A food preservative is a substance added to foods to make them last longer; to “preserve” them. Preservatives are added to foods that go bad quickly and have found themselves in all kinds of products in our grocery stores. Preservatives work to preserve food in a few different ways. Some prevent the growth of bacteria […]

The Nutrition Facts table is on the side of most packaged foods. It’s often found close to the ingredient listing. The purpose of it is to help consumers make better nutrition decisions. When people can see the number of calories, carbs, sodium, etc. in food, they should be able to eat better, right? Whether you […]

Ever since I went on my own endometriosis detox some 15+ years ago, I have avoided dairy.  The evidence on why I should avoid it was fairly light…but honestly I was suffering so much and was determined to feel better that I stayed far away from anything that smelled iffy. At first I missed my […]

You totally want to ditch your scale, don’t you? You may have this weird kind of relationship with your “weight”. I mean, it doesn’t define you (obviously). What you weigh can matter but only to a certain extent. Let’s look at your waist circumference (well…you look at yours and I’ll look at mine). Waist Circumference […]

I’m late, I’m never late, I must be pregnant!  He looked at me and said your crazy and we’re done having kids. To be fair, I have sent this man on more pregnancy test runs than coffee ones…so I know that word erks him.  His advice – wait as week, it’ll come.  So I waited […]