As we set on a journey toward a better and healthy lifestyle, we are bound to meet a lot of challenges. Switching to completely different eating and routine habits is not everyone’s cup of tea. It requires a lot of dedication and hard work to control your cravings and behavior, and eat healthily. However, the […]
I had a lovely opportunity to talk to my friend from the world of healthy eating blogging, Uyen Pho. She is a cancer survivor, and during her journey has come to understand very well why it is so important for our health to eat more plants (here is a useful plant-based grocery list)! You can […]
The link between caffeine and anxiety is often controversial. Indeed, caffeine has the property of instantly elevating your mood by rushing dopamine in the body and making you feel happy. This instant rush can sometimes be hazardous to health as caffeine tends to make you addicted. Caffeine has the tendency to block adenosine A1 receptors, […]
Are you ever scrambling in the kitchen last minute, trying to figure out how to put together a healthy meal for yourself and your family? Or, are you tired of having to plan a menu for the week on weekends from an endless list of gourmet recipes? Well – I’m going to help simplify cooking […]
A few weeks ago, I had a really great opportunity to be a guest at Vince Warnock’s podcast called “Chasing the Insights”, in which we talked about the importance of eating whole clean food as an entrepreneur for the best function and performance. Here, I will bring you the highlights of our conversation. However, I […]
This month of June, I have many friends that are celebrating Pride Month, and I certainly couldn’t pass up the opportunity to have some fun with lots of color! I’ve been wanting to create my own charcuterie board, but coming up with an original idea for charcuterie is hard. So I decided to add some […]
A few weeks ago, I spoke with Fernanda Castaneda, APRN, and Dr. Linda Marquez, D.C. on the topic of meal prep for health and fitness goals. This prompted me to write a little more on the topic. If you don’t have a meal plan that corresponds to your health goals, you may not be setting […]
Today, we are going to go into whether or not Intermittent Fasting (IF) is a feasible diet strategy, some of its benefits and pitfalls, and if it’s a good strategy for YOU. Let me start by saying that I am not necessarily an advocate for IF, nor am I against it. By reading this post, […]
Given it’s that notorious April 20th today, I’m going to go out on a limb here and share some tips I have for snacking when you have the munchies. Note: I am in no way advocating illegal use of marijuana, though here in Florida, it’s medical use is legal and totally therapeutic for its long […]