I get this question all the time. To be honest, I find it VERY HARD to answer. This is difficult to answer because there are HUNDREDS of small changes to make for your health, and the top 5 for you will be different than my top 5 or the girl next door’s top 5. We ..read more

Toxins are an inevitable part of modern living, but we don't have to welcome them into our kitchens and our meals. These non-toxic cookware options can help you avoid toxins while making delicious home-made meals ..read more

This book on environmental pollution that creates the "human toxome" is just as critical to understanding our overall human health in today's modern world. What's crazy about this book is that the two authors exposed themselves to these chemicals and measured their own blood and urine levels to see how many of the chemicals made it from the external world to their inner world ..read more

That was my question when I started. I thought that if I wasn’t reaching Nirvana after 30 minutes of absolute stillness, I must be doing something wrong. Not knowing what to do made it hard to get consistent with it. But then I really leaned in… and realized that meditation is as chill as you’d ..read more

I started to have a hunch I went overboard when only the third butcher I called had hens in stock. And I started to seriously consider whether this was a bad idea when each of the hens was the size of my head. But the idea had already taken root inside my brain so there ..read more

Eyes swell and itch and noses run and trickle with seemingly no relief. But what if we could make things better? WIhtout a daily pill ..read more

What if you had power over your genes and your life wasn't destined to be whatever your genes said you would inherit? Turns out - that is exactly what epigenetics is! learn how to use this in your favor ..read more

With so many contradicting definitions on the internet, what does clean eating really mean? What exactly does it mean to eat clean?! First, I'll tell you what it's not: Clean eating is not about restricting yourself to meet unrealistic societal standards and does not reflect on your value as a human. This is not a diet and is not about simply dropping pounds on the scale. It's also not about severely restricting fat to drop excess bodyweight like you might see some people doing for bodybuilding competitions. It's not about punishing your body. You can't heal a body you hate. Clean eating is ab ..read more

Checklist for starting a healthy living program It can be incredibly overwhelming to "get healthy" or "eat clean," partly because there are so many definitions of what that even means. Let's talk about science, baby Every human is bio-individual, meaning they have their own genetic needs combined with their own exposure to the world and microbiome that make their specific health needs completely unique. In other words, what works for others might not work for you and vice versa. Let’s talk about you and me   Because of that bio-individuality, it wouldn't help for me to give you a checklis ..read more

We all know reducing single-waste items is good for our health and the environment. But actually switching to reusable is sometimes easier said than done. Reducing paper towel waste may seem like a small thing, but consistent small changes are what matter in the long run. Here are several strategies to reduce paper towel usage and, potentially-eventually, stop using paper towels altogether. Small Changes Add Up! It's not that I'll completely stop using paper towels. They have their place in certain situations. However, I will use a lot less of them. As Zero Waste Chef said, we need lots of peo ..read more