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8 Popular Autumn Herbs & How They Benefit Your Health

One of my very favorite parts of autumn is the slew of aromas that are so specific to the season. The warming spices, cinnamon, curries, pumpkin — there’s something so comforting about these scents. Interestingly, the herbs and spices we come to rely on for flavoring our fall cooking have some incredible health benefits. Grab…

Top 7 Fruits & Veggies to Buy Frozen

It’s a fact that most people don’t eat as many servings of fruits and vegetables as they should. While you try to keep your fridge and fruit bowl brimming with fresh produce options, don’t forget about your freezer. It’s one of the best places to stash frozen fruits and vegetables, which can have bountiful nutritional…

7 Ways to Enjoy Your Avocado Bounty

If you love avocados, you’re in luck! With every serving of this fruit (yes, it’s technically a fruit), you get about 20 different vitamins and minerals. There’s potassium for regulated blood pressure, lutein for healthy eyes, and folate, which helps cellular repair and can additionally help build brain development in growing fetuses of pregnant women.…

Appropriate Portion Sizes and Balancing Your Meals

Appropriate portion size is one of the main ingredients in having a balanced relationship with food. Over time, our portion sizes have grown exponentially, and so have our health issues as a nation. What used to be a typical portion size when eating out is now considered a kid’s meal — but with some practice,…

What Produce Spoils the Quickest & Why?

While lockdowns have lifted over a good bit of the country, many of us are still sticking to a once-weekly trip to the supermarket or farmer’s market. We buy a big bounty, and then before the household can make a dent in it, the bananas are browning. Yet, the grapes are still ready to eat.…

Stool Testing

What should you do when changing your diet isn’t changing your digestive challenges? Are you experiencing: Cramping Constipation Bloating Gas Diarrhea Acid Reflux Some of these? All of these? Combination of these? You decide to change your diet – that seems like a good idea. Things might get slightly better but not completely resolved. Now…

Do you have food sensitivities?

Are you struggling with: Acid reflux? Bloating? Constipation? Diarrhea? Brain Fog? Migraines? Did you know that these are all very common symptoms of food sensitivities? What are food sensitivities? Food sensitivities are an immune system response reaction that can cause people to feel fatigued, sick and suffer from symptoms like the ones…

7 Tips for Refreshing Your Kitchen and Pantry for Spring

When the hint of spring is in the air, it’s a great time to refresh your home space to welcome in the new season. One of the best ways to do that is to pay special attention to your kitchen and pantry. This is especially true if you’ve been a little lax on…

Tips on Easing Spring Allergies

How to Ease Your Pesky Spring Allergies Naturally If your car isn’t already covered in a layer of pollen, it’s only a matter of time. Spring is here, along with the sneezing and watery eyes that accompany it. It’s a small price to pay for warmer weather and gorgeous blooms everywhere — but it can…

7 Practical Tips on Wasting Less Food

According to the EPA, 38.1 million tons of food waste was created in 2017. It’s hard even to imagine how much one ton of food is, but 38.1 tons is unfathomable. Food waste is a problem for several reasons, and we can take small steps each day to do our part in lessening that number.…