Surviving the Holidays Gluten Free

Surviving the Holidays Gluten Free I made it through Thanksgiving staying gluten free. For those who don’t ‘do gluten free’ it might sound silly but most who’ve had to go gluten free can clearly remember each first holiday. You might be wondering why I chose to go gluten free, after all I eat a pretty…

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Sugar, sugar…

Each week we are going to add a step toward becoming healthier and feeling great. It doesn’t matter if you are trying to lose weight, just be as healthy as you can be or just feel better. Each of these steps works toward all of those goals! The first step is going to be hardest…

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Structure Function – Diabetes Type II

Structure – Function… Diabetes (Type II*). First, I need to be clear that Diabetes is a medical condition and essential oils cannot cure it. So with Diabetes we’d be looking for ways to support our body’s organs and blood sugar. First, I have to be blunt about a couple of things. Diabetes is situational. 99.9%…

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Stress

Stress kills. How many times have you said “I’m so stressed” or felt like you were under a mountain of pressure. There are many types of stress and some of it we can control and some we can’t. We stop eating right, binge on food that is bad for us, stop taking supplements, stop exercising…

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Stop Running from Sinus Troubles

It is that time of year again, the holidays are coming and you are rushing around to get everything prepared and that lovely feeling of pressure and the edge of a head tension starts creeping up. You hope and pray it doesn’t go where you think it will, but it does and before you know…

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Spring Cleaning: The Living Room Edition

I’ll admit it, I love cleaning the living room because it is the fastest room in the house. Finding non-toxic recipes to help with that chore isn’t always fast or fun so I’ve gathered some of my favorites that help me have that room looking sparkling… a least for a few minutes before the dog…

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Spring Cleaning All About the Bathroom

April always makes me think about spring cleaning. Some people are filled with a sense of joy and accomplishment after they’ve cleaned their home. I’m not one of them. Don’t get me wrong I feel joy when the house is clean, just not the actual cleaning of it. So for me when I clean it…

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Spring Cleaning ~ Closet Edition

  Part of my Spring Cleaning routine is to rotate my clothes. Another much dreaded tasks. I go through all my clothes in my closet and pack all the winter stuff up and pull out my spring clothes, wash them all (sometimes a couple of times to get that smell out) This time though, it…

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Smoothies vs. Juicing

Juicing and smoothies are very popular now days, but how do you choose? There are definitely two camps for this topic and people tend to be in one camp or the other and are about as passionate about it as they are their political party! Just like everyone else, I have my preference too. My…

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Slim and Sassy Summer

  May brings the sun, which makes me think of playing in my garden and the beach. The beach of course makes me think of trying on swimsuits (shudder). I know everyone else on the planet starts dieting in January, but not me. I start when I realize that I have to actually put on…

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