking Enough Water?

Everyone should drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day right? No! That’s so 1945. If you google, “How much water should I drink daily”, you’ll get a million different answers. So how are you supposed to know how much water to consume?! Below is a guideline that I follow and the only one I … Read more

Why We Pack on the Pounds in the Winter

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Is it happening yet? Uncontrollable cravings for warm, rich comfort foods? Not wanting to exercise? Finding it harder to lose weight? Losing motivation to stay healthy? It’s not necessarily your fault. It’s how we are hard wired. You see, in the spring and summer months the sun’s energy warms the body, and we have less … Read more