If you’ve heard about all the benefits of plant based diets and noticed that many fast food restaurants are now offering plant based options, you may be wondering if making the switch can help you get healthy and lose weight. To answer that question, let’s look at a side by side comparison of the nutrition facts from a popular fast food restaurant. Are Impossible Burgers healthy? Whopper Nutrition Facts  (Beef) Impossible Whopper Nutrition Facts (Plant Based) Impossible Whoppers are only slightly lower in calories and fat, with around the same amount of saturated fat and sugar, and signif ..read more

If you’re like most people, you’re starting to think about health and wellness goals for the new year.  There’s something about the transition into a new year that feels like an opportunity to leave old habits behind and start fresh.  And it can be exactly that – a time to prioritize yourself for a change and create a healthy lifestyle you feel good about. When you finally put your health first, you’re not only healthier, but happier.  You move with more ease. Your blood work improves.  You’re an example to friends and family.  Your clothes fit better.  You feel g ..read more

Diet culture is a pervasive force in our society, promoting the belief that thinness is the ideal and equating it with health and happiness. The pressure to conform to societal beauty standards has led many people to engage in unhealthy practices such as overly restrictive diets, excessive exercise, and harmful weight loss practices. The truth is that diet culture is harmful, unsustainable, and often based on misinformation. In this blog, I’ll break down the problems with diet culture and share more sustainable approaches to health and wellbeing. The Problems with Diet Culture Diets Don’t Work ..read more

Fast food is everywhere, and it can be hard to resist the convenience, not to mention the taste. And there’s nothing wrong with that once in awhile. Unfortunately, eating fast food on a regular basis (like I did at one time) can have some pretty serious health consequences over time, including heart disease and diabetes. Breaking the fast food habit can seem hard at first, but it is possible with some key lifestyle changes. In this post, I’ll share some strategies for cutting back on fast food and building healthier habits. The Addictive Nature of Fast Food The first step in breaking the fast ..read more

Whole foods are a great way to nourish your body with essential nutrients and promote overall health. But some people may find that whole foods are hard to digest and cause digestive issues. This is partly because foods like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains have a lot more fiber than processed foods. Fiber has a lot of health benefits – it helps you feel fuller longer, contributes to hormone and blood sugar balance, and more. But it does take some time to get used to. In this blog post, I’ll share 5 tips on how to make whole foods easier to digest. 1) Soak, sprout, or ferment beans, grains ..read more

There was a time when I ate bacon double cheeseburgers on a regular basis. And stopping through the drive through for a Frosty and fries happened often. As I’ve gotten older and focused more on my health, I’ve seen the benefits of adding more whole natural foods to my diet, like more energy and better focus. While I think fast food can be ok occasionally, as we age, it becomes more important than ever to focus on healthy eating habits. In this blog post, I’ll explain what whole foods are and why they’re important for women over 40. What are whole foods? Whole foods are foods that are minimally ..read more

Whole foods contain essential vitamins, minerals, and nutrients that keep us healthy, energized, and happy. But what are whole foods, and how do they boost energy? In this blog post, I’ll break down the benefits of whole foods and how they can help you stay energized throughout the day. What is a whole food? Whole foods are unprocessed or minimally processed ingredients that come from plants and animals. They contain minimal artificial additives and preservatives, which can have a negative impact on our bodies. They contain high amounts of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and other nutrients that su ..read more

I love experimenting with unconventional recipes and learning new and interesting ways to prepare food. I’ve never been a huge tofu/soy person, but it IS a great source of protein so I always felt it would be good if it worked for us. My daughter is also allergic to soy though, so it’s been a no go for us. A few years ago, I came across a “Burmese tofu” recipe and was intrigued. It was made with chickpea flour, and looked interesting…but I never got around to trying it. Recently, I came back around to looking at homemade tofu recipes and found this red lentil version. The recipe looked easy an ..read more

In the past, I was never an appliance person. It just felt like too much trouble to dig through my kitchen cabinets, find all the pieces, and clean up afterward. Now that I’ve committed to putting the time in to cook at home more often for my health, I have a handful of appliances that I use on a regular basis. These appliances not only work well, but they’re affordable, have minimal parts that I use for every day cooking, and they’re easy to use and clean. NutriBullet RxThis high speed blender is my go to for making homemade almond and oat milk, and smoothies.It's more powerful than a re ..read more

In natural for 25 years. Even writing that seems surreal. I still vividly remember the moment that I walked into my bathroom, stood in front of the mirror and chopped off every last strand of relaxed hair. I looked at myself with a rush of excitement. I also felt a vague uncertainty about what I had just done, who the person looking back at me from the mirror was, and who I was becoming. Since that day, I’ve experienced a lot of twists and turns in my natural hair journey (pun intended). I’ve had growth, breakage, thick twists, and crazy shedding. I’ve had every style imaginable – twists and t ..read more