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How to maintain your motivation to eat heatlhy.

How many of you have made the commitment to eat better only to get derailed a few months/weeks/days into it? With a myriad of hurdles that get in the way (time, money, desire, etc.) it seems that losing motivation to eat healthy is common. So how do you stay motivated to eat well? That’s the [...]

posted by on find freedom

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Super simple, but effective, all natural sunburn remedies. Good to know.

Hopefully, this list of natural sunburn remedies isn’t something you need very often. Let’s be honest, I rarely use sunscreen (and when I do I either make my own or look diligently for the least toxic sunscreen available). I believe getting sunshine is essential to good health. I protect my skin mostly through a nourishing [...]

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Thank Your Body Thursday Link Up - Lots of healthy posts!

Welcome to Thank Your Body Thursday! It’s that time of the week where you link up your healthy-living posts! Here are the most clicked posts from last week (Make sure you link your posts back to this post or you can’t be featured!):

posted by on be nourished

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Is Aspartame dangerous? The sneaky story of how Aspartame became legal. Must read.

Is aspartame dangerous? Depends who you ask. This artificial sweetener has found its way into more than 6,000 products including carbonated and powdered soft drinks, chewing gum, confections, gelatins, dessert mixes, puddings and fillings, frozen desserts, yogurt, tabletop sweeteners, and some pharmaceuticals such as vitamins and sugar-free cough drops. Currently aspartame is consumed by over 200 [...]

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5 common mistakes when making the switch to real food

Making the transition from a Standard American Diet to a real, whole foods diet was not easy for me. Sure, once I got my bearings I was so glad to see the changes I was making… but that’s not to say that I didn’t have my moments of “what am I doing?” and “how can [...]