Why gluten-free popularity can be dangerous for Celiacs and gluten-sensitives
For years now the word gluten has been a daily part of my daily vocabulary. When I first heard it muttered by my doctor six years ago, I imagined it as...
Anti-Inflammatory Green Juice
Inflammation is a bitch. It causes joint pain, aches, fatigue, headaches and can make doing just about any normal daily function near impossible. Since I have Hashimoto’s, which is an...
The Humane Society International and Lush Cosmetics have joined forces to launch the largest-ever global campaign to end animal testing for cosmetics.
In an effort to raise awareness about the cruel measures used to test various cosmetics products on animals, the Humane Society International and Lush Cosmetics have joined forces to launch the...
Let’s support this initiative to give Texans the right to know about GMOs
Texans for labeling GMOs ‘Did you know that the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) doesn’t require safety testing of new genetically modified foods (“GMOs”), instead relying on corporations’ profits from...
Can crickets be the answer to our impending meat deficit?
Did you know that it takes hundreds of gallons of water and millions of acres to raise animals to produce the meat we eat today? Experts say that by 2050 we...
This Woman Lost 172 Pounds and Shape Magazine Won’t Show Her Body
Have you ever stood in front of your mirror, naked, and looked at your body? I mean really looked at your body? I have. I’ve stood there and picked apart all...
Is SPF enough?
Growing up in Florida, and now living in Texas, I’m fully aware of the need for sunscreen. It’s in my face moisturizer that I apply throughout the day and I use Kiss My Face...
Healing properties of herbs and spices and why you should eat more of them
Looking for some quick and easy ways to incorporate more superfoods into your diet? When I started my healing path, I took a good look at what I was eating,...
Mila Kunis: I’m Planning a Natural Birth
Mila Kunis is having a baby, and she’s got some serious fermented food cravings. Pickles and sauerkraut are at the top of her list, though she says she’s also indulging in...
Eye opening movie, Fed Up hits theaters today
‘The conventional wisdom about food and exercise over the past thirty years has been dead wrong.’ If you’re at all concerned with the rising rates of childhood obesity and type 2...
The 4th Trimester Bodies Project embraces the beauty of a mother’s body
The other day we caught word of a photo journalism effort called 4th Trimester Bodies Project that celebrates the beauty of a woman’s body after becoming a mom. This made...
What it’s like to live with Thyroiditis/Hashimotos Disease
Ok, so as if “gluten” isn’t an annoying enough word that has invaded my daily vocabulary, I also have to claim this one: Hashimoto’s Disease. My dumb luck, I have an auto immune condition that...