Unfortunately, toxic chemicals in everyday products are nothing new. However, you may be surprised at just how many toxic chemicals are in items that you may not even realize, like food packaging, cosmetic products, and possibly even your drinking water! These...
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Multi-Grain vs. Whole Grain vs. Whole Wheat
It's hard to ignore the gluten discussion that is all around us now. When you walk into the grocery store, and you'll find whole sections of baked and assorted goods labeled as "gluten-free." At your kids' school, you may find that more and more of your kids'...
5 Foods That Increase Your Risk of Breast Cancer (and 5 that Reduce it)
Ask any woman, and she probably knows someone who has had breast cancer, or she has had it herself. It is downright scary. While breast cancer rates have decreased marginally over the past decade (possibly due to the decrease in prescribed hormone replacement...
How To Beat That Sick Feeling This Winter
As you go about your daily life, you come in contact with all sorts of things that could make you sick. Germs are everywhere, as are carcinogens and other toxins that could be detrimental to your health. Fortunately, your immune system quietly goes about its business,...
Kimberly’s Holiday Buying Guide: 10 Gifts for Health, Peace, and Joy
Happy holidays everyone!! With only a few weeks left until Christmas, are you scrambling to buy gifts for your friends and family? If you are, then I have some great suggestions for you. Conscious Gift Giving I’m not a fan of the big, national box stores. Many of...
My Adventure in Morocco [Pictures]
I just returned from a glorious 2 week trip to Morocco. Why Morocco? I felt I needed to have an adventure, for inspiration and to feed my soul. I got that in spades, plus much more than I could have asked for. Sometimes when you go away to a place so different than...
Common Diet Advice That’s Actually Bad for You
Every culture has its own mythology. In Western culture, much of ours surrounds food and drink. While many of these ideas are considered “conventional” wisdom, the truth is they are making us fat and sick. That's why I want to talk to you about Common Diet Advice...
8 Dangers of Diet Soda
You’ve probably noticed I mention diet soda quite often as something you need to eliminate from your diet as quickly as you can, while reinforcing yourself with digestive probiotics. It is a huge peeve of mine (along with a few others, like agave). I know many people...
How to Enjoy a Thanksgiving Dinner without Gaining Weight
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! On Thursday, people across the country will gather with loved ones and give thanks for all that they have. If you are like most people in this country, Thanksgiving is also a holiday that’s tied in with eating a big, heavy meal. For many...
10 Herbs and Spices to Heat Up Your Sex Drive
Have things not been as hot as you’d like in the bedroom lately? You might be finding yourself saying, “not tonight honey,” more often than you’d like. Stress, exhaustion, and hormonal changes can leave you feeling dull and less than sexy. All these things may be...