Healthy Living

Life update – eczema health struggles

I’ve gotten some emails from readers asking about my health after my last post (I know it’s been super quiet on the blog lately – mostly because of various life crazies going on which you’ll hear more about below). Can I just say really quick, you guys are so sweet 🙂 I’m grateful to have such loyal readers checking in on this blog even when I sometimes go months without posting! One thing about me that tends to surprise people is I have no problem dropping pretty much everything else in my life if need be, to focus on health and …

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How to not let health ailments bring you down

Ever since my dad passed away in December, my health has been kind of a wreck. I’ve gotten hit with so many strange and debilitating health ailments over the past 3 1/2 months, most of which I’ve NEVER experienced before. First there was the cold that turned into severe bronchitis – two weeks of nonstop coughing and hacking and choking and almost zero sleep because of it. I got a doctor’s note and had to reschedule my trip to Florida. Then several weeks later there was the mysterious chest condition. It came on out of nowhere and literally felt like I …

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The best 5 supplements for traveling

The best thing about winter (other than pomegranates, that is), is escaping to a tropical place! I’m writing this post from Belize where I’ve been traveling since mid-January. To be honest, I was a little apprehensive about traveling overseas again after the health fiasco I experienced from Southeast Asia last year. Travel is never easy on the body. Or on the mind for that matter. The last thing I wanted was to get sick or trigger another Epstein-Barr attack from exhausting myself and not eating well on the road. But I really wanted to escape winter in the states. I finally …

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How I healed my body – the secret to my success

A couple months ago back in January I woke up with MAJOR insomnia one night. Not something I often experience and I spent the first hour trying various methods to soothe myself back to sleep. When that didn’t work and I was pretty much resigned to being up for the rest of the night, I asked myself a question: Is there something I need to know here? Is there something this is trying to show me? I had a burning desire to write for some reason so I pulled out my journal… and proceeded to write the outline for what is …

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Some of my fave superfoods

Superfoods: are they worth eating?

There’s so much hype about superfoods these days… and SO many different kinds out there on the market! Walk into any health food store and you’re likely to be bombarded with dozens of little packages boasting amazing health claims. Every once in a while I get questions about superfoods and which ones are the best, which ones do I like, are any of them even worth buying, etc… so today I thought I’d write more on this and explore the whole superfoods trend. First lets get clear on just what a superfood really is, shall we? This is probably due to …

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Could you use a wellness staycation?

Reflections on my at-home wellness retreat + tips on setting up your own I’m back! After a nice extended break, I’m excited to return to this space. Aside from taking off a chunk of time for the holiday festivities, I’ve also spent most of the month of January buckling down and finishing up my coaching program. I am now officially a certified life coach! Feels great (and still a bit odd!) to say that. Many people have been asking me what I plan to do now with my certification. My goal with doing this training was never to become a full-on …

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