Health & Wellness Blog

Ah, salt. The tasty ingredient that gets so much hate. Salt gets a bad rap for raising blood pressure, causing hypertension, and swelling. Might as well lump salt in with butter, bacon, and eggs [...]

Oh how I love to write about controversial nutrition topics. I think it’s so interesting that there are so many debates in the world of food, one of the hottest ones being whether or not to eat [...]

The holiday season can throw a big fat curve ball our way when we’re focused on staying healthy. As a nutritionist and health coach, December has always been my slowest month with January [...]

It seems that as we get older, it gets harder to shed those few stubborn pounds. Many factors start to work against us – lack of sleep and time, stress, changing hormones. And if you’ve been [...]

We all know how important sleep is. When I worked in a health foods store, the most common question I got was “what will help me sleep better?” The sad reality is that 30-40% of Americans suffer [...]

When I first learned about keto, horror stories about hair falling out and loss of appetite scared me from ever wanting to try it. I learned about people feeling awful on it and women suffering [...]

When masks became mandatory at work, my first thought was “my skin!!” I’ve experienced lots of skin woes in my life and I’ve worked very hard to combat inflamed skin. I worried that wearing a [...]

Ok y’all. I have to get something off of my chest. We need to start making major changes to our health, our diet, and our healthcare system. If COVID-19 isn’t enough of a wake up call that we [...]

I’ve been down this road so many times. Butting heads with my doctor, bumping up against insurance, getting incomplete and rushed recommendations, not receiving the support I need to feel better, [...]

I ditched grains and I’ll never look back! Except for that one time when it was Cinco de Mayo and I ate unlimited tacos for a fundraiser…but no looking back after that! I’ve been properly grain [...]

Health wasn’t always a part of my picture. I’ve given into my vices. I’ve drunk myself into oblivion. I’ve turned to food to quell sadness. I’m still working on putting the pieces of my health [...]

What is Maca? Maca is my new best friend. I will name my first born after maca. Maca is a root native to Peru that has been used as a tonic for thousands of years. It is considered an adaptogen, [...]