Nutrition
7 Interesting and Amazing Uses For Avocado
1. Use it as butter instead of butter. Buy an overly ripe avocado and slather it on a rice cake, add some sea salt, and voila! Gluten free, crunchy, salty, nourishing snack! 2. Make chocolate pudding with it Buy an overly ripe avocado, add cacao powder, honey or coconut sugar, vanilla bean, and sea…
Read MoreOh Know!
The Truth About Knowledge (in an organic nutshell) Get ready for some fascinating, brain bending information and insight. Here’s the catch: you know what you don’t think you know, and you don’t know what you think you know. <<<Please read carefully! Let it sink in. Both are true. Hear me out. Let’s start with…
Read MoreChew On This
Here’s my latest bloem (blog/poem)… The stomach is the new brain, it hears everything your mind is sayin’, assimilation of your imagination, so be kind in your thoughts. I know you thought that your just was for digesting the food you’re ingesting, but you’re in for a treat… it starts with your teeth. You heard…
Read MoreBecoming Human
So, I sat down to write a piece about my past journey with an eating disorder (orthorexia) and how I cured myself and transformed my life. I had intentions of documenting my journey in logical, comprehensive language. Then I stumbled across this quote by Plato: ‘Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.’ So this…
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A Sticky Situation
Do you read ingredient labels of your food? I do. In fact, I do my best to eat as many foods as possible with NO labels, AKA whole foods. If you eat an apple, you will not find an ingredient label. It’s pretty obvious. It’s just an apple. However, even when it comes to foods…
Read MoreI’ll Take Some Eggs In My Coffee, Please
Forget the traditional plate of eggs with a separate mug of coffee for breakfast. Why not combine them and reap the health benefits? Sound gross? Well, it kind of is… unless you try it and end up getting used to it. A few months ago, I read an article linking numerous health benefits to the…
Read MoreHave Your Cake And Eat It Too (Because It’s High In Protein)
Here is the remark I get when I explain what is in these fudgy squares of delight: ‘Ewwwww… you’re mixing BEANS into your brownies?’ Um, yes. It’s a lot smarter, healthier, and more delicious than a bunch of gluten your intestines will be processing for six months to a year, along with digestive upset, skin…
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Top Ten Reasons Being Thin Sucks
Ok guys, this is totally true. Perhaps I could have rephrased the title to ‘The Top Ten Reasons Being TOO Thin Sucks, but either way, being thin or too thin, kind of sucks… especially if you live in America. Take it from me. While battling an eating disorder five years ago, my weight got down…
Read MoreThere’s WEED In My Coffee, And It’s Good For Me!
Yep, you heard it. Well, sort of. I’ve been experimenting with using hemp milk in my coffee lately. I don’t drink dairy milk, primarily due to the sheer fact that it is, in its simplest form, the lactation of a cow. Ew. Also, being an avid member of the professional health world for many years,…
Read More8 Reasons Why Being Healthy is Bad For Your Health
Let me clarify what I mean by this title. These are the top 8 reasons why focusing too much on what you think is healthy can compromise your actual health. When I was suffering form orthorexia, a severe eating disorder based on eating only pure foods, I convinced myself I was healthy. I ran two…
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