How to Start Living Healthier: Simple Steps That Actually Feel Doable
If you want to eat healthier, move more, sleep better, and take better care of yourself but feel overwhelmed by where to begin, start here. These simple healthy habits are designed to feel realistic, manageable, and easy to build on over time.
Garden to Jar: A Simple Fermented Salsa You’ll Want to Make All Summer
Turn an overflowing bowl of summer tomatoes into something delicious with this simple fermented salsa recipe. Fresh tomatoes, red onion, peppers, cilantro, and spices ferment for just a few days to create a bright, tangy salsa filled with incredible flavor.
I Tried Dr. Brooke Goldner’s Goodbye Autoimmune Protocol: My Step-by-Step Guide
Wondering what Dr. Brooke Goldner’s Goodbye Autoimmune Protocol actually looks like in real life? I followed it myself. Here’s the protocol step by step: what I ate, what I learned, and the beginner questions I wish someone had answered for me.
30 Plants a Week: A Practical Way to Increase Microbial Diversity
Eating 30 different plants a week sound like a lot—until you discover what counts. Learn where the recommendation came from, why plant diversity matters to your gut microbes, and simple ways to make it part of everyday life.
What Is the Gut Microbiome? The Tiny Organ That Influences Nearly Every Aspect of Your Health
Your gut is home to an extraordinary ecosystem of microorganisms that interact with digestion, immunity, inflammation, metabolism, and even the brain. Discover what the gut microbiome actually does—and the simple everyday choices that can help it flourish.
How to Ferment Vegetables at Home (A beginner’s Guide to Better Gut Health)
Learn how to ferment vegetables at home with this beginner-friendly guide. Discover why fermented foods support a healthy gut microbiome, learn my simple brine recipe, and make six easy fermented vegetable recipes you’ll want to keep in your refrigerator all year long.
How to Make Dr. Brooke Goldner’s Hyper-Nourishing Green Smoothie
Learn how to make delicious, nutrient-dense green smoothies that actually taste good. Discover simple tips, beginner-friendly ingredients, and the health benefits of adding green smoothies to your daily routine.
Healing Food vs. Healthy Food: Why Eating Healthy Isn’t Always Enough
Food can simply keep us functioning, or it can help the body heal! This post explores the difference between “healthy food” and deeply nourishing healing foods packed with nutrients, antioxidants, fiber, and life-giving plant compounds.
How Your Thoughts Affect Your Health, Healing and Daily Habits
Our thoughts influence far more than we realize. In this post, we explore the powerful connection between mindset, healing, habits, stress, hope, and the small daily thoughts that shape our health and well-being. “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” ~ Romans 12:2
What Is Inflammation? (And How to Calm It Naturally)
What exactly is inflammation, and why is it connected to so many chronic health issues? This beginner-friendly guide explains the basics of inflammation, common causes, and natural ways to help calm inflammation through food, lifestyle, sleep, stress management, and daily habits.
How to Build a Nutrient-Dense Salad with Microgreens, Sprouts, Herbs, and Edible Flowers
Want to make healthier salads that are both beautiful and satisfying? This guide shows you how to use microgreens, sprouts, herbs, edible flowers, and whole plant foods to create nutrient-dense salads bursting with color and flavor.
Broccoli Sprouts Benefits: Why These Tiny Greens Are a Nutritional Powerhouse
Discover the powerful health benefits of broccoli sprouts, including their rich concentration of sulforaphane and antioxidant compounds. Learn why these tiny greens are often considered one of the most nutrient-dense foods you can eat.
The Anti-Cancer Crusaders: How Cruciferous Vegetables Protect and Improve Your Health
Discover the powerful health benefits of cruciferous vegetables and why foods like broccoli, cabbage, kale, arugula, and cauliflower are often called anti-cancer foods. Learn how these vegetables support detoxification, cellular protection, and overall wellness.
The Hyper-Nourishing Protocol: A Beginner’s Guide to This Powerful Anti-Inflammatory Diet
Curious about the Hyper-Nourishing Protocol and why so many people are using it to support inflammation reduction and healing? This beginner-friendly guide explains the core principles of the powerful plant-based approach, including greens, smoothies, hydration, and omega-3-rich foods.
Is Soy Safe? What the Research Says About Breast Cancer, Menopause, and Hormone Health
Soy has long been one of the most misunderstood foods in nutrition. But what does the research actually say? Explore the science behind soy, breast cancer, menopause, hormone health, and healthy aging—and discover why this simple bean has been a regular part of my whole food plant-based lifestyle for years.
Why Are Mental Health Struggles Increasing? What Your Gut May Have to Do With It
Anxiety, depression, and mental health struggles are rising at an alarming rate. Could the health of our gut be part of the answer? Discover how the microbiome, inflammation, leaky gut, fiber, fermented foods, and lifestyle habits influence the gut-brain connection-and why there is reason for hope.
A Beginner’s Guide to a Plant-Based Diet
Thinking about eating more plant-based foods but not sure where to start? This beginner-friendly guide explains what a whole-food plant-based diet is, what foods to eat, and simple ways to get started.
The Garden That Grew Alongside My Health
A breast lump, two magazines, and a weed-filled side yard changed the course of my life. What began as a journey toward better health became a deeper appreciation for God’s design in both the human body and the natural world. This is the story of how a garden grew alongside my health.
The Nutritarian Diet By Dr. Joel Furhman Explained: Eat for Health, Longevity, and Sustainable Weight Loss
The Nutritarian Diet emphasizes eating foods with the highest nutrient density to help support long-term health, energy, longevity, and sustainable weight loss. Learn the core principles behind Dr. Joel Furhman’s plant-based approach and why so many people are drawn to it.
Plant-Based vs. Carnivore Diets: What the Science Says About Long-Term Healing and Health
Curious about the debate between plant-based and carnivore diets? This post explores what current nutrition science says about long-term health, inflammation, gut health, chronic disease risk, and healing when comparing these very different ways of eating.