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The Best Diet to Increase Fertility
When it comes to fertility, so many people are told to “just relax” or “give it time.” But as a holistic practitioner, I’ve seen how deeply food influences the ability to conceive and carry a healthy pregnancy. What you eat today lays the foundation for your hormones, egg health, and reproductive balance tomorrow. That’s why…
Read MoreFertility Smoothie: Nourishing Hormones from the Inside Out
When it comes to supporting fertility, food truly is medicine. One of the most powerful (and delicious) ways to nourish your hormones, boost energy, and prepare your body for conception is with a from-scratch fertility smoothie. A well-designed, intentional fertility smoothie is packed with the exact nutrients your body needs to regulate cycles, balance hormones,…
Read MoreThe Best Natural Supplements for Fertility
If you’re here, I imagine there’s a quiet tug on your heart that hasn’t gone away. Maybe you want to prepare your body for a baby in a year or two. Maybe you’ve been trying and nothing has clicked yet. Maybe you’re simply ready to feel steady in your cycle again after years of stress,…
Read MoreCycle Syncing for Better Hormone Balance
For most of my life, no one told me that a woman’s hormones change week to week. We were told to eat the same, move the same, and perform the same every single day, regardless of where we were at in our cycles. Thousands of women I’ve worked with have been told the same. Woman…
Read MoreDo you cook with the blood?
You are likely wondering what the heck I am talking about. If you have seen Mozart in the Jungle, this statement will make sense to you. If you haven’t seen it, you really should check it out asap! One of my favorite actors, Gael Garcia Bernal plays Rodrigo de Souza, a very eccentric, wild and passionate conductor…
Read MoreLife Changing Magic!
Despite eating well and living a very high quality life for over 20 years, there is an area of my life that needed improvement and I didn’t know how much until I made some major changes. That is the quality and amount of “stuff” that I owned as well as the number of things I committed…
Read MoreNourishing Cleanse in the Sacred Valley or Peru
Hello Friends, I am so excited to announce my first international retreat ever in the Sacred Valley of Peru being held this October 2015!! Come experience The Nourishing Cleanse in this sacred place with the support of me, the amazing practitioner Ron Banuelos, and Katie Williamson of Sacred Retreats Peru. This is going to be…
Read MoreSpring Renewal + Spring Menu Plan Special
Happy Spring, My Friends! I am overjoyed to feel spring is in the air. Wild flowers are a bloomin’, trees are budding, the creeks are flowing and my garden is planted. Check it out! Wish I could take all the credit, but I definitely did not do all the work this year in my garden. I had the…
Read MoreLife, Love, Adventures
Happy Summer, Everyone! It has been a very long time since I have written. I have missed hearing from you all and am sorry for being out of touch for so very long. My life has been so full of amazing things and I have been extremely busy for months, but I am finally slowing down. A…
Read MoreThe Barefoot Angler
I have been having some great adventures this summer and I hope you have too! A couple of weeks ago I had a birthday and made one of my favorite desserts, my famous Key Lime Pie. I love this refreshing dessert and never seem to get tired of it. This dessert is so good, it…
Read MoreMy New Mexico Soul Journey
I just returned from my soul journey to New Mexico where I took a Body Talk training, an amazing healing modality I plan to incorporate into my nutrition practice. This system allows me to tune into the body, find where there are any imbalances and repair them on the spot. In addition to this course,…
Read MoreHealth is a Journey
I have been so touched by everyone that read and commented on my last post about my trip to see John of God in Brazil. I felt very vulnerable sharing and admitting that I am not perfect and that I too have issues. This trip was a reminder that I still have a lot of…
Read MoreWhy it is more important than ever to be connected to the earth now
[dc]H[/dc]ello friends,
One of the things I invite into my life this spring is being more grounded. Yes, even though my focus on health is one of the top priorities of my life, I too get ungrounded sometimes by being overwhelmed with work, travel and too much time on the computer or phone. The things that really reset me and bring me back to my body and to a calm state of mind are simply putting my bare feet on the earth. Fresh air, sunshine, long walks, yoga, swimming in natural springs, taking a sauna, drinking green veggie juices, prayer and contemplation all help too. But there is something very special and simple about putting my feet on the earth and feeling reconnected. In recent years, science has helped to explain that this simple act not only makes you feel better but is actually really therapeutic as well.
The Restorative Power of Nature
I recently returned from an amazing trip to southern Colorado. I love my life and home in Austin, TX, but I don’t love the all pervasive, unending heat of summer. I am of Scandinavian decent and long, hot days (and nights) really do not suit my body nor temperament. Luckily we have fabulous swimming holes…
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