At this point in my life, I consider myself to be a pretty health-minded person. I care about the food I put into my body, and I prioritize good sleep, daily movement, and surrounding myself with positive people. But I wasn’t always like this! So when I think about my gradual transition to becoming more…
Nutrition
Optimize Your Fertility With These Delicious Recipes
As a health coach, I sometimes work with clients who are trying to conceive. As someone who didn’t get pregnant “naturally” because I am in a same-sex relationship, this topic is near and dear to me because I understand how emotional and overwhelming the TTC journey can be. If you’ve also been through it, you…
How to Recover from a Sugar Hangover
Halloween has passed, the costumes stored, and the skeleton decorations traded in for autumn wreaths made of foliage and corn husks. But there’s one thing lingering from October in my house and it’s a pumpkin shaped bucket filled to the brim with Snickers, Twix, and Milky Ways. I won’t pretend to be a candy snob….
How to Eat Seasonally This October
I grew up in the subtropical climate of Miami and because the weather didn’t vary too much year round, the idea of eating seasonally never occured to me. We enjoyed mangos and strawberries in the winter months and root vegetables in the summer. We sourced our food from the local supermarkets, Publix and Winn Dixie…
10 Ways to Start Naturally Healing Your Gut
“All disease begins in the gut.” – Hippocrates. If you pay attention to health and wellness trends, you may have noticed that the term “gut microbiome” is thrown around quite often. Whether it’s a highly respected practitioner or a social media influencer, there’s good reason why everyone is talking about it. Our gut microbiome has…
How Eating Fruit and Veggies Can Make You Happier
I recently read a shocking statistic. According to the CDC, only 9% of American adults are eating the recommended amount of vegetables and only 12% are eating the recommended amount of fruit. Seemingly unrelated, there are a reported 21 million adults in the US who have suffered a major depressive episode. What do these two…
How a daily green juice changed my life
It all started off with a few Instagram posts. Daphne Javitch is a holistic health coach who runs an account called Doing Well and I’ve been following her for several years. She offers helpful health and life advice, but in a way that feels gentle and realistic. Social media can be a weird place for…