Alright ladies, listen up! If you’re an athlete, a gym rat, runner, or just bonafide yogi chances are you need a little extra get-up-and-go to support your active lifestyle and rockin’ body, right? Anyone serious about their health and performance knows the importance of nutrition for overall excellence. You can pump weights, run 10 miles, and […]
Humans love tea. In fact, after water, we drink more tea than any other beverage. How much do we love tea, you ask? Well, on any given day, over 159 million Americans drink tea. In 2016 alone, Americans drank over 84 billion servings (that’s over 3.8 billion gallons) of some type of tea. While about 86 percent […]
More often than I thought I would, I hear friends tell me that they tried to go vegan for a little while, but they found that they were just hungry all the time. Constantly hungry? That sounds pretty painful and definitely not like something anyone should endure. It also pains me to hear that some […]
Veganism has taken the media by storm in the past few years, with so many celebrities flocking to the diet. That’s wonderful news for those of us who believe in the vegan lifestyle, but an unfortunate side effect of all this momentum is judgment. Some vegans judge others for not going vegan and non-vegans criticize vegans […]
Five years ago I switched to eating completely vegan, and I’ve never looked back. Eating vegan feels right for my mind, body, and soul. I have lost weight, my energy levels have soared, my skin cleared up and my overall health has never been better. At first, going vegan can seem intimidating and there’s a good […]
What’s the number one question you get asked as a vegan? If you’re a vegan, you’ve almost certainly been asked—time and time again—the age-old question of, “Where do you get your protein?” If you are considering trying out a vegan diet, you may have concerns about the dietary implications of giving up animal-based protein sources. […]
There are many books out there pertaining to hormones and the endocrine system. I’ve read a lot of them. And I’ll save you the time, though I encourage everyone to explore. These two books have provided the most significant shifts in my journey and if you don’t have a lot of time to sift through […]
He Shou Wu root notably popular for turning gray hair back to its original color is one of the leading longevity Chinese herbs for its liver and kidney tonifying properties. Also as a tonic for the endocrine glands, it improves health, stamina, and resistance to disease. Cholesterol reducing due to its lecithin, studies show that […]
So much of what we experience on an emotional, cognitive, and mental level is a result of what we are putting into our bodies. Yet, we often look elsewhere when it comes to bolstering + elevating our emotional states: we up our self-care regime, meditate more frequently, or consult a healer. All of these practices […]
Navigating through our cravings can sometimes be tricky, but when we are able to tune in and get clear on where the cravings are coming from, we become empowered to make choices that support our health & wellbeing. Cravings always carry important messages for us. There is often something lacking in our life that needs […]