Halloween is my favorite holiday. It's actually my favorite day of the year, period. I LOVE it. I've loved it since I was a kid...even though I'm literally s...

As you read this, I am undergoing surgery (oh, the wonders of technology and being able to schedule a blog post DAYS in advance!). My THIRD and FOURTH surger...

*Ahhh, the glory of summer. The long awaited beach trip you anticipate all year long is finally here, and you plant yourself in your rightful place: flat on ...

June is Headache and Migraine Awareness Month, so what better time to post about headaches...and headache REMEDIES, right?! But in all seriousness (even thou...

Summer is here...and that means so is some seriously hot weather! Here in Central Virginia it feels almost as if we totally bypassed Spring, going straight f...

Medicine vs Natural Health: is it one or the other? Hello, hello everyone! It's been a while, hasn't it? More on that (and why) later. I want to jump right i...

Probiotics. They've been quite a "hot topic" for quite a few years now, being touted as "the answer to cancer," "the cure for colitis and Crohn's," and an ea...

Bitter herbs and bitter...blessings? Huh? Hang with me. There’s a point to this. Bitter herbs are those herbs we take because we know we need them. They’re n...

The season of Lent is readily approaching, and thus, so is the season of Lenten fasting, or giving up certain things (most commonly foods) for Lent, in prepa...

🌿WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO TAKE HERBS?🌿 • I get this question from clients SO often...and it’s s really good one! I mean let’s be real, there are capsules, ti...

Baked ziti. This was easily my favorite thing to eat growing up. Cheesy, warm, gooey deliciousness...are you reminiscing yet? (I mean, that is, if you've had...

I talk about what I like to call "The Detox Delusion" a LOT in my book, which will be coming out this year, but I want to talk a little bit about it now...si...

I know what you’re thinking, reading the title of this post. “Colostrum?! Like...breast milk?” Well, kind of...but not really. Before you write it off and de...

Hello, hello everyone! Happy New Year! It's been a little while since I posted last, but what can I say...between finals, the holidays, and regular CF life, ...

Dairy. What a controversial topic...and one that doesn't need much of an introduction from me! I think this is one of the most (if not THE most) hotly debate...

There is a LOT of information out there these days, and about EVERYTHING under the sun...health, wellness, and nutrition being no exception. Every time I tur...

Coffee consumption is a "hot" topic (no pun intended...) in the health and wellness world: some say it's bad for you, some say it's good for you, and some do...

I talk about the mental effects of my late diagnosis a lot—trouble accepting it, still trying to somehow find a way to “heal myself,” etc—but something I don...

If you just read the title and thought to yourself, "Oh great. Another post that's going to hound on me for not drinking enough water and remind me that ever...

Hello everyone! I've been a little TMI recently, but I'm still alive and kickin'...and slowly but surely getting stronger! Quite a few of you have been messa...