Health & Nutrition | ProactivCHIA | The New Triple Threat Superfood

Well, we’ve talked about Chia Seeds before, but here’s a quick review for ya.  It’s a seed in the mint family that is considered a superfood and provides boatloads of sustainable energy.  First cultivated by the Aztecs, the name “chia” comes from the mayan word for “strength”.  And trust me, with the amount of nutrients packed in these little babies, they surely live up to their name. Continue reading “Health & Nutrition | ProactivCHIA | The New Triple Threat Superfood”

Health & Nutrition | Renew Life | Boost Your Brain, Baby!

Review by Catherine’s Cabinet (social links at the end of the post)

Do you know how many times a day I utter the sentence, “my brain hurts”? Okay, it doesn’t literally hurt, but my brain feels like absolute mush sometimes. We’re all guilty of taking on too much and then having to deal with what becomes that oh-so-familiar crash and burn effect. Well, I don’t like it, folks!

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Health & Nutrition | Renew Life | Are you PRO-biotics?

Review by Catherine’s Cabinet

The first time I heard that billions, even trillions of bacteria live inside of my belly, I was utterly mortified. Ew, excuse me, um what?! I was that girl who used to pump my hands full of antibacterial products if I even got a speck of dirt on my hands and then would totally freak out if I saw a bug… so how was I supposed to handle the fact that there are tons of “icky” things living inside me? Well, I finally put my big girl pants on, went to school for Nutrition and then found out that it’s not actually that simple.

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