23 Healthy Grocery Options on Amazon Subscribe & Save

FYI: this post contains affiliate links, which means, if you click the link and purchase, I earn a commission at no added cost to you. Some items in your kitchen pantry are just staples. Change your staples, change your life. Keep yourself stocked with a nutritious and minimally processed food pantry to support your mental …

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5 Mood Boosting Nutrients For Your Well-being

Boost Your Mood with These 5 Nutrients, and the Best Food Sources of Them 1. Folate Folate plays an important role in the synthesis of serotonin, which is a neurotransmitter that is involved in regulating mood, appetite, and sleep, among other functions. Serotonin is synthesized from the amino acid tryptophan, which is converted into 5-hydroxytryptophan …

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Using Essential Oil Diffusers for Moods or Situations that Stink

Essential Oils Can Improve Both Your Air Quality and Your Mood Indoor air quality is a increasing concern. The presence of fungi and moulds in our indoor air are increasing. Essential oils can help to reduce, control or remove fungi, and can be a great, chemical free, alternative to synthetic chemical fungicides. In a review …

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Folate vs Folic Acid:  What’s the Difference?

Folate is required for neurotransmitter production, DNA synthesis, cell repair and growth, and helps decrease inflammation in the body.  Many processed foods and refined grains that have lost their natural folate during processing and since 1998, are enriched with folic acid in an effort to make up for this loss.  The food industry uses folic acid …

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Bone Deep Thoughts on Vitamin K2, Bone Health, and Depression

At the time when I first wrote this post, broken bones were happening all around me. Friends in their 30’s with osteopenia, family members out of commission and confined to a bed for a broken tibia, 40 something year old athletes (or at least athletic outdoor adventure seekers) whose summer has ended early due to …

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