Are You Digesting Your Food? 4 Tips to Improve Your Digestion

Improving digestion is a vital for good health. By eating mindfully, incorporating fiber-rich foods, chewing thoroughly, and managing stress you can support your digestive system and enhance your overall well-being.

Eat Your Water

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Did you know that water is the most common nutrient deficiency in the U.S. population? Dehydration shows up as fatigue, foggy thinking headaches, constipation, and mood imbalances. Protecting yourself from chronic dehydration is not just about getting adequate water intake, but about how well your body absorbs water.

3 Food Tips for Better Brain Health

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Your food choices can protect your brain health. Choose good fats from nature, swap refined carbs with carbs from plants and minimize sugar and refined grains. You will give your brain the essential nutrients it needs, AND you will lower inflammation that is linked to poor mental health and cognitive decline.

Good Mood Food

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Do you experience brain fog, mood swings or constant anxiety? Eating more nutrient-rich food can help balance your emotions and improve cognitive function. The amount and variety of foods you habitually consume, is linked to brain performance. Good mental health, just like physical health, depends on adequate nutrition.

Nourish your Brain, Boost your Mood

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Your brain also requires certain nutrients to stay healthy. When it doesn’t get enough, your cognitive function, mood and overall brain health will suffer. A food lifestyle rich in brain food can help you reduce the risk of depression and anxiety, and reduce risks of cognitive decline.

4 Detox Salads

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Your body is constantly detoxifying -- literally taking out the toxins. The problem is it is often overwhelmed by inflammatory foods. By eating more of these salads more regularly, you displace inflammatory foods. Loaded with nutrients to help remove toxins and waste, these salads will aid digestion, elimination, and improve your immune system.

January is for Detoxifying

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January is an opportunity to reset, to detoxify my kitchen, my body and my family through renewed menu planning and cooking. Our bodies have a miraculous capacity to detoxify, but we’re exposed to a staggering amount of toxic chemicals. Add unhealthy eating and our detoxification system becomes overwhelmed and we can get sick. So let's reboot to stay healthy!
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Fragments of happy childhood memories, an ember of love that glows anew every December connecting us again. And through me, my mama and my daughter. Love fills my heart and overflows. Sharing our gingerbread magic to wish you and yours Love and Light this holiday season.

4 Holiday Anti-Inflammatory Soups

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‘Tis the season of overeating. Reduce inflammation in your body with these with nutrient-dense soups. Loaded with spices and vegetables rich in anti-inflammatory properties these soups support your body's natural detoxifying abilities These immune-protective micronutrients also boost your immune system's defenses.