The St Patty’s Day Survival Kit
St Patty’s Day can be a day of indulgences, be it of the food or the beverages kind, so I thought it would be fitting to do a post offering some healthy tips and a smoothie for you to survive your St...
View ArticleNutrition Tip Tuesday: The Afternoon Slump
We allllll know the feeling. Three o’clock hits, and you are either running to the coffee machine or trying to quietly unwrap the chocolate bar that you have stashed in your desk, or both. Today’s...
View ArticleIn Mandy’s Pantry: Chia Seeds
If you checked out my Apple Pie Chia Pudding Recipe, you would have been introduced to the marvelous chia seed. Chia seeds are a pretty neat food because when you put them with liquid they form a gel...
View ArticleHow to Sleep Better – Part I
A bad night’s sleep is enough to ruin the entire next day. If you’re anything like me, not only are you sluggish and grumpy, but all of a sudden you’re food cravings are out of control. And let’s be...
View ArticleDo You Get Hangry??
Lately, I’ve been hearing the word “hangry” used in jest more and more. For those not up to speed on the definitions in Urban Dictionary, “hangry” is a term used to facetiously describe someone who...
View ArticleWhich Fruit Is The Healthiest
Hi Everyone, I’ve been providing healthy weight loss tips to the company I used to work at as they’re doing a “Biggest Loser” contest. One of the tips I recently wrote about was the Glycemic Index and...
View ArticleShould You Use Agave As A Sweetener?
Over the last year I have had a lot of people ask me about agave nectar (or syrup) as a replacement for sugar so it’s finally time for an explanation! Agave came to be a popular sugar alternative...
View ArticleThe PEARfect Breakfast Smoothie
When it comes to smoothies, people often make some common mistakes. One of those is having too much sugar, even from fruit, in their smoothie. That’s why I love this particular recipe. Pears are a low...
View Article5 Symptoms You Thought Were Normal, But Aren’t…And What They Mean
Have you ever had that ‘aha’ moment where you realize that ‘little’ something you were experiencing (and thought nothing of), actually means something and that there is a specific cause or reason for...
View ArticleWhy You’re Waking Up In The Night
I often talk about symptoms that I thought were normal, but really aren’t. You know, like the 3pm slump, a bloated tummy, waking up tired, and that pesky inability to lose weight. Another one and...
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