After the last post in my whole foods series, I received another question about eating raw. This time I was asked to share some raw food recipes. When we think about raw food and incorporating raw food into our diets, we typically think of eating…
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Whole Foods: Raw Foods
Read moreAfter the last post in my Whole Foods series, I received a few questions about why I emphasize the word “raw” in some of my recipes. It’s a really great question and something that I’ve been meaning to write about. Simply put: eating raw foods…
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Happy New Year, Welcome 2014!
Read moreLast night, as I was sleeping, I dreamt that I had a beehive here inside my heart. And the golden bees were making white combs and sweet honey from my old failures. —Antonio Machado I’ve heard it said that what you are doing at midnight…
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Goodbye Microwave
Read moreBack in October, our microwave died. It was a week before our Halloween party and I was a little bit panicked thinking that I would need a microwave for party prep. We had intended to replace it, but things got hectic and then the party…
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Whole Foods + Plated.com
Read moreIf you visit my little blog frequently, you may have noticed that I’ve been talking more and more about whole foods recently. The more that I learn about human biology and nutrition, the more passionate I become about the importance of whole foods. If you’re…
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Day 8: 5 Current Goals
Read moreI am definitely a “goals” person, if there is such a thing. If there is any hope of getting yourself to where you want to be, you must have a map (A PLAN). And if you’re going to create a map, then you obviously need…
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Making Up & Going Natural
Read moreFrom about nine-months pregnant to about three-months after birth, me & makeup just didn’t get along. For awhile I couldn’t even see my legs, let alone shave them. Then, when I could see everything again, I didn’t even remotely have the time to think about…
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Baby Weight Loss: Smoothies
Read moreI’ve been working to lose the fifty pounds that I gained during pregnancy. It’s been coming off pretty steadily but the last ten pounds seems to be sticking. It is likely because I am breastfeeding, and as such, eating like a horse that got loose…
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Health + Beauty Review: Natural Soap & Lotion Bar
Read moreProducts: Lavender Vanilla Soap and Jasmine Lotion Bar. Core Ingredients: Soap ♥ Fruit & vegetable oils ♥ Homemade beer ♥ Goats milk ♥ Essential oils Lotion bar ♥ Shea & mango butters ♥ Bees wax ♥ Essential oils From the Velvet Soaps Etsy shop: As…