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What is CBD? Part I | Living with Fibromyalgia

June 25, 2019

If you follow me on Facebook then you know that it has been about one month since I started incorporating CBD into my daily life and management of fibromyalgia. My foray into CBD has not been a fly by night decision but has been in the works for many years. Read More

Five Reasons You Should Be Oil Pulling (REPOST)

January 11, 2018

Photo credit: Organic Lifestyle I type this long overdue post with a mouth full of fractionated coconut oil and cannot help but chuckle. Coconut oil has had a surge of popularity recently and “oil pulling” is just one of the many ways it can be used in your everyday life. Read More

Introducing The Gluten Free Chef’s Natural Product Challenge | Pure Haven Essentials 

September 5, 2017

I am pleased to announce the Pure Haven Essential Challenge I was introduced to Pure Haven Essentials through Rochester, NY based Pure Haven Essentials Consultant Heidi Jarvis. Heidi was a vendor at The 2016 Rochester Makers Market at 540WMain Learning Academy (our headquarters) as well as this year’s Rochester Gluten Read More

Do Vegans Sleep Better Than Meat Eaters? | Vegan Commentary

July 12, 2017

As a society we are becoming more demanding of food producers, brands and manufacturers to be more transparent and up front as to how our food is being produced, grown, manufactured and sourced. This has not only been the case in the gluten free industry but in all industries. More Read More

Strawberry Poppyseed Vinaigrette (REVISTED)

March 20, 2017

I originally developed this recipe for Strawberry Poppseed Vinaigrette back in the summer of 2015 long before I had discovered the purity and A+mazingness of F. Oliver’s EVOOs and aged balsamics. Not only did I revisit this dressing this past weekend at my March demo at Hart’s Local Grocers; but I Read More

Spicy Ginger-Garlic Chicken & Rice Soup

November 30, 2016

I’m thrilled to be back in the recipe development habit. As a spoonie my illness quite literally gets in the way of my activities of daily living every single day and I’ve had to learn how to live each day functionally flared. However, sometimes (like over the last 2 months) Read More

DIY Organic Shea Butter Eucalyptus Deodorant

June 28, 2016

My odyssey into the land of DIY all natural lifestyle products with this super effective shea butter based deodorant that came together by accident. After months of using my simple DIY Organic Coconut Peppermint Deodorant I finally ran out of it and the ingredients to make more. For the past few weeks I’ve been Read More