Top 5 Tips to Recover from a Cold

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We’ve all been there. You go to bed with a tinge of a sore throat and wake up with a nasty full-blown cold. That’s what happened to me this week. Actually, I’m typing this in bed because I’ve received so many texts and emails from sick folks 🙁 So here are my top tips to recover from a cold.  Continue reading “Top 5 Tips to Recover from a Cold”

Turkey Joes to Brighten Your Winter Mood

It started a couple of weeks ago. The holidays were over, but I still wanted some comfort food. It seems to me my Dad made the best sloppy joes as a kid. This could become a family debate, as my Grandmother still makes a mean joe in which she adds gumbo soup to the mix, but that’s another post 😉  And I don’t know about you, but I find ground turkey a bit boring (and sometimes dry) so I wanted to remedy that with my childhood food fix in a healthy way. Here’s what I came up with. I hope you love it!!  Continue reading “Turkey Joes to Brighten Your Winter Mood”

My Favorite Fun Immunity Remedy

Everyone knows that this time of the year is full of sugar, spice and everything nice, sprinkled with the sniffles or cold and flu. This time of the year it’s likely anyone reading this knows someone who is sick or has already come down with a cold themselves. Here’s where my favorite fun immunity booster, Kung Fu Tonic, comes in. Continue reading “My Favorite Fun Immunity Remedy”

2014 Year in Review (+some serious inspiration for 2015)

The last week of 2014 always gets me nostalgic, so I went back through the blog to pull some of your favorite recipes, inspiration and top suggestions as we move into 2015.  Continue reading “2014 Year in Review (+some serious inspiration for 2015)”

Why You Should Plan on NOT Dieting in the New Year

I realize that the New Year’s diet resolution is as fundamental as paying taxes and dying, but I’m here to say don’t do it!!! Not this year. And here’s why:  Continue reading “Why You Should Plan on NOT Dieting in the New Year”

Healthy Homemade Hot Chocolate

This time of year as the weather cools and the holidays are among us call for hot cocoa. And no, I don’t mean those little instant packets! I mean rich, creamy, chocolatey hot chocolate. And in little more time than those yucky packets taste. This traditional comfort drink is made nutrient rich and is perfect for snacking and boosting the metabolism!  Continue reading “Healthy Homemade Hot Chocolate”

What’s Really in the Flu Shot (+ Bonus Flu-Fighting Elixir Recipe!!)

Fall and winter bring lots of bugs going around and the tough choice of whether or not to get a  flu shot. Should you get one to avoid illness? Is it possible to boost immunity naturally? These are tough decisions you have to make yearly, especially if you have young children or are caring for an elderly person. Read on to find out what RNL has to say!  Continue reading “What’s Really in the Flu Shot (+ Bonus Flu-Fighting Elixir Recipe!!)”

Most People Will Never Know What This Feels Like

I want to share something with you that totally changed my perspective on myself and my life several years ago.

First of all, this is about the first REAL diet/lifestyle change that actually worked, and secondly, this is such a game-changer, when it comes to taking your body, mindset, AND lifestyle to the next level.

This is what happened…

Continue reading “Most People Will Never Know What This Feels Like”

4 Quick Tips for Weight Loss

Have you tried every diet known to man and still can’t lose weight?

Do you hit the gym, have a trainer, and exercise as much as you can?

Do you eat healthy food, consume fewer calories, and the scale just…doesn’t…budge?

If you can relate, this post is for you! These are four of my favorite tips that make a BIG difference.  Continue reading “4 Quick Tips for Weight Loss”

What is Bulletproof Coffee? (Plus a Recipe)

Forget the cream and sugar. Butter is the new cool kid on the block, especially when it comes to your morning coffee.

Bulletproof Coffee, which is coffee with grass-fed butter and medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) oil mixed in, was designed by Dave Asprey, owner of Bulletproof Executive, to “supercharge your brain function and create an effortless fat loss with no cravings.” Continue reading “What is Bulletproof Coffee? (Plus a Recipe)”