Can we talk about smoothies for a minute? Preferably, how much I love them and how my concept of the smoothie has recently been revolutionized? I'm talking mind-blown revolutionized. Gone are the days where I only made green smoothies that tasted like tropical dirt. Did you know that you could make a smoothie that is rich in protein, packed with superfoods, literally tastes ...
How to Start a Blog (from Scratch)
You've been wanting to start a blog for a while now. You're a writer with a story the world needs to hear, have a solution to an unsolved problem, a desire to teach other people the life lessons you've learned, want to make a living doing what you love, or maybe ... you just want to express yourself and have no idea where to start. Believe me, I get it. Taking that leap from ...
What You Need to Know About All Things MLM
I didn't really want to write this post. I know it's going to offend someone and leave a few people disillusioned with whatever program they're doing or product they're taking. I know that my friend requests are about to go down as people stop adding me for the sole sake of "getting me on their team." My "friends" might not want to be "friends" anymore because I'm not a ...
Is the Tdap Vaccine Safe For Pregnancy?
Is the Tdap vaccine safe for pregnant women and their babies? That's a really good question every single woman who gets pregnant will eventually have to face. I've kept my distance with my stance on this vaccine for some time, but when I saw a study in Pediatrics this month that was an embarrassment to all that is science and the good common sense of the female brain, I ...
Taking Folic Acid During Pregnancy Could Cause Food Allergies
"Just take folic acid," they said. "You need it or your baby won't be healthy," they said." How many doctors over how many years have been telling pregnant women that they need to be on a folic acid supplement (in addition to eating foods fortified with it)? Before I "woke up" eight years ago and realized that 99% of what we're told to do when we're pregnant is ...
How to Choose the Right Magnesium Supplement
I interrupt your day to bring you the 411 on all things magnesium. It all started when I saw a post hating on one of my favorite magnesium supplements and a little verbal jousting that occurred over which supplement was the best of the best. What I realized, is that there are a lot of misconceptions about magnesium -- when you should take it, how you should use it, whether ...
