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Lush Bath Bombs Are Not What You Think

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If you read ingredient lists like me, I hope that doesn’t stop at just food. Food chemicals are nasty, but the skincare and cosmetics industry is even worse. The FDA doesn’t regulate cosmetics as rigorously as pharmaceuticals or food – allowing companies to get away with using potentially harmful ingredients that are banned in other countries. Many cosmetics, lotions, soaps, and body scrubs contain toxic petrochemicals made from oil, known carcinogens, reproductive toxins, and neurotoxins. If you’ve got teen girls at home, it’s a pretty safe bet you’ve heard of Lush bath bombs.  It’s not just teens going crazy for their wide array of colorful bath bombs, lotions, and soaps, but adults are too. Lush has a full line of products all claimed to be “handmade”, “fresh”, “natural”, “cosmetics with nothing to hide”…   Unfortunately when a company markets themselves like this, many people buy up their products without considering what the ingredients are, and that can be a huge mistake. 

Roasted Broccoli with Tahini Dressing

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Hi, guys! Happy Tuesday to you! So, I have ANOTHER tahini recipe for you. Tahini Tuesday, anyone? 🙂 Clearly, I’m allllll about the tahini lately! But, first, a quick recap of my morning! I’ve been digging this breakfast lately, especially on the days that I work out in the morning. I need a little something in my stomach, but I don’t want to be stuffed either. Listen to this combo: Half of a mashed banana mixed with almond butter (or peanut butter), ground flaxseed, and cinnamon. Mmm! It’s so good! Then, I mix my iced coffee with SFH and/or collagen for an added protein boost. After breakfast, I got Quinn and myself ready for the day. Just before we were about to leave, I ran upstairs to grab something from our bedroom and saw this ridiculous creature crushing our pillows. The workout at CrossFit this morning was a total lung smoker. I felt like I couldn’t catch my breath AT ALL, but it was a fun one. I finished just over 12 minutes. Back at home, I was more than ready for

Wired To Eat…1 year in!

A Look At Swerve Sweetener

Carrots ‘N’ Cake Spring Nutrition Challenge

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Let’s do a meal plan together and keep each other motivated!  Register for the 8-week CNC Spring Nutrition Challenge , and I’ll be your meal plan buddy – supporting you all along the way right into summer! You’ll have your own personal nutrition coach, who will determine your macronutrient goals and design 8 weeks of customized meal plans just for you. (I’ll follow a similar meal plan, but customized to my own personal goals and food preferences, but we’ll do the challenge together!) Your meal plan will tell you exactly what to eat (i.e. breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks) in portions that align with your specific macronutrient goals while keeping in mind your individual food preferences, activity level, and personal diet challenges. Your meal plan is created weekly by your assigned Designed to Fit coach, which means you’ll receive ongoing communication, support, and adjustments as needed. With this meal plan, we do all of the planning for you – right down to the grocery shopping li

Lilacs

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^^ Well, having many a lilac bloom is definitely a bonus for having a harsh winter! Our winter hasn’t exactly been  harsh  here in Virginia – it’s just been long and dreary. I feel like normally, by this time of year, we are having half-warm days in the 60s and 70s and half-winter days. I think we’ve only had ONE warm day thus far. (I also think my standards for warm are warmer than most people’s.) But perhaps I am just remembering previous winters wrong! The above quote came from   Lilac Girls , which I finished last week. I really can’t put a finger on how I feel about the book now that it’s over. I didn’t realize until about mid-way through that it’s based on a true story of the women-only Ravensbrück concentration camp during WWII. As I read the author’s notes at the end of Lilac Girls , I realized that all of the main characters were based on real people and the book was based on as much truth as possible. It certainly made me think differently about the story. While  Lilac G

Clean Eating Butternut Pecan Quinoa Salad Recipe

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This clean eating butternut pecan quinoa salad makes a great side dish or even a main course for vegans and vegetarians! It’s been a long time since I’ve done a quinoa recipe! I just got away from… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry http://ift.tt/2GLK4fQ

Episode 386 – Dr. Ruscio – Healthy Gut, Healthy You