With Cancer Prevention Month being this February, we’d like to take a deeper look into the relationship between food and cancer. If you or anyone you love is dealing with cancer, these tips can help you ensure that the nutritional needs of the patient are met. Prevention One of our greatest tools in the…
How to Think Globally and Act Locally with Your Food
**This is a sponsored post for which I have been compensated for by the advertiser. All opinions are 100% my own.** Have you ever considered where your food comes from? Or how that food impacts the environment? More than likely, you purchase your food from your local grocery store. Or maybe your periodically visit your…
Baked Avocado Cheese Egg Rolls
This blog post has been compensated by Borden® Cheese. All opinions are mine alone. #BordenCheeseLove #CollectiveBias #Ad There is a restaurant in my area that my family frequents that serves an appetizer appropriately named the “Avocado Cheese Bomb.” Obviously it’s loaded with avocado and cheese, but it also has chicken in the center. The whole…
20 Minute Heart-y Bean Burrito Bowl
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BeHeartHealthy #CollectiveBias Our hearts are really amazing organs, don’t you think? I am completely fascinated by how hard this little organ works all the time and meets all the needs of our other organs. At only the size…
6 Simple Ways to Rev Up Your Metabolism
The beginning of a new year brings all types of health and fitness resolutions. I’ve been hearing and seeing tons of ads already about quick weight loss tricks and magic pills you can take to lose weight without diet or exercise. The truth is that none of those things will work long term. Eating right…
Vitamin D and Its Impact on Your Health
Until this year, I didn’t know much about Vitamin D. I knew that it was largely the result of getting adequate sun exposure. Lack of sun exposure has been linked to depression, especially in areas without lots of sunshine. Seasonal affective disorder is common in areas with extreme winters since people tend to stay inside…
Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili
Now that some cooler, more winter-like temperatures are here, it’s time for some chili! I’ve had an on-going debate with Mr. Real Food for some time now about whether or not chili should have meat. He says it does and I disagree. To me, chili needs to be hearty, filling and warm. This black bean…
5 Ways to Help You Stress Less
Our lives are full of stress. While the holidays can really exacerbate stress levels, it’s a constant presence for many people all through the year. That stress can lead to a variety of different health issues ranging from high blood pressure to obesity to insomnia. The effects can be felt in your body, your mood…
Meatless Meals and the Meat-eating Family
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MyWayToVeg #CollectiveBias If things were up to me, I would be a vegetarian and eat a completely plant based diet. But Mr. Real Food is a meat lover and my daughter can’t imagine a life without meat. So we…
3 Tips to Keep Your Lungs Healthy
October is Healthy Lung Month–the perfect time to stop and think about the things around you and your family that are being inhaled every day! Avoid Household Toxins Household lung hazards come in all different shapes, sizes and forms. The most common toxins can be found in household cleaners. Your typical cleaning solution can pack…
