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How To Combat Stress With Supplements + My Daily Anti-Stress Routine

Learn how to combat stress with over the counter anti-stress supplements and find out how to reduce daily stress with a healthy routine for a calmer, happier, and meaningful life every day. This whole pandemic, social isolation, quarantine situation has really amped up my stress levels lately. Not just mine, I think everyone is more on edge going through this. We’re out of our normal routines, some people are out of jobs and we’re all worried for our family members, friends, economy, and the world. It’s a lot to deal with! I have had a ton of practice over the years with combatting stress and navigating anxiety. And now is the time to pull all the tools out of the box to calm my nervous system. I’ve built structure, routine, and helpful supplements into my daily routine to combat stress. Normally I don’t need all of these, but it’s helpful…

10 Ways To Practice Self Care Today

Feeling stressed and burned out? Stuck in your daily routine, it’s easy to forget to take proper care of yourself. But practicing self-care is vital for your mental health. Here are 10 simple self-care activities you can do today and every day! Self-care – the art of looking after yourself How to practice self-care is different for each person and can vary from day to day. For me, self-care activities go way beyond just eating right and exercising, even though these are also important pillars of self-love. Self-care simply means setting aside some time to put myself first, letting go of any worries, and do things just because they make me feel good. While the mainstream perception of self-care often involves splurging, trust me when I tell you that you can practice it every day – often even without spending any money at all! These 10 self-care activities do not…

5 Anti-Inflammatory Foods To Eat Daily

Add these 5 anti-inflammatory foods to your daily diet to fight inflammation and help protect your body from chronic diseases! First off: What is inflammation? So, I have noticed that inflammation has become kind of a health buzzword lately, yet most people don’t really know what it means. Let’s take a look. Let me start by saying that inflammation is not all bad. We actually need inflammation to exist! In broad terms, inflammation is your immune system’s response to a stimulus. An inflammatory response means your immune system is ‘fighting against something that might be harmful.’ So, while inflammation is often presented as something negative, it’s actually essential in small amounts for immune-surveillance and host defense. The human body uses inflammation to help fight illness and protect our body from further harm. However, too little and too much inflammation both cause problems. When people refer to the damaging nature of inflammation,…

The Oil Cleansing Method For Clear, Beautiful Skin

When I first read about oil cleansing years ago, I thought one thing: Y’all are insane. How could adding oil to my seriously oily skin be a good idea? Wouldn’t using oil to wash my face not cause me to break out even worse than I already was? How could oil clean my face at all?! So I didn’t give it a try for another year or so. Until I had to see for myself what all the hype was about. Then my tune was more like: Holy sh*t. This actually works really well.  While oil cleansing might seem counterintuitive, it actually makes a lot of sense. Especially if you have oily or acne-prone skin. Let me explain. WHAT IS OIL CLEANSING EXACTLY? Simply put, oil cleansing is washing your face with oil. You can use a variety of oils, but one of those oils has to be castor oil.…

Canola Oil Is NOT Healthy

Few things get me as fired up as seeing companies, doctors and governmental organizations recommending canola oil (or just bad nutrition/health advice in general). Just today, an awesome reader emailed me to show me the response the company she was using as a meal replacement shake: This company told her that canola oil is one of the healthiest oils available because it contains both omega-3 and omega-6 and it’s the “best oil to do this.” Let me be clear: this is total bulls*t. This is something that people always say when I highlight the fact that canola oil is an industrialized, rancid oil. Company after company uses this oil for one reason – because it’s cheap. But they fool people who use and sell their products into thinking that this oil is healthy when in reality it’s anything but. And even worse, our own government recommends this oil over fats that are…

The Healthiest Protein Powders

Because I’ve done several reviews of protein powders, meal replacement shakes and otherwise cheap, unhealthy and overly processed quick fixes, I’m often asked about which protein powders I recommend. Here are my reviews and the products I do not endorse: Isagenix Herbalife Plexus Shakeology BeachBody Arbonne Advocare It Works Usana Juice Plus To be clear, I do not recommend meal replacement shakes. Protein shakes are not meals, they are essentially just a supplement to your diet. They’re mainly a good option for post workout. They are not a good option in lieu of an actual meal. I’d also like to point out that my preference is real food post workout. I personally do not consume protein shakes daily and do not recommend them for everyone. However, I acknowledge that they can be helpful for those who are regularly performing strenuous workouts, trying to gain muscle or who just have trouble…

Paleo Meal Planning: How I Make 15+ Meals For The Week In Two Hours

I have a bit of a weekly ritual. Every Thursday I plan out our meals for the week ahead, every Friday I grocery shop, and every Sunday I take two hours to prepare the majority of the food for that week. You know that saying, ‘It’s only effort until it’s habit’? That especially applies here. Planning ahead not only saves you a ton of money, it makes it easier to grocery shop, easier to plan your meals and easier to maintain your health. It’s much more difficult to walk into the grocery store, guess what you should buy, hope it’s healthy and have no actual plan. And let’s face it, you might just walk out with a bag of gluten-free Oreo imposters, a tub of guacamole and a bag of chips (I’ve literally done this before). To help you out, feel free to copy and paste my simple weekly meal…

I’m a holistic nutritionist. Here’s what I eat in a day.

I recently stumbled across an article in which a nutritionist shared everything she ate in a day. To put it lightly, I was shocked at her diet. Furthermore, I was shocked that she landed a book deal, advising other people to eat in a similar fashion. I don’t want to bash her or her choices, but I find it incredibly disconcerting when industry professionals promote extremely unhealthy eating habits to people who really don’t know better. Majority of people assume that credentials automatically make a person knowledgeable, a person they can trust, an expert in that specific field. When, unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. Since that article popped up, I’ve seen several other nutritionists, registered dietitians and health coaches share their eating habits. Some were good examples, some weren’t so good. And honestly, I even messed up this day of eating a little bit (I’m always forgetting to thaw things). But I decided…

The Best Natural Remedies For The Stomach Flu

A few days ago I woke up bright and early to wish my husband a happy birthday, only to find out that he was running a fever of 101 and seemingly had the stomach flu. You know – chills, nausea, diarrhea, stomach cramps, the works. The poor guy. We had plans go out to his favorite restaurant, but he could barely get out of bed. Depsite being called the stomach flu (or stomach bug), it’s not actually the flu. The flu is influenza, a virus that mainly affects the respiratory system. The stomach flu, or gastroenteritis, is actually an infection of the stomach and intestines that can be caused either by bacteria or a virus. Unfortunately, most medical recommendations for gastroenteritis include letting it run its course, hydrating and getting rest. Instead of taking a watch and wait approach, letting the bacteria or virus work its way out of his…

Brush This Way For the Healthiest, Softest, Shiniest Hair

Listen, I know it seems weird. Who actually needs a tutorial on how to brush their hair? Chances are, you do. It’s okay. I did too. I had no idea how I was brushing was actually contributing to the seemingly endless amount of breakage I was experiencing as well as the dryness of my ends. If you’re anything like me, you constantly struggle with dry ends and maintaining a healthy, shiny head of hair. I have long hair and want to grow it out – this brush is not only keeping my hair healthy, it’s boosting growth. I stimulate my scalp every time I brush. I also basically deep condition my hair every time I brush, using the natural oils my scalp produces – aka the best conditioner on earth. Watch below for the tips and a demonstration, or just read below for my tips. https://www.youtube.com/embed/f8m0ZRqcsvA Tip #1 Use the…