Healthy habits may not be as healthy as you think. Do you ever get the feeling you’re doing everything “right” for your health and still getting nowhere? Yeah, I know exactly how you feel. I’ve felt that way dozens of times during the last few years since I began my health journey. And it is…
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Cocoa-Mint DIY Lip Scrub Recipe (And Self Care Tips for Your Busy Lifestyle)
My simple cocoa-mint DIY lip scrub recipe not only nourishes your lips in a deliciously minty way, it is also a wonderful way that we can harness our creativity for self care and nurture our emotional health and well-being in just five minutes. In these modern times, we often take on multiple roles throughout our lives….
Lavender and Magnesium Bath Melts (and How to Promote a Restful Sleep)
I created this simple three-ingredient lavender and magnesium bath melts recipe that not only feels incredibly luxurious and help you relax in your bath, but they are also easy and affordable to make. Let’s also discuss how to promote a restful sleep and how these bath melts can help. There are a lot of factors…
The Incredible Health Benefits of Magnesium + Foods High in Magnesium
Even though technically magnesium isn’t the most abundant mineral in the human body – the health benefits of magnesium are very real. Today we’ll talk about these benefits, magnesium supplements, and foods high in magnesium. Hypomagnesmia – or magnesium deficiency – is one of the most common deficiencies in micronutrients, alongside iron and Vitamin D,…
I stopped dieting 6 years ago and this happened…
I’m here today to talk about dieting. Or more accurately — how I STOPPED dieting. In a world of low calorie this and diet resolution that… I’ve decided to check out. I’m walking away. Or rather, I walked away a long time ago. And never looked back. You see, way back in 2012 I hopped…
16 Eye-Opening Famous Quotes About Stress
Stress… is it all in your head or something that comes from the outside? It’s both actually. How we think about life can certainly impact our level of emotional stress. But stress isn’t just emotional. Stress is anything that raises your stress hormones–which means not eating enough, nutrient deficiencies, lack of sleep, or even an…
How to Stop Binge Eating – What Actually Worked for Me
Can’t stop binge eating? I’ve been there. Once, I ate an entire 1/2 gallon of cookies and cream ice cream in one sitting. For real. There was a time in my life when episodes like this (though maybe not quite so bad) were not uncommon. And by “not uncommon” I mean weekly – sometimes twice…
The Secret to Actually Enjoying Your Life
Let’s skip the flowery opening and get straight to the point: my first key to enjoying your life… is to know when you’re not. I mean the tight feeling in your chest and the sinking feeling in your stomach that you have when you’re just going through the motions. Focused totally on the “doing” of…
This one supplement remarkably improved my PMS
So… PMS is no fun I bet you knew that, right? I’ve dealt with PMS in one form or another since I was eleven years old. (Yeah, I wish I was kidding, too.) Each month, there was some combination of mood swings, binge eating, lots of crying, acne galore, and intense sugar cravings. Sound familiar?…
These foot massage benefits will surprise you
Self-care is kinda my thing. I know all about power naps and eating well and meditation and laughter and forgiveness… but I have to admit that foot massage benefits completely escaped me. Well, no longer. When I started looking into the benefits of foot massage, I was a little floored. How had I never known…