Woman smiling in field of flowers

It is time for some potty talk. Literally. I'm sure we've all heard that it is important to have regular bowel movements, but how many of us actually achieve this goal daily? And how many of us have brushed off…

Person holding an Earth sitting in the sunset

  We've all heard about and likely seen the sad pictures of massive amounts of plastic waste and garbage floating around in the ocean. We've likely heard about rain forest deforestation and that glaciers are melting. I am not here…

Basket of Vegetables

  Okay, so we all know that eating vegetables is good for us, and that most of us should be consuming more of them. That is all fine and dandy until you are in charge of getting those vegetables onto…

Maybe you've heard, but an increasing number of Americans are deficient in Vitamin B12 (also called cobalamin). This water-soluble vitamin is vital to our brain health and overall function. In fact, a deficiency is associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as…

Iron source: Dandelion Seeds with Dandelion greens

  Suffering from low iron? Diagnosed with anemia? This seems to be a common issue, especially among pregnant mothers and those who have recently had a baby.   Can't I just take a pill? There are definitely a lot of…

Woman breastfeeding in a field during a sunset

  The smell of a newborn...I don't know that anything beats it. The combination of milky breath from a recent breastfeeding session and the softest, smoothest skin smells like pure love.   For some mothers though, that milky breath smell doesn't…

Test Tubes on Lab Table

  Let me start by saying that if you or someone you love is facing a cancer diagnosis, there is hope. No matter what the prognosis is, there is always hope. Never lose sight of that. Never let a doctor…