Easy Ways to Spring Clean Your Diet Spring cleaning dates back over 3,000 years b.c. for a reason: there’s something seriously satisfying about purging the clutter and crud that’s been crowding your house all winter. But so long as you’re planning to (finally) organize your closet and deep-clean your kitchen, why not spruce up your …
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Realistic Self-Care Tips to Add to Your Daily Routine
There’s no better time than February to work on the most important relationship you have in your life: the one you have with yourself. But self-care doesn’t have to mean spending the weekend at a boujie hotel, buying an all-new wardrobe, or opting for two desserts instead of one (because…and we’re speaking from experience…even chocolate …
The Secrets to Sticking to Your New Year’s Resolutions
Now that the post-holiday haze has lifted and you’re back to your 9 to 5 grind, New Year’s resolutions are likely at the top of your mind. You might kick off January with a new gym membership or morning meditation routine, but if you stop working out and start sleeping in three weeks into the …
A Beginner’s Guide to Homeopathy
It seems like everyone and their mother has a “home remedy.” Your sister swears by aloe vera for soothing sunburns, your mom fed you heaping tablespoons of raw honey and lemon juice when you had sore throats as a kid, and your best friend? She brought an actual arsenal of essential oils on your girls’ …
Why You Need to Stop Fearing Fats
Most of us can easily remember a time when eating fats was the number one dieting no-no. In fact, there’s an entire generation of people who grew up believing that staying fit depended on following a fat-free diet. When the first-ever set of U.S. Dietary Guidelines was introduced in the ‘70s, fat was the ultimate …
Six Tips for Your First Juice Cleanse
The idea of doing a juice cleanse can be daunting – especially the first time. The idea of not eating anything solid for at least a day is intimidating for people who love food (ourselves included). But the benefits of a cleanse should ease the nerves, apprehension, and feeling of unpreparedness that can come with …
Four Ways to Eat Healthy on Vacation
Vacation is all about taking a break and trying new things. And while there’s nothing wrong with tucking into a bowl of pasta alfredo or eating ice cream after a day at the beach, the souvenir you don’t want to bring home is the extra weight you worked so hard to shed before your big …
Plant-Based Milks- Which to Pick?!
In case you haven’t noticed, the milk section at the grocery store has grown. The dairy options have expanded from skim and whole milk to plant-based choices like oat, almond, and even hemp milk. While half the fun of plant-based milk is the sheer variety available, shopping for dairy replacements can be overwhelming. What products …
Food is Fuel: What to Eat Before and After a Workout
Athletes and enthusiasts are always looking for ways to improve their performance. But what if we told you the secret to a better workout wasn’t synthetic energy drinks or “MegaMAXX” power bars – but good, clean foods you enjoy eating anyway? Fitness is a combination of regular exercise and eating the right foods at the …
Time-Saving Tips for Eating Healthy When You’re Busy
While you fit in those morning workouts, back-to-back meetings, errands, and a final stop to watch your kid’s soccer game, finding the time to cook a homemade meal just doesn’t seem worth it most days. When dividing your time between work, family, friends, and a long list of obligations, it’s hard finding the time to …