I think it’s safe to say that there is no escaping stress in our lives and finding ways to deal with stress effectively is so important. Unfortunately, anxiety doesn’t seem to be something that a lot of people want to talk about, even though so many people are dealing with it. It wasn’t until this week when news broke about Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain that I thought to myself I need to share more about my own struggles. If its something we all deal with, why are so many suffering in silence?…
Grilled Romaine Salad with Chickpea Croutons
Nothing says summer quite like a BBQ, right? Well, unfortunately, I live in a condo and don’t have access to a BBQ, but I make do with what I have the best way I know how. So I used my panini press and grilled my romaine on that. It isn’t perfect, but it gets the job done for the most part. If you’ve never had a grilled romaine salad before, you need to change that! It completely changes the game, trust me. If you hate turning the oven on in the summer, it’s also a good idea to buy some pre-roasted chickpeas as well. And who doesn’t want to save time and sanity in the kitchen……
Best Foods for Healthy Skin: My Top Five
I don’t know about you, but I am pretty obsessed with healthy skin. I love to keep my skin looking glowy, dewy, hydrated and just as radiant as possible. Of course, it doesn’t always look picture perfect because that isn’t real life either, but when I make sure to incorporate more nutrients into my life, I notice a big difference. I love including fun superfoods and supplements for added skin benefits, but I’ll let you in on a little secret, you don’t need to have them. Regular food (and water) can also do wonders for our health and our skin. Today, I am focusing on the best foods for healthy skin, which include my top five favourite beauty foods that you can start including right now to help boost your skin’s appearance. …
Jicama Tacos with Jackfruit: Grain Free & Vegan
I cannot even begin to tell you how good these jicama tacos were. I want to throw out that term “life changing” but it’s sooo overused (in the blogging and food world) and I don’t want you to think these are overhyped because they are not. I was talking about them for days after I ate them and even my boyfriend, Sam, told me I had to blog this recipe. He is always brutally honest when it comes to recipes and so if you are a little weary of how these taste, don’t be! Trust in the process friends and just make these jicama tacos in some form because they are legit PERFECT for spring and summer. …
How to Become a Holistic Nutritionist: My Story (Part One)
One of the most popular questions I get via Instagram is without a doubt how to become a Holistic Nutritionist and create your own business. It was a good indication that I needed to actually share my whole story on what led me to this career, how I got started and what school I went to. The field of alternative health and wellness and holistic nutrition seems to be growing at rapid speed and I love that this shift is happening. I believe very strongly in the power of alternative health, but that doesn’t mean I also don’t appreciate and recommend western medicine as well. I think that there is a time and place for both and it is never my place to judge one or the other or anyone else that decides what is right for them….
Birthday Cake Energy Balls + What I am Loving Lately
Funny thing about me is I actually don’t really love too many sweets and birthday cake is usually a little too much for me, but Sam lovessss birthday cake. Actually he likes anything sweet, especially in candy form and lots of sprinkles. So I basically made these healthier birthday cake energy balls for him and obviously had to use sprinkles. They add such a nice touch and what is a birthday cake without sprinkles? Sad, it’s a sad freakin’ cake. After I made these I had to test them out on Mr. Sprinkles himself and he LOVED them so much that they didn’t last longer than 24 hours in our house… so you’ve been warned. Maybe you want to hide them in the freezer so you don’t eat them all so quickly, I definitely will do that myself next time. …
All About Natural + Organic Deodorant
Recently, I attended a detox talk at Pure and Simple where the panelists talked all about how to detox our bodies daily and about natural deodorant. There was so much great information shared that night and it really got me thinking that I have never talked in much detail about why to use natural organic deodorant and specifically which ones I like the best. So I decided to ask a poll on my insta stories to see how many people were using natural deodorants and there were about 20% of people that were a little nervous to try natural deodorant. It’s a big deal, I get it and it can be really hard to find a natural organic deodorant that works, so I wanted to do my part and share with you what I have found to be the most effective. …
How to Use Essential Oils in Everyday Life
In this post, I want to share with you how to use essential oils in everyday life, simply and effectively. But before I get to that, I was to share something else with you- I am probably one of the most skeptical people out there. And yet, in the past few years, I have allowed myself to open up A LOT more to new experiences, foods, products, crystals and yes even tarot cards. The old Jaclyn would have thought it was all a little too ‘woo woo’ and wouldn’t have given it another thought. I am actually really happy that I have opened up a lot more to things that can’t always be explained and have to be experienced. Because had I not done this, I definitely wouldn’t be where I am today. So lets get to how to use essential oils in everyday life and specifically, how they helped me with anxiety, stress and PMS, pretty amazing right?! …
Self Love After Weight Gain: How To Change Your Mindset, Not Your Dress Size
Self love after weight gain is tough, it requires a deep mindset shift and today I am sharing four mindeset shifts that I hope will inspire you to learn to show yourself love no matter what. We are more than half way through February, the month after January otherwise known as Diet-uary. Uhhhmmm, did I just make that up, yes, yes I did. But you know how it goes, January is the month where many attempt to start new healthy habits, diet and of course lose weight. The obsession with weight loss is so real which is why the weight loss industry is a billion dollar business. They work because they prey on your emotions, your fears and society’s unbelievable and unattainable standards of beauty. If January is national diet month, then February is love month, with Valentine’s Day and all. But, what if instead of focusing all our love on things, we turned that inwards and focused on self love. Learning how to show yourself love after weight gain is one of the hardest but most rewarding things I learned how to do. I want to share some mindset shifts that really made self love after weight gain possible….
Guest Post: How Self Care Helped Heal My Relationship with Food
I am so excited to introduce fellow Holistic Nutritionist and friend, Rachel Molenda! She is talking all about self care activities and what self care really means. I wrote about self care here, and I love how Rachel agrees that self care isn’t about going to a spa or getting a massage (though those are nice). It is about the deeper work that you need to do. I love how Rachel connects self care activities with helping to heal your relationship to food. I hope you enjoy this guest post as much as I did reading it!…
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