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Laura
Jan 19, 20243 min read
Cattle Farmed for Beef - A second post about my choice to be vegan
I recently wrote a post sharing the story behind my choice to stop eating animals and their by-products including eggs and dairy. In...
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Laura
Jan 18, 20242 min read
Who needs Reese's when you can eat nature's candy?
Full confession: I have a deeply entrenched sweet tooth. In fact, I LOVE a sweet treat, preferably of the chocolate variety. And don't...
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Laura
Jan 17, 20243 min read
What's getting on your "vagus" nerve?
I am absolutely fascinated by the information in one of my health coach training modules through IIN - the mind-body connection. While a...
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Laura
Jan 16, 20242 min read
Do you habit track?
I don't know about you, but I am one of those people who is actually highly motivated by tracking my habits. I like to have visual...
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Laura
Jan 15, 20243 min read
Home Sweet Home (Environment)
Is your home a haven or a source of stress? Our homes are where we go at the end of a long, tiring work day. They are where we retreat...
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Laura
Jan 13, 20245 min read
TW: Heavy Post - Why I choose to not eat meat, dairy or eggs
Note about photo: I so wish I had a photo of me as a little girl with my chicken, Peep-Peep. However, the look on this little girl's...
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Laura
Jan 12, 20244 min read
Home Cooking with Vitamin L
Last month I wrote a post about primary versus secondary food. You can read it HERE. To recap, primary food includes all the things...
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Laura
Jan 11, 20243 min read
Microhabits - Tiny actions; BIG impact
When the new year starts it is quite common and somewhat of a cultural expectation that we develop lofty goals for our self-improvement...
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Laura
Jan 10, 20243 min read
What the heck is an URB and why do I need one?
In my last post about the Rhythms of Rest, I shared briefly about ultradian rhythms. To refresh, our bodies experience circadian rhythms...
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Laura
Jan 9, 20242 min read
The Rhythm of Rest
Happy New Year!!! I had a couple weeks off from new health coach training modules which was nice. Now I'm all caught up and have SO MUCH...
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Laura
Dec 19, 20231 min read
Health is Self-Care
A few posts ago, I wrote about the concept of primary and secondary foods. Primary foods are the things that nourish you off the plate. ...
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Laura
Dec 17, 20233 min read
Are you missing some colors?
We've all probably heard of "eating the rainbow", right? We know it's good for us. We know it's what we're "supposed to do." Have you...
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Laura
Dec 12, 20232 min read
Write your own prescription
One of the most compelling lectures I've heard so far in my health coach training was delivered by Dr. Lissa Rankin. Lissa Rankin is a...
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Laura
Dec 11, 20232 min read
Food is food. Right?!
Do you see any food in this photo? Unless you consider flowers to be edible, I'm guessing you would say NO to that question. Keep...
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Laura
Dec 6, 20232 min read
Crowding Out
Humans and food - especially in our Western, diet-obsessed culture - can have a complicated relationship. On the one hand, food is one of...
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Laura
Dec 5, 20232 min read
Wellness is a path ... not a destination
If you're like me, it's possible that you have internalized the idea that wellness is on the other side of an invisible "finish line". If...
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Laura
Dec 4, 20232 min read
Do you fit in or out?
I think, for the most part, that humans are hard-wired to try to fit into the group. We are a social species. It's important for us to...
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Laura
Dec 1, 20232 min read
What does health mean to you?
For most of my life (actually, let's be honest ... for my ENTIRE life until starting my Health Coach Training Program), I have...
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Laura
Nov 30, 20232 min read
Functional Medicine & The Girl Who Kept Asking Why
This is a photo of me from 1975. It was an ornament I made at school in the first grade. Yes, I'm a mature adult. (ahem) But damn!! I...
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Laura
Nov 29, 20232 min read
Doesn't everyone want to eat like me?
Before I decided to sign up for the Health Coach Training Program through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, I strongly considered...
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