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Teresa Howes
There can be a learning curve for your body when you take on a new dietary approach. When you increase or decrease anything dramatically that your body isn’t used to, it’s common to experience changes in digestion, which can cause some level discomfort. While some of that goes away as your body adjusts, there are some…
We’ll here we are: January 2021. While in some ways it has not delivered the fresh start/clean slate we would have liked to have seen in terms of national and global news, it’s still an opportunity for us to personally improve. We can take back control of our routines and our health through better choices…
When it comes to eating an unprocessed, plant forward diet, there are a few challenges. First, what to eat? Then, how to prep and cook it so that you’re excited to eat it. The final challenge is making sure you eat all your fresh ingredients, or store them properly so they don’t spoil first. Preventing food…
If you’re looking for a yummy, simple, from scratch bread recipe you can make for the holidays, look no further. This Sweet Potato Cranberry Bread is perfect. And the best part, it’s made from ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen! Living in this cabin has got me all crazy about cooking more. And because…
It’s an interesting question really. “How Hard Do You Really Need to Exercise?” It’s actually fairly ambiguous, but I’m going to give you a clear answer anyway. While it has everything do to with your goals, the principles of what makes a exercise “work” are the same. What makes exercise…
If you’ve found yourself stumped and ever wondered if is it healthier to juice or blend your fresh produce, I have all the answer for you here. In short, they are both excellent for you, which I why I recommend leveraging liquid plants. And also why both are essential components of my DIY 3-Day Detox. But both…
Any year, December is an easy month to lose yourself in shopping, sugar, self-doubt and stress! Now let’s add 2020 on top of that with the uncertainty, massive change, trauma and heartache so many of us have experienced this year. No matter who you are, or what this year put you though, we all deserve a little…
When I figured out how incredibly simple, delicious and inexpensive it was to cook my own beans from dried, I could not shut up about it. And here I am, nearly a decade later typing up this post How to Boil Your Own Beans. I just feel like it’s such a game changer and if you’re…
The word “healthy” is generally not the first thing to jump in your mind when you think about Thanksgiving. Right? But what if I told you a Plant Forward Thanksgiving could still deliver a beautiful plate with the most amazing flavor combinations? And what if I promised it would leave you and your friends and family feeling better…
Eating Healthy on a Budget may seem impossible, and my all means it can be very expensive depending on where you shop and what you buy. But by leveraging these 8 ingredients as staples, you can easily manage your waistline and your pocket book at the same time. Healthy eating is not always easy, I mean obviously. If it was…
A new month is on the horizon and the new 21-Day Ab Blaster Challenge is starting November 10th! We just wrapped up the 21-Day Lower Body Challenge, and it’s time to shift our focus up, just a bit. To the CORE! The votes are in and it’s clear we’re ready to flatten, strengthen and…