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Travel & the Food Freedom Lifestyle
I love to travel but I used to let diet mentality get in the way of my experiences away from home. I was constantly worried about how I could squeeze in a workout or trying to skip meals to make up for indulging in some type of food. The obsessing over food actually counteracted all of my efforts to diet and exercise. See: The Binge Cycle Having embraced intuitive eating over the last few years and reached a stable and comfortable Food Freedom Lifestyle, I was curious (and a little nervous) to see how I would do on my most recent extended holiday. My fiancé and I were heading to…
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The Binge Cycle
Let’s talk about the vicious cycle of restriction and bingeing also known as….. dieting. Here is a super simple break down of what happens to body and mind when we are stuck in this cycle. Leading up to: you’re exhausted you’ve had hours or days of restricting foods you’re triggered emotionally or are depleted of any emotional resources or physical energy from restricting you start to get a craving for a restricted food During: you may start with a different “healthier” food than what you are craving soon this leads to another type of food to fill the void eventually you give in and eat the food you’ve been craving…
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DIY Halloween Mermaid Crown
I just thought I would step outta the kitchen for a minute and into the arts and crafts zone because Halloween is coming up! If you’re unsure of what to be…a mermaid could be a fun costume. Or better yet, a hooked mermaid! This was such a fun costume to make, that I used it two years in a row! That is almost a sin for me as I have so much fun dressing up and making costumes but I just loved this crown so much I had to use it more than once! Sadly I left it in a taxi while I stopped for pizza before I made my…
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Dealing with Anxiety Naturally
I don’t know if I have shared this before but I suffer from anxiety. It can be pretty intense in certain social or workplace situations. I think it had been going on for a large chunk of my life but I attributed it to “being shy” or something like that. It’s really only been this past year or two that I’ve come to realize that these thoughts and feelings I sometimes have are not ‘normal’ and are completely unnecessary. My anxiety manifests itself in crazy thoughts (jumping to conclusions, making generalizations and making assumptions), headaches, tummy aches and eventually feeling totally burnt out. Let’s face it…anytime you get super emotional…
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Meet Flokie, My New Puppy!
Excuse my absence lately but something major has happened — I got a puppy!!!!! I am dog-crazy and have been my entire life. The passing of my lovely doggy, Pepper, was hard to get over. I got her when I was 5 and had her for 18 years – she was family. In recent years, I have really been missing the presence of a furry friend and was waiting (im)patiently for the right time to bring another doggo into my life. I have been wolf and husky crazy since I was a little kid. I was always watching White Fang and Balto and pretending I had a pack of sled…
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Eco Tan Invisible Tan
This weekend I went to Sephora looking for a new foundation amongst other things (hello Kat Von D tattoo liner!). Anyway, the lady that was helping me was so alarmed when she started testing products on my skin, she was all, “Oh wow…you’re like….really pale. Definitely the lightest colour in every palette….so pale. OMG.” Oh yeah thanks girl – I know! Obviously I “love the skin I’m in” but I’m also fully aware of how pale I am and sometimes I think it would be nice to have a little bronzed action on this ghostly skin in the summer hahaha. In comes Eco Tan to the rescue and this stuff…
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DIY Coconut Sugar Lip Scrub
Going from 40-degree weather in India to -1 degree weather in Vancouver has left my skin sooo confused!! It’s dry AF and I need to moisturize every five minutes, I swear. My lips are no better…dry and chapped and no amount of “Lip Shit” is helping (although I am still obsessed- coconut basil flavour is the bomb!). I have used lip scrubs in the past and enjoyed the results. I’ve tried a few from Lush and they were super moisturizing and effective and they tasted delicious but with none on hand I decided to make my own. It’s chemical free and made with natural ingredients good enough to eat! I…
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Star Of The Show with Chef Michael Smith + Canadian Lentils
I’m back from PEI and my #StarOfTheShow experience with Canadian Lentils and Chef Michael Smith. What a trip- full of surprises, new experiences, lots of learning, and new friends!! Keep your eyes peeled…the videos from all 5 of us winners will be out June 1st on the Canadian Lentils website. Check out this article on the CBC website for a sneak peek at what went on! I made my vegetarian lentil shepherd’s pie and worked with Chef Michael Smith to perfect the recipe! It was so eye-opening to see how Chef Michael approaches recipe writing for his cookbooks, and I hope I can translate some of his super skillz into my…
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Breaking Beats: Interview with RJ Mitte
Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing RJ Mitte before he arrived in B.C. for his show in Prince George on his Breaking Beats tour. As a huge fan of the show Breaking Bad, I was really interested to see what RJ Mitte a.k.a. Walt Jr. a.k.a Flynn of Breaking Bad was up to. His new project Breaking Beats sounds awesome, and RJ himself is completely inspiring. He is constantly on the go, and he kills it in the PMA (positive mental attitude) department. He was super genuine and a great guy to chat with- he even put up with me being a huge nervous dork! I’m stoked to…
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Homemade Natural Deodorant
Okay guys, today we are gettin’ weird. We’re talking straight up hippie here, but I don’t care! I may have had you slightly convinced with the homemade toothpaste, but I know that homemade natural deodorant is a bit harder to wrap your head around. I can just hear you asking “um… does it work!?” and yes, I can assure you that it does work, it smells great, and you will not be stinky at all!! If you’re also wondering why anyone would want to make a homemade natural deodorant, just look at how regular antiperspirants have been link to breast cancer and alzheimers- a simple google search will turn up tonssss of…
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Natural Insect Repellent + After Bite
This week is my exam for a course in aromatherapy that I have been taking over the past 9 months. I have absolutely loved learning about essential oils and how to use them to help and heal. It’s unbelievable to me that these oils are capable of helping out with so many problems from jet lag, skin problems, digestive problems, headaches, sore muscles and joints, and so on. The list is really endless, and when I say “problems”, I’m using such a broad term because essential oils can cover the most specific of problems and it would really be too much to list. In a time where the use of…
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How To Prepare Irish Moss Gel {Video Tutorial}
It’s about time I did another YouTube video, I think! It’s been quite awhile since I made Vegan Vampire Cupcakes or taught you How to Open A Young Coconut. I really am gonna make an effort to do more videos…especially with my new camera that I got for Christmas. I’m stoked about it! I wanted to talk about Irish Moss today, as it’s a super cool ingredient and it’s come up in the news a lot lately. What is Irish Moss? It’s a seaweed! A red algae to be exact found in the Caribbean and on the Atlantic Coast of Europe and North America. It’s packed with vitamins and minerals, like…
