Category: Mind/Body Connection

11 Natural Ways to Deal with Stress

Stress has everything to do with your overall health! Stress—or our reaction to it—is as powerful as food is, in achieving a high-vibration life or a low-vibration life. I’m going…

Six Reasons I Hate Calorie Counting and Don’t Do It

When I changed my diet to eating whole, plant-based foods, I said goodbye to calorie counting forever. By eating 60-80% raw, 95% whole, plant-based foods, I don’t need to count…

How To Recover From The Side Effects Of Prednisone And Other Corticosteroids

Steroids are chemicals that our body naturally produces in the adrenal glands. These important chemicals play a major role in supporting our health and are responsible for hormonal systems such…

How To Fight Depression and Anxiety: 12 Nutrition Strategies

Disclaimer: The following thoughts and opinions are mine alone and should not be construed as medical advice. Please see your qualified practitioner for individualized help with depression or anxiety. Mental…

I Tried Water Fasting Without Food for 40 Days | Here’s What I Learned

I’m completely fascinated by the process and benefits of fasting without food. I’m talking about “eating absolutely nothing for a long period of time.” (With water, it’s called “water fasting,”…

Low Libido and Nutrition: 10 Health Hacks For A Better Sex Drive

Low libido and nutrition significantly affect your sex life. If you’re GreenSmoothieGirl, many people know you’re single, some people know you’re a former sex therapist, and everybody knows you know…

28 Signs That You Are Electrosensitive

Headaches, insomnia, chronic sniffles, low energy. If you can’t figure out what’s been bothering you, there may be one cause you haven’t considered that’s hiding in plain sight. The culprit…

6 Common Herxheimer Reactions And 10 Tips For Clearing Them Quickly

A Herxheimer Reaction, also known as “die off reaction” or “cleansing crisis,” is one or more temporary (but uncomfortable) bodily responses to detoxing. While Herxheimer reactions dissipate on their own…

How To Break Your Sugar Addiction in Four Days

On the GreenSmoothieGirl lecture tour of 450 U.S. cities, I was asked one question, over and over: How do I break my sugar addiction? And I suspect that far more…

How To Beat Winter Blues

Winter is officially upon us, declaring its arrival with sub-zero temperatures. It’s time to share a few tips—some of the natural methods, products and nutritional remedies to beat the “winter…

What Causes Brain Fog? Clear the Haze and Get Your Life Back

This post has been reviewed for accuracy by Dr. Tim Jackson, DPT and functional medicine practitioner. Our bodies are very good at compensating. They will go through a myriad of…

14 Ways I Optimize My Health And Energy Every Day

I’m giving you not one but 14 tips on how to stay energized. Start powering up! In this article: Whole Foods are a Must How to Energize Yourself 1. Yoga…