What exactly is activated charcoal?
Comfort Food: Kitchari
With the arrival of the colder weather, I've been HUNTING for comfort food recipes to try. Enter Kitchari. A cleansing, comforting, ayurvedic dish made from rice, beans and vegetables.
How to make the ultimate smoothie (& not get sick of it)
I make a different smoothie variation pretty much every day. Do I have a Yolanda Foster fridge and pantry full of fresh ingredients at my disposal?! Not quite. I do go grocery shopping weekly to pick up my fridge basics, and I keep a freezer full of frozen fruit.
Spring Cleansing and its Benefits!
Time for spring cleaning, but while you clean your house, you should clean your body with a spring cleanse! Spring is the time for growth and renewal and your body is energizing itself for the busy months to come. It is the perfect time to get rid of the toxins in your body and gain some rejuvenation after those long winter months.
clean eating vs. diets - why diets don't work
Talking from experience, I cannot tell you how many diets, and how much money I have spent on pills and programs to lose a couple pounds, just to gain it right back on afterward. Time and time again, I was promised this ‘new me’, only to be let down shortly after the diet or program was over. The truth of the matter is: DIETS DON’T WORK!
Why you should eat light to heavy
Eating light to heavy goes against everything you’ve ever read in fitness magazines, I know. When I tell clients to have their lightest meals early in the day, and heaviest meal at dinner – I almost always have a look of disbelief.
Start Every Morning with Hot Lemon Water - Do it!
If you do nothing else – you should start your day with a mug of hot water and lemon. Seriously. The best thing you can do for your body in the morning is ease it into the day and kick-start digestion.