Don’t stop after your glass of celery juice: Drink the Rainbow I love celery and enjoy eating and drinking green vegetables. But I won’t be sippin’ celery juice to remedy all of my health woes. Any health trend claiming to be a “cure all” is a red flag warning to proceed with caution. It’s a time to seek actual sound scientific evidence instead of falling for glamorized and oversimplified pseudoscience advertised by anecdotal success stories on social media. The scientific evidence on celery juice as a treatment for any chronic disease is next to nonexistent—case in point. Like any ..read more

  Premium Drinks without the Kick are Becoming Increasingly Popular Wellness, convenience, and premiumization are the critical factors that cause consumers to increasingly purchase non-alcoholic products. According to the 2023 Nielsen IQ Report, sales of non-alcoholic beverages reached $510 million —a notable rise of $121.2 million, which equates to a robust 31.2% growth from the previous year, marking the most significant dollar growth seen in half a decade. Drizly’s BevA Insights Team echoes this sentiment, reporting a 76% spike in sales of non-alcoholic beers and wines on their platfor ..read more

Letting Go Helps You Clear Your Energy Letting go is gaining popularity and I LOVE to see it getting air time on reality TV shows lately. However, just because it’s on TV, doesn’t mean it’s being shown how to do correctly. Letting go has to be done in the right way, otherwise it does nothing or causes more harm than good. Letting Go is a PROCESS I wrote about letting go and how to clear your energy in my first book and the chapter is exactly 40 pages. It can be simple and it can be complicated. This all depends on you and if you’re really letting go or just going through the motions. In a real ..read more

Reset Your Habits with a New Year, New You Cleanse Cleansing is a practice that we can integrate into our lives to reassess and reevaluate our relationships with our habits….including our food. According to Avona L’Carttier, who manages the OG cleansing products line Arise & Shine, “A cleanse is a great way to start fresh and to integrate resolutions to live a healthier lifestyle. Some find changing several habits at once works for them. Also, after one has completed a cleanse and is feeling light, bright and energetic there is inner drive to maintain feeling great by eating better.” This ..read more

Staying Healthy Wherever You Are: You Can Eat Clean While Traveling Travel is on everyone’s mind again as the world slowly begins to open up.  In a hot minute, the land border between Canada, where I live, and the United States, will be open again, something no one has been able to say for eighteen months at the time of this writing. Grand vistas of glamorous locations appeal to our imaginations but not so much what to eat while on the road or in flight. The question of what to eat while traveling can be sweat inducing for many. How do you Eat Clean while still enjoying your travel expe ..read more

  Can our smoothies really help relieve stress? Yes! There is a reason why all of the pumpkin spice blends are so popular in the fall. Spices like cinnamon and nutmeg are warming and help stimulate digestion in the fall and winter. This smoothie recipe provides a comforting warmth from these spices and can offer some support for stress relief with the addition of powerhouse adaptogenic herbs. Adaptogens are herbs and foods that have a positive effect on many of the systems in our body. They help serve to balance hormones. Adaptogens also help us cope with stress and anxiety and combat fa ..read more

Cool off with Adaptogenic Iced Tea Recipes Summer is in full swing and the only thing running hotter than the soaring temperatures is our quest to stay cool. Enjoying leisurely sun-filled days is what we’ve all been looking forward to, but the summer heat breeds an endless need for refreshment. And what’s more revitalizing than a cold, crisp glass of iced tea on a scorching hot day? Packed with flavor and a heaping dose of health benefits, herbal iced tea provides the perfect recipe to beat the heat. Don’t stop there! Why not add relaxation to refreshment? Making your own herbal iced tea is s ..read more

Take Back Control and Declutter! Declutter Your Mind, Body, Soul, and Space If you feel like you’ve lost motivation and spend your days reactively coping with overwhelming thoughts, it’s time to take back control and declutter your mind, body, soul, and space.  Raise your hand if you ever feel like you’re sinking under the waves of anxiety and chaos. You’re not alone. We all feel like that when we allow control over our own lives to slip away with the expectations of everyday existence. You always have the option to be in control of these things, and I know you have it in you to face thi ..read more

What Can You Do with Mason Jars? Everything of Course! To my delight, the popularity of the centuries-old Mason Jar has grown exponentially over recent years. What first seemed like every “Hippie Dippy’s” favorite drinking glass is now a common staple at five-star restaurants, weddings, birthday parties and beyond. Mason Jars are being used as planters, candle holders, party favors and all the while it seems that just when every use for them has been exhausted, another genius one sprouts up. Now that we’re at home more and looking for creative ways to beautiful our spaces or make our at-home ..read more

You CAN Train your Taste Buds to Enjoy Veggies! Without exception, everyone wants to feel their best and thrive, yet the path to this state of nirvana is highly debated with all of the quick-fix diets out there. In my over 26 years of experience in the food world, I’ve found there to be one essential strategy that is frequently ignored: Having a good set of taste buds. You can train your taste buds to make choices to support eating a variety of nutrient-dense foods. As a health coach, if I tell you start eating as many green veggies as you can, it might bring you to tears if you have never be ..read more