Author: Robyn Openshaw Search for: Are you scared of “fermented” foods? Twenty years ago, I learned about cultured, or fermented, probiotic-rich living foods. I was a total freak at the time. I was very alone. I knew a few older ladies… Follow BlendAid for the chance to win $20,000 in prizes! Our BlendAid campaign with Bloggers Without Borders is underway and you can join the fun! We’ve just started our 30-DAY GREEN SMOOTHIE FAST! Would you be scared to go on… What I Did About My Skin Cancer A skin cancer treatment no dermatologist will tell you about! I was in a TV studio last week filming a segment about green smoothies, and the ladies who did the… Banana Oat Granola Bars Is it hard to make time for breakfast in the morning? Do you eat breakfast on the go or skip it altogether? If you are not a morning person and… On anxiety: There but for the grace of God go I. Do you struggle with anxiety, like I do? It’s my lifelong demon. I’m not sure I’d know what to do without it, though. I fear that without it, I wouldn’t… Apple Flax Pancakes Weekends are special. They’re set aside for family time, little getaways, that desk you’ve been meaning to stain, and, importantly, breakfast in your pajamas watching Netflix. Now before you go… Why I Love Young Moms When I put GreenSmoothieGirl.com up in 2007, I was a married mother of 4 young kids. The oldest was 13, and the youngest was 6. Life changes, and sometimes it… I’m an epic FAIL at Meditation! It’s time to address this issue: for years, I’ve shamefully felt I’m a failure at meditation. It seems like a great thing to be “good” at. Especially for someone who… When Female Hormones Go Wacko! GreenSmoothieGirl reader, Sanford Harvey, developed this really simple and helpful infographic on female hormones and shared it with us. Have you always wondered why you are already experiencing signs and… 25 Ways Sugar Can Ruin Your Health Dr. Nancy Appleton wrote a book in 2004 called “Lick the Sugar Habit,” with the ways that medical journals and other scientific publications have documented that sugar wrecks your health…. Great infographics on SUGAR consumption SugarScience.org has some great infographics on the effects of sugar for humans eating a processed diet. Here are some of them, hope you can share with your kids and reflect… My dentist, Michelle Jorgenson’s amazing March garden In Utah, it’s supposed to be ski season. It’s supposed to be bitterly cold. We had a balmy three weeks in February that had all of us who have lived…