Food & Fitness

Product Review: Nature’s Path (Part One)

I love Nature's Path. They have some super tasty products, they are big proponents of choosing organic, and they have a nice balance between choosing healthier ingredients for their items without sacrificing flavors (because, let's face it, a lot of commercial whole food cereals and bars just aren't quite the…

Tips for Hosting a Holiday Cocktail Party

We are in the thick of the holiday season, and you know what that means---it's party time! Last week, Mr Science and I hosted a lovely little holiday cocktail party. I adore hosting parties (like, seriously. It's ridiculous how much I love having people over as long as I have…

Healthy Baking Ingredients

This is the perfect season for baking! I adore tasty baked goods, but they can pack a whole lot of sugar and butter that we don't really need. Enter healthy baking ingredients! My top three, favorite, go-to healthy baking ingredients include: PUMPKIN | ZUCCHINI | BANANA Why are pumpkin, zucchini,…

Product Review: SoLo Energy Bars

Product review time! I was happy to receive a box of eight SoLo energy bars a month ago. SoLo bars are certified gluten-free and are also lower on the Glycemic Index scale (around 23---30). The protein in them is in the form of soy and whey, and each bar contains…

We all have the same amount of hours in the day

We all have the same amount of hours in the day. This line has been coming up a lot lately in social media---usually along the lines of "You have the same amount of hours in the day as <super successful famous person>." It doesn't seem to matter who that super…

10 Tips for Doing a Green Smoothie Cleanse

Click here to grab your free green smoothie booklet! Now that I've completed the 10-day green smoothie cleanse, I wanted to share with you some of the things that I learned in case you want to do a detox like this one! 10 Tips for Doing a Green Smoothie Cleanse:…

The Top Nine Things I Need When I’m Sick

I have gotten sick so many times over the past year. It's really starting to get annoying! Even worse, every time I get sick, it knocks me out flat for about a week. I spend hours curled up on the couch, and it's a huge amount of effort to do…

My Results from the 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse

Click here to grab your free green smoothie booklet! The results are in! Between Day 1 and Day 11 on JJ Smith's 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse*... I lost 6.5 lbs. My body fat went from 27.1% to 25.2%. I lost 0.75 inches around my waist and 1.5 inches around the…

The Positivity Journal

Follow my blog with Bloglovin For more than three months now, I've been using a Positivity Journal. At the end of every day, I take out my journal and write down the date and a few words or sentences about things that made me happy that day or positive things…