If you could improve your health, reduce inflammation, reduce body fat, increase energy, enhance cellular repair, lower blood sugar levels, and improve mental clarity by Intermittent Fasting, would you? Confused about the different types? Worried you'll damage your...
Make Thanksgiving Delicious AND Nutritious!
Many times, when I engage in discussions about holidays and healthy eating, people throw their hands up in defense of traditions and the belief that holidays aren’t meant to be healthy. Not true my friends, not true. It’s quite simple to make your Thanksgiving meal...
Minimize Halloween Sugar Meltdowns: 3 Tips
Need help managing your kids’ sugar intake and navigating the upcoming Holidays? It’s easy to justify allowing our kids to consume excess sugar, you know, “it’s Halloween” (or any other holiday, birthday…). “it’s a childhood rite of passage”. “they deserve a treat”....
I Don’t Know Where to Start?!
Switching from a typical American lifestyle eating the standard American diet (SAD) is best done in steps, at least for most people. It can be overwhelming, there's a lot to learn and even more to unlearn. So take it a step at a time. For those ‘all or nothing’ people...
You Can Sleep When You’re Dead
That’s a line my husband likes to use when he wants to do something besides getting a good night’s sleep. Of course, he's one of those who can fall asleep as soon as his head hits the pillow. For me, sleep is more of a challenge. I understand how important it is, know...
School Box Lunches Made Easy
Does the thought of making 180 school box lunches for your kids this school year stress you out? Want to learn how to easily plan and make them? By following these 3 tips, you’ll learn how to make delicious, healthy lunches that provide energy and satiety to support...
Beware of Toxic Laundry
The air inside the typical home is more polluted than the air outside, even in large industrial cities, as reported by the Environmental Protection Agency. We spend much of our time in our homes, so we must eliminate as many toxins as possible. Carpets, upholstery,...
Rethink Breakfast
I was once a big pusher of breakfast, but have evolved into more of an ‘eat when you’re hungry’ kinda gal. Kids usually wake up hungry though, so when processed grains and sugars went off our breakfast table we had to get creative, and quick! I often hear moms...
What, You Don’t Have a Microwave?
Visitors are often taken aback when they realize we don’t have a microwave. We did have one, but decided to get rid of it after learning the potential health risks of microwaving food and beverages. The family was a bit more reluctant about this change than they are...
How Does Your Pantry Stack Up?
Out of the Top 50 Essential Paleo Pantry Foods from Mark’s Daily Apple, I was only missing 8. Not bad. Of those 8, I would probably only consider bringing 2 of them in. I can live without the rest. Here is the link to his great...
Optimizing Your Time
Another objection I often hear from those new to healthy eating is that it is too time-consuming. Again, yes it can be, but there are many things you can do to optimize your efforts. First, I challenge you to move your and your family’s health up a bit on your...
Optimizing Your Organic Investment
When I work with people who are new to the primal life, an objection I often hear is that eating healthy and/or organic is expensive. OK, it can be, but it doesn’t have to be. Here's an example of how you can optimize your organic investment.</strong Every few...













