What do you do when a tragedy hits? A diagnosis you didn’t expect, an accident, an injury, a sickness? What do you do when you or a loved one is suffering, ill, or facing something you never imagined could happen? I had to stare that question in the face when my second daughter was born with […]
This is for all the ladies – and if you are not a lady – this is for you because I am sure you love some ladies in your life and they will love you forever if you bring this information to them. Getting older and having babies leads to some undesirable changes in the […]
How to Overcome Body Image Issues I have a gnarly background in the land of body image. I’ll give you the long story, short: Middle School: Becoming aware I was ‘heavy’ led me to restrict amounts of food and just eat things I thought were ‘healthy’ (yogurt, crackers, jello) end I ended up losing a lot of […]
I was recently interviewed for the world weight loss summit that is happening November 5th! Sign up for free to hear my talk along with other amazing experts. When people look at me they assume I am just naturally ‘small’, if only they knew I spent half of my life very much overweight. For as long […]
As an Esthetician turned Holistic Health Practitioner, I am slightly obsessed with skin. What makes it beautiful, what harms it, and what to do to bring out peoples best. But let’s be honest, after I had my daughter (almost two years ago!) my skin care routine went out the window. Like, I didn’t do anything. I literally washed […]
What really creates beautiful skin? In my last post, I mentioned how I am an Esthetician turned Holistic Health Practitioner, slightly obsessed with skin. What makes it beautiful, what harms it, and what to do to bring out peoples best. I get asked all of the time what skin care line is best and most effective. Through years […]
By accident, I discovered my new favorite moisturizer. I had a few jars of organic tallow (yes, tallow is animal fat) leftover that I have never used before. We were out of lotion, and my daughter really needed some relief for her dry skin. Coconut, avocado, jojoba, and argon are wonderful, and are the only […]
Acne is close to my heart. For years I struggled with terrible, cystic, embarrassing acne. I tried anything and everything with no luck. After diving into functional nutrition and energy biology, my skin transformed.\ As an Esthetician, one of the most common cases people come to me for is acne. When starting a treatment protocol […]
Probiotics, probiotics, probiotics. It seems like everyone is on one these days. Heck, I tell you to take probiotics because ‘gut health is everything’. While that’s true, there is more to the story. I am not against probiotics, but here are a few thoughts you should consider when using them. Dr. Zach Bush, a triple […]
You want to be prepared. That sore throat, earache, and stomach bug will come around from time to time and you want to have a plan when they do. Here’s the thing. There are MANY, MANY natural remedies to fight these things. All that can work wonderfully from herbs, to essential oils, to homeopathic remedies, […]
Looking for the best natural makeup lines? You are in the right place. One of the top questions I get is people asking about non-toxic skin care and makeup. Especially after I talk about how traditional makeup contains endocrine disruptors and xenoestrogens. This means the chemicals in these products not only mimic estrogen which creates estrogen dominance which is […]
I had the pleasure of chatting with my girls over at Sissy Pie about the best supplements woman can take. There are so many on the market with every one of them professing benefits and why you NEED to take it. . . no wonder we are confused and overwhelmed. I have a different take on […]