Total Gut Restoration: Recondition, Reinforce and Rebuild Your Microbiome
This introductory post outlines the basics of the Total Gut Restoration Trio…
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Breaking Open the Heart – Part 1: Fear & Loathing in American Suburbia
“To become equal to the dream sewn within us, our heart must…
RestorFlora: Everything You Need to Know
RestoraFlora is a spore and yeast based probiotic formulated to enhance the…
Day 13: Hurry Up and Slow Down…
Day 1: Choosing to Love Myself and Own My Life Day 13. Saturday, December 19th. Mira worked, but not until 10am (7am is normal). I got up early and went through an abbreviated version of my morning routine. (Shortened things down a little bit) Why? Well… I needed to cook a small feast (breakfast and…
4 Steps to THRIVE on a Therapeutic Diet
4 Steps to THRIVE on a Therapeutic Diet I’m writing this article for all the amazing people taking charge of their health who are committed to following a therapeutic diet to heal their bodies. If this is you, than please take a moment to acknowledge your awesomeness because it’s not always easy and down…
ACRES USA 2015 Annual Conference Report
The ACRES USA Conference this year was mind blowing. If you haven’t heard of ACRES USA and what they do, here is a brief description. They are one of the oldest publishing organizations on all things eco-agriculture. They educate farmers on how to produce the highest quality food in the most sustainable, ecological, and economical…
Practitioner's #1 Supplement: Or How I Came To Love MegaSporeBiotic
How I Came To Love MegaSporeBiotic, the World’s Best Probiotic Never did I think that some tiny spore-forming bacteria would be responsible for radically shifting my professional career or my life. Two years ago, I didn’t even know that such organisms existed. I was plodding along, moving from one ‘professional-grade’ probiotic product to another, trying…
Get Your Advanced Copy of Healing Your Body Naturally After Childbirth by Dr. Brighten
Like many mothers, I had dreams and ideas of what motherhood would look like. And like many mothers, I found myself struggling with what my ideas of motherhood were versus the reality. The most sobering aspect of that reality is how little support is given to mothers by the medical community. Even before my son…
Day 12: And then I clicked "Send"….
Day 1: Choosing to Love Myself and Own My Life Day 12! Friday, December 18th – 2015. Today’s post is going to be a little different. Yes, I did my morning routine after Mira went to work. But then something a little out of the ordinary happened. If you’ve ever heard me share my story…
Day 11: Microbiome and Elf Murder!
Day 1: Choosing to Love Myself and Own My Life Day 11. Thursday, December 17th. As Sunday (my son arrives) is quickly approaching, I’m trying to get everything done that is necessary for me to be able to take the 5 days off that he’s here. So far, so good… it’s looking possible! I woke…
10 Day: Big Things and Little Things
Day 1: Choosing to Love Myself and Own My Life Day 10. It seems important for some reason to be in double digits! I’d attempted a daily journal type thing once before, geared more around food and less around everything else – and I think I only made it about 6 or 7 days. While…
Day 9: Home Alone and Kettlebell Swings!
Day 1: Choosing to Love Myself and Own My Life Day 9 started out as a lazy day, and that’s okay! Mira was flying out around 10:30 in the morning to go see her family in the SF Bay Area, so I decided to just lay around, relax, and spend time with her before she…
Day 8: Started Strong – Then Too Much Tea!
Day 1: Choosing to Love Myself and Own My Life Day 8 – the start of my second week! The fact I’m finishing this/posting it two days later (Wednesday, Day 10) shows that I’ve let myself get a little behind on the blog. Aside from that… all is going well – so I’m not gonna’…
The Definitive Top 5 First Foods (Healthy Babies Series)
Joe: Let’s jump into some of your favorite foods for babies’ first foods, like say your top 5 that packs the most punch nutritionally. Rochelle: Okay so I was trying to think of 5 foods and it was really difficult because I wanna give a lot of options but if we go just nutritionally… Joe:…
10 Weeks to Superhuman – WEEK 1 REVIEW
Day 1: Choosing to Love Myself and Own My Life Week 1 Review One down, nine to go! I want to do a little self-assessment at the end of each week to monitor progress towards goals, investigate success and challenges, and tweak my course going forward each week. If you’ve been following along, you’ll know…
Day 7: A Festival of FOOD!
Day 1: Choosing to Love Myself and Own My Life Sunday, December 13th – Day 7 of my journey, started off pretty well. I was up around 6:30, took enzymes and some CBD spray for my shoulder, did a nice Headspace meditation, and walked Marley for about 15 minutes out in the Sun (sort of…
Just how important is optimal digestion for health?
During these series of articles I will explain why the digestive system and its functioning has become a major focus of my work with clients and just how important it is. I am going to tell you the signs you need to look out for that can indicate poor digestion and, more importantly, what you…
Day 6: Needles, Incense, Tea, and a Laser!
Day 1: Choosing to Love Myself and Own My Life Day 6. After yesterday’s chaos, a slower-paced day was definitely in order. Balance in all things. Despite having a mile-long to-do list, which was added to/shifted significantly after yesterday’s conversation with Joe & Carl, I needed to balance out yesterday’s madness. Woke up around 6:15.…