Why It’s Not So Easy to Just Go Gluten-Free

When I was first diagnosed gluten intolerant, it took multiple tests to fully convince me I couldn't eat gluten anymore.  Not to mention I didn’t want to give it up!  It tastes so good.  Pizza, bread, pasta.  The full fat, full of gluten kind I’d grown up on.  Wah! It was incomprehensible I couldn’t eat it anymore, […]

5 Common Food Labels and What They Mean

I’ve been at this for over 5 years now, and even I still get confused about what food labels mean!  And I have to wonder sometimes too – are they true? So I did some research to find out for myself if all-natural, organic and calorie-free mean what they claim.  The now age-old debate over […]

Chocolate Coconut Power Balls

When it comes to staying sugar free, I am not down for depriving myself!  A great way to keep the sweetness in your life without the guilt is by making a delectable treat like the one below that comes to me by way of my friend Karen Russell of Recipe 4 Wellness. Ingredients: ½ cup unsweetened […]

The Great Dairy Debate

Milk.  It does a body a good.   Doesn’t it? For 3 years, I’ve been dairy-free – for the most part.  Sometimes it sneaks its way in unbeknownst to me because as diligent as I am about reading food labels, there are occasions when I miss an ingredient and before I know it, I’m eating it […]