When the weather is warm and the days are long, getting outside is easy. As the clouds roll in and temperatures drop, it’s much more difficult to get motivated. Getting out of your warm bed into the cold, dark morning for that Read more...
American’s waste 30-40% of their food supply each year.1 To gain more perspective on the issue, about 40 million American’s struggle with hunger, including 12 million children.2 According to The United States Environmental Read more...
I’m not your “typical” nutritionist. It’s not a big secret; I don’t really enjoy cooking. Well…it’s not that I don’t enjoy cooking itself but rather the required amount of time it takes to cook a meal. Frankly, my Read more...
Winter can be brutal and chilly. If you are anything like me, cold weather can freeze you to your core and even disrupt digestion. Spicy food can fire up the digestive process and introduce heat back to the body. In addition, spicy Read more...
You are excited, scared, and finally on your own. No more designated curfew or bed time, now it’s up to you to create your own schedule. Take it from me, no matter who advises you against it, you will probably spend the first Read more...
My grandmother will be 84 this year and boy am I envious of her energy. Truthfully, she spends more time at the gym than I do and her yoga pants look better on her than on me. I may only be in my mid-twenties but I have recently Read more...
Who doesn’t want beautiful glowing skin? Unfortunately, UV exposure can increase the risk of skin cancer and many of us have to protect ourselves by wearing sunscreen. I compare sunscreen to the old parent who crashes the college Read more...
Stressed, exhausted, and having a hard time bouncing back from long days? It may be time to look at your adrenals. You may feel your heart palpitate or notice you sweat more during times of intermittent stress, but chronic stress Read more...
If you have never looked for the little cGMP label on a supplement bottle before, you should. Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) refer to a set of supplement quality standards enforced by the Food and Drug Administration Read more...
When life hands you lemons, eat them! Lemons are a pucker-worthy fruit that are packed full of vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant. Unlike other animals, humans are unable to make vitamin C on their own and must obtain it from the Read more...
