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The Friday 5

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Hi and happy Friday! We’re off to Maine this weekend to see our friends Dave and Marie and their three girls. Remember them? Long-time readers will likely remember how much time we used to spend with Dave and Marie. Even since they moved (and we all had kids), it’s become tougher and tougher to get together, but we do our best and typically see them at least a couple of times per year. We’re definitely looking forward to the weekend! 🙂 This week’s edition of The Friday 5 includes a little something from all of my favorite things: safer beauty, wellness, running, and IBD (well, that’s not my favorite thing, but it’s obviously an important topic to me). Enjoy your weekend! 🙂 1. CBD from Brandless I’ve used CBD for awhile now, but I was recently looking for a more affordable option since I’ve been giving it to Murphy (for his back) in addition to taking it myself. This CBD from Brandless is priced right, and it seems to help, which, of course, is the most important part! Murphy’s

What I’ve Been Eating on the Anti-Candida Diet

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I love that you guys are so interested in my anti-candida journey and what I’ve been eating lately. I’ve received A TON of questions and hundreds of you have already signed up for my Anti-Candida Meal Plan + Prep Guide . These were created by a Registered Dietitian and include a bunch of recipes and a grocery shopping list to get you started, but I also wanted to share some of the “real life” meals on the anti-candida diet that I’ve been eating lately, including a few of the ones I ate while dining out. Below is a quick summary of the foods that I’m trying to avoid while on this diet. It actually hasn’t been too difficult since I generally eat pretty healthy, BUT a lot of my favorite foods are on this list (i.e. peanut butter, wine, cheese, sugar). Wahhh. I miss them, but seeing results so quickly has definitely motivated me to keep at it. Anyway, I hope you guys find these meal ideas helpful! I also wanted to share some candida research via Chris Kresser as well as one of his re

Home Neat Home: PAPER

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In my last post about managing clutter , several of you mentioned all the PAPER that comes into a household. Add paper to the list of things that come in under your nose and before you know it you have a large pile that needs sorting. Here are some of my tips for paper management. Follow These General Steps Go paperless – if at all possible! The first step to organizing anything is always to minimize. Attempt to digitize – If you can take a picture, save to your phone notes or computer folder, do it. Have an inbox/outbox spot – for those papers that will be leaving your house within the next day or so. Have a storage spot for those papers you do need to save – from kids’ art to taxes, everything needs a spot. That’s the general, so what about the specific? Mail I sort mail as soon as it enters my house. I make two piles: recycle (80% of mail) and read. I immediately recycle everything I can, noting anything that might need to be unsubscribed from. Even in my read pile,

Seitan Mix Recipe For Your Pantry

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This seitan mix is perfect to keep on hand in your pantry! Some of you may have purchased a Seitan product at some point in the past. It seems like it would be a super complicated thing to make. But… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry https://ift.tt/2AZUGpk