You might need an iron supplement and not even know it. Being iron deficient can have a profound effect on our health. I experienced this first hand in an extreme way eight years ago. Between having my daughter Meghan and son Luke, I had a pregnancy that ended in a missed miscarriage at 12 weeks ...
General Nutrition
MegaFood Kids Daily Multi Review
There are a few questions I get really frequently, over and over again. One of them is: “Do your kids take vitamins?” And it’s promptly followed by “Which brand?!” A few months back I wrote about why the answer to the first question is YES. So the answer is yes, my kids do take ...
Is Healthy Eating Enough? Why We Use Supplements and MegaFood Multivitamin Review
Do you ever feel like there’s so much contradictory information out there, that your head spins anytime you try to make a decision for your family? You just want to do the right thing, what’s best for you and your family, but you don’t know what that is because Expert #1 says one thing, while Expert ...
How to Plan for Eating a Bigger Variety of Foods
I'm as guilty as the next person of eating my favorite foods over and over. Hardly a week goes by that sweet potatoes don't pass my lips. Nearly every day I eat a banana. Even though I do eat my favorite foods a lot, I also am cognizant of eating a wide variety of foods and helping my family do ...
3 Healthy Homemade Gummy Bear Recipes to Try
Collagen is the most abundant protein in our bodies. A long-chain amino acid, it's made up of the individual amino acids glycine, proline, hydroxyproline, and arginine. The only place you'll find collagen in nature is in animal tissue (bones and connective tissue). So why am I talking about ...
75 Ways to Be Healthier This Year
Being healthy is a broad term. It can relate to what you eat, how much you exercise, if you're overweight or underweight, if your brain is sharp, how much stress is in your life, and even your level of happiness. All of these things work together to create a person's level of health. Two years ...
Golden Milk Turmeric Tea Recipe
Golden Milk Turmeric Tea, made with turmeric, is a powerful anti-inflammatory drink that may ease depression symptoms, build heart health, relieve arthritis symptoms, and more!This post was originally published in 2015. I love the way blogging connects me to so many people everywhere. Last year, ...
Cold Busting Soup
This Cold Busting Soup recipe is just what the doctor ordered if you're feeling under the weather!I'm on a little bit of a soup kick. I try to vary my recipes and not do things like bring you soup recipes two weeks in a row. Whoops. What can I say? The weather started getting chillier and as I ...
I F**king Hate Cancer and it Fuels Me
I can't have a healthy living blog and not write about cancer. So much of what I do here is fueled by my hatred, my absolute hatred, of this disease. Does it fuel you, too? Does it motivate you to keep the course in your healthy lifestyle? Look around your family and your friends, the people you ...
Anti-inflammatory Diet: List of Foods to Eat and Avoid
Chronic inflammation is linked to nearly every disease that plagues our society today. When our bodies are overloaded with dietary and environmental toxins, we switch on our immune systems and they don't turn off. An overactive immune system sends your body into a constant state of distress, and ...
A Guide to Probiotics and the Best Probiotic Supplements
Probiotics is a buzzword these days that everyone is throwing around, but a lot of people don't know exactly what they are or why we need them. And when it comes to shopping for the best probiotic supplements, it can be overwhelming even knowing where to start. This guide to probiotics will help if ...
How Much is a Serving of Vegetables or Fruit?
Am I eating enough vegetables and fruits? I mean really, am I? How can I be sure? Well the USDA says an active adult should get 10 servings of vegetables and fruit a day. I don't know about you, but I didn't know exactly what that meant so I had to research it a bit. Before we can really ...