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8 Easy and Healthy Crockpot Recipes for Weight Loss

Are you overwhelmed with cooking while you’re trying to lose weight?  These 8 easy and healthy crockpot recipes for weight loss will help make weeknights easier and help you actually stick to your diet! Sometimes it seems like you’re burning the extra calories just from making those complicated healthy meals. Eating well doesn’t have to be…

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How Gut Bacteria Affects the Brain and the Body

If you knew the foods and drinks you were eating were destroying your brain cells and disrupting your vital bodily functions, most of us would dump those habits in a heartbeat, right? But did you know that the human body has a “second brain,” and that the modern diet is constantly damaging it? The digestive…

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7 Superfood Benefits of Spirulina + 5 Tasty Recipes

The superfood benefits of spirulina, a green algae, include weight loss, improved brain function, anti-inflammatory properties, and so much more!  We’ll talk about the many health benefits and follow them up with 5 delicious spirulina recipes! Spirulina’s history as a superfood dates back to at least the 9th century. It began to be produced commercially…

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13 Fish You Should Never Eat + 3 Better Seafood Options

Fish is good for you, right?  Not so fast… Let’s talk about 13 fish you should never eat (some will surprise you), and follow it up with 3 better seafood options! Some fish are full of omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential for brain development and health. Unfortunately, our oceans aren’t very healthy these days….

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10 Warning Signs You Have an Unhealthy Gut + What to Do About It

Your gut is the entire digestive tract that runs from your esophagus to your rectum. It does more than just take in food and excrete food, however. Experts refer to the gut as the second brain. The microbes and nerves in the gut can launch communication with the brain, affecting everything from hunger to mood….