Health

  • Health

    The Real Deal on Gut Health and Why It’s Important

    This post contains affiliate links, if you choose to shop through them I will receive a commission at no additional cost to you. My views and opinions are never swayed because of this. I only recommend products and services I love Not gonna lie, until a few years ago I had no clue what “gut health” was. I have personally struggled with skin issues since I was young and after trying all the things, including perscription ointments and regimens, I was at my wits end because nothing could fully make them go away. The skin issues that I personally deal with are acne and psoriasis. I am in my 30s…

  • Health,  Home

    A safer kitchen starts with shopping local!

    I spend A LOT of time in the kitchen y’all. Probably 20ish hours a day… jk but that’s what it feels like. I am sure that you can only imagine what all I am asked to make, open or get for my fam on a daily basis. My people are the people that LOVE good foods and snacking so there is no telling how much traffic goes in and out of the kitchen on the reg. Having a non toxic kitchen was a big goal of mine when I started switching to safer and it is something that I am still striving for. Since I transitioned to a non toxic lifestyle,…

  • Health,  Home

    Ditch and Switch your Candles + Wall Plug Ins for Oils this Fall!

    I am not a DoTerra distributor. I do NOT sell essential oils, I just use them daily in my life. I do not get paid to share about oils. Please ask your friends who are distributors for help with your order. Hey ya’ll! I am so excited to share another switch to safer that I’ve made in my household and I hope will inspire you to make in yours. When I was pregnant with my first child, Nolan, I kept getting debilitating headaches. I knew nothing about essential oils but when I reached out to a few crunchy mamas, they told me to inhale Peppermint oil and it would help.…

  • Health,  Recipes

    A Mom of Five’s Pumping Tips

    This post is in partner with Made to Milk. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Please read my disclaimer page for more information. Before I became a mom, I spent a lot of time in researching topics that involved pregnancy, birth and also breast-feeding. I did not take the time to learn anything about the world of pumping and it is a regret I have in. my motherhood journey. It’s one of the regrets that I have because after I had my first baby, it was so intimidating to me that I wouldn’t even attempt to pull my pump out. I am so thankful that over the years I’ve…

  • Health,  Recipes

    Healthy Eats by Strong Roots

    This post is sponsored by Strong Roots. All opinions and thoughts are my own. Please read my disclaimer page for more information. You all know I am very picky about the foods I bring into our home and feed to my family. Even though it’s not always easy, We try to eat as clean and as organically as possible. I receive over a hundred emails a week from companies who want me to promote their brands, and a great deal of these are “healthy” food companies. When Strong Roots approached me about trying some of their plant-based foot products, I was excited because they are a brand I haven’t tried…