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Hemp—Part 3—Hemp and the farm to table movement
A few years ago I had the privilege of working on a permaculture farm. A brief definition of permaculture is that it is a set of design principles aiming to harmonize agriculture and society with the patterns of natural ecosystems. It can be pretty heady stuff...
Edible Hemp
Edible Hemp has been getting tons of traction lately in the health foods sector. In spite of the somewhat legal grey area the plant lives in, over the past several years Hemp milk has become a common sight next to other non-dairy milks, and Hemp seed and Hemp oil are...
Hemp—Part 1 History and important questions you want to know!
Is Hemp legal? Will it get me high? Why can I buy Hemp seed and Hemp oil at a natural grocery store, but that cool farmer I know isn’t allowed to grow it? Depending on where you get your information from, you may have heard Hemp is a crop that will revolutionize...
Chia Seeds—the “newest” superfood
Everyone who has searched the internet for healthy eating tips or flipped through one of the many fitness magazines out there has been exposed to the growing craze of The Super Food. Whether you are looking at a single food source or a proprietary combination of...
Why I Recommend to Ditch Your Diet…..
As you can probably tell, I feel VERY strongly about ditching your diet plan. Ditching the meal plan. Ditching superfoods…. where did that term come from anyway???? I say all this because I’ve been there, stuck in the diet cycle, fighting against my body more...
Honor Your Health
Honor Your Health ….and your tastebuds, while making yourself feel good all over. You may be thinking, yeah, okay, I’ve tried that and it backfires in my face because I eat all the foods that I haven’t “been able to eat” since I started on this “health journey”. I...
Why I started trusting my gut for everything and how it changed my health forever.
Do you ever think to yourself, "Dang it, I really want to become better at managing and taking care of myself," but then you get stuck in the hamster wheel of, "If I didn’t have to work this job, I would have more time to devote to myself, if I didn’t have to (fill in...
Gluten Free in a World of Wheat
This month is Celiac awareness month, which is a special month for me personally as I am living with Celiac disease and it’s the reason that I created my private functional nutrition and lifestyle design practice. It was June of 2008 that I was diagnosed with Celiac...
Are you listening to your inner guide?
Figuring out exactly what foods cause you inflammation and body pain open you up to listening and knowing exactly what foods work for you. You never have to diet another day in your life! In fact, I encourage rejecting the diet mentality and stay directly connected to...