There are many many different essential oil companies out there now and it can be overwhelming to decide what company to use. This is especially true when friends are selling oils and you want to be supportive of them and their business. (This post does contain affiliate links as I have decided after using … [Read more...]
How and Why to Check Your Own Blood Sugar
I have been checking my blood sugar for the past year and it has given me some really helpful information about how certain foods and eating patterns impact my blood sugar levels. I recommend this for anyone, especially since you can now buy a glucometer for $10 to $20 and can buy the glucometer strips for … [Read more...]
Juicing and the Low-Carb Diet
So what about juicing? Is it really as great as people think? Does it fit in a low carbohydrate diet? My position on this important topic is that juicing does NOT FIT in a low carbohydrate diet. For those who are dealing with insulin resistance and pre-diabetes or full diabetes, this is … [Read more...]
Broth and Stock, Book Review and Challenge
I love making my own broth and stock and have been so for the past few years. I can't believe I ever bought broth now that I know how easy it is to make and how wonderful it is for health, especially for healing the digestive tract. So when I picked up the book Broth and Stock by Jennifer McGruther from … [Read more...]
Low Carb, High Fat Recipe Round-Up
I have been eating a low carb, high fat diet since last spring and I am finding it to be very satisfying and excellent for my health and weight. I communicated with some of my favorite low carb bloggers and I have some recipes to share with those of you who want to branch out into more of this type of … [Read more...]
Best of Purposeful Nutrition 2016
I like to do a round up at the end of every year looking back over the past months and sharing with you the top posts of the year on this blog. These four were the most viewed posts that were put up this year. Enjoy. The Benefits of Intermittent Fasting. 2.Anxiety and Gut … [Read more...]