Category: Healthy Lifestyles

10 Ways Towards a Healthier Kitchen Experience

10 Ways Towards a Healthier Kitchen Experience

| April 11, 2012 | 8 Comments

  This is a guest post written by Jakob Barry. Spring is a time of change and renewal in the home and there’s no better place to start than in the kitchen because a healthier kitchen can make a healthier household. How so? Kitchens are like the center of a home where families gather to [...]

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Fruit and Vegetable Facts You Should Know

Fruit and Vegetable Facts You Should Know

| April 4, 2012 | 7 Comments

  Have you ever heard someone say, “I don’t like vegetables and I don’t eat them?” Yes, I am sure you have heard this statement at some time in your life. Before changing my diet to a plant-based diet, I didn’t think much about people saying they don’t like vegetables, because I thought it was [...]

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Health and Fitness Motivational Quotes

Health and Fitness Motivational Quotes

| April 2, 2012 | 12 Comments

  I don’t know about you, but when I need some motivation, I refer to words, phrases, and pictures to give me a little pep. If you are a regular reader of this blog, then you know that from time to time, I share motivational and inspirational quotes and/or messages. Why? Well, sometimes you need [...]

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Sometimes You Have To Walk Alone and That’s Okay

Sometimes You Have To Walk Alone and That’s Okay

| March 30, 2012 | 7 Comments

  The inspiration for this post comes from a woman who shared on You Tube how some people consider you radical for making changes. These changes are good and best for you, but others do not understand, so they say you are radical. The woman said that people are saying that she is radical because [...]

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Are You Bored With Eating A Plant-Based Diet?

Are You Bored With Eating A Plant-Based Diet?

| March 28, 2012 | 6 Comments

  Those of you who eat a plant-based diet, probably get asked, “Are you bored and what do you eat, if you are not eating meat?” No doubt some of you probably do get bored, I know I do. Boredom is certain to happen if you do the same thing over and over, but you [...]

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Walk Your Way, To A Healthier You

Walk Your Way, To A Healthier You

| March 26, 2012 | 4 Comments

  It is a known fact that America is one of the fattest nations in the world. Did you know that 65% of the people in America are overweight? That means that most of the people in America are a little on the chunky side. The next time you are out and about, pay attention [...]

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Fruits, Vegetables, and Seeds that my Picky Eater Likes

Fruits, Vegetables, and Seeds that my Picky Eater Likes

| March 21, 2012 | 9 Comments

  My daughter is a picky eater. This is how picky she is. Before eating anything that she has never tried, she smells it, examines it and nibbles on it a little and if she doesn’t like it, she doesn’t eat it. There are some foods that she eats, that I never thought she would [...]

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8 Benefits of Drinking Raw Carrot Juice

8 Benefits of Drinking Raw Carrot Juice

| March 19, 2012 | 12 Comments

  I am a slacker when it comes to juicing, but today I am challenging myself to juice every day, along with eating a raw vegan diet. While preparing for the raw vegan challenge, I decided to read Fresh Vegetable and Fruit Juices by N.W. Walker, D.Sc.  I am reading this book because my goal [...]

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Take Time to Enjoy

Take Time to Enjoy

| March 16, 2012 | 8 Comments

  While sitting here thinking about what to write, it dawned on my that I need to take time to simply enjoy. You say, “Enjoy what?” I say, “Everything.” Just a little information about me. When certain things happened in my life, that I had no control over, I dealt with it, by shutting myself [...]

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Going Raw Vegan? (ingredient alternatives for your favorite foods)

Going Raw Vegan? (ingredient alternatives for your favorite foods)

| March 14, 2012 | 6 Comments

  I mentioned in an earlier post that I am preparing myself to eat a raw vegan diet. I eat a high raw vegan diet, mostly in the Spring and Summer. A high raw vegan diet is when one eats at least 75-80% of their foods uncooked from plant-based sources. It is easier for me to [...]

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