Since my mid 20s I knew my health was on the decline. I was an avid drinker of coffee, consuming six, seven, sometimes 10+ cups a day. I ate fast food religiously; a drive-thru was the equivalent of a kitchen to me. And I would sometimes go seven days or longer without a bowel movement. […]
When you’re a young lad and lass, you often feel invincible. You look great. You feel great. Your hormones are probably functioning properly and for the most part your energy levels are stable. You rarely think about these complications because your body is, for the most part, running optimally. At least that’s how I felt. […]
Being pregnant and having a baby comes with a whole host of challenges: nausea and vomiting, hormonal imbalances, teenage-like acne, food cravings, lack of energy, lack of sleep, depression and a whole lot more which I won’t get into here. One challenge in particular is our belly skin. As our baby bump turns into a […]
I couldn’t take it anymore. To my ears the sound was like fingernails scratching down chalkboard. I looked up to see my colleague scratching his beard again. Normally it wouldn’t be such a problem but in a super quiet environment where you can hear any and all noises, it’s enough to turn a sane man […]
This is a guest post by David Cordell All I could do was hug him and offer reassurance that everything was going to be okay. My son trembled as he dug deeper into my arms. No words, even those from his daddy could take away the terror he felt. I felt helpless, a failure of […]
Essential oils are powerful. They’re diverse in their usage making them handy in almost any application around the house. Take my kitchen for instance, the most frequented room in my home and being a mother of 3, also the dirtiest. Fortunately there hasn’t been a single spill or smear essential oils haven’t been able to […]