Today, I’m sharing a success story that touches on a topic near to my heart: lupus. My dad suffered from lupus for a little more than three decades before he went home to Jesus in 2010. Before he was actually diagnosed, he was bedridden and in severe pain for weeks at a time, for more than […]
Today, I’m sharing another story from one of my Instagram friends: Jo Romero from the UK. We’ve never met in real life, but I loved her story when she shared it on IG, so I asked to share it with you. I love that her story includes healing from so many things, and that she continues to […]
Today, I’d like to introduce you to one of my Instagram friends. We’ve never met in real life, but I was so impressed with her story when she shared it on IG, I asked to share it with you. I love that her story includes backtracking without giving up; that she kept trying till she found […]
The connection between real food and health is a very personal topic for me. It began when I was 15, sitting in a pastor’s office with my parents. (I was about that age in the photo above. I’m on the left.) My poor mom and dad were at their wits’ end: they couldn’t figure out why their […]
GRACE Oftentimes, we think the place we need to start is by being more disciplined about food. It’s not. Where we need to start is learning to give ourselves grace. learning to give yourself grace 25 Ways to Nurture Yourself 5 steps to break the cycle of emotional eating A food freedom manifesto From grouching […]
health/nutrition info Your diet soda may be making you fat. Yes, sugary drinks interact with weight-related genes (and how to kick the pop habit) Why some foods are more addictive than others Why am I tired all the time? When should I buy organic? When “Sugar Free” isn’t What percentage of daily calories should come […]
I’ve struggled with insomnia my whole life, I think. The battles my parents went through to get me to sleep at night as a child were epic. (I know: I heard about it years later. My parents were still shaking their heads, years later.) When adolescence and its lovely hormonal cocktail hit, things ramped up […]
“The second day of a diet is always easier than the first. By the second day you’re off it.” — Jackie Gleason ……………………………………………. So, are you thinking about starting a new eating plan? Whole30, Paleo, 21-Day Sugar Detox, Mediterranean, or ketogenic? Good for you! But maybe you’re a little worried because of past experiences you’ve had […]