I don’t know about you, but I refuse to play Russian Roulette with my family’s health when it comes to food! It feels like everything is bad for you, even the good stuff, so when I can, we consume the whole food in its natural state or as close as humanly possible. This led...
Did you know that our sense of smell is the first of our senses to develop, and it’s possibly the most powerful? Even single celled organisms are able to navigate their environment due to – can you guess? – their sense of SMELL! Pretty incredible, eh? So it makes perfect sense that our sense...
Want to whip up something sexy (rawr) for Valentine’s Day? Want to do that without a bunch of sugar and artificial flavour? If you’ve got a sweet tooth (I have), you’re adding more healthy fats into your diet (I am), and you like things a little spicy (I do), then this may be just...
Truth bomb: Stress is KILLING you. I wish I was being dramatic here, but it’s quite true. Statistics say that 60% of human illness and disease can be traced back to stress. WOW! Pretty unnerving, right? So what can you do about it? Keep calm and play with play dough! Again– I’m not joking...
‘Tis the season to spread illness! Eek! But really, it’s the season that shows how out of whack our bodies have truly become. ‘Flu Season’ is the physical manifestation of our unprepared immune systems, which means if we arm our bodies properly, we can skip this ‘season’ altogether! NOW, how do we do that,...
Winter is the time to start incorporating warming foods back into your diet, so it also makes this season the perfect time to experiment with essential oils in your favorite food and drink recipes! Spicy and sweet, my version of a ‘Hot Toddy’ (made here sans the alcohol) will warm you right up, PLUS you get the...
Ready to switch your commercial, often toxic, store bought lotion for something more natural? Now is a better time than ever to try making it yourself! This simple, whipped body butter requires only 3 ingredients, NO messy pre-melting of the coconut oil and will stay shelf stable for a while (as long as the...
