VIDEO: How to Break Your Chains of Sugar Addiction
August 24, 2015
In this video I discuss the physical and the emotional/mental/habitual causes of sugar addiction. If you have tried to sugar detox in the past, but failed, it's not because you aren't strong enough or lack willpower, it's probably because you have an addiction to sugar. Until you deal with the…
Biohacking & Mother’s Day Quick and Easy Allergen-Free Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Mousse Frosting
May 12, 2015
On Mother’s Day, I made my badass mom this nut-free, coconut-free chocolate cake while she was on a short 5.15.15 137phone conversation with my siblings. Yes… You read that right…. SHORT. This cake is twenty minutes, start to finish! This is by far the quickest, easiest cake you can make…
Allergen-Free No Bake Chocolate-Sunbutter Bars (Paleo, grain-free, vegan, nut-free, egg-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, chocolate-free option, raw option)
April 20, 2015
So those crunchy, delicious Little Debbie Nutty Bars contain gluten, dairy, soy, corn, eggs and peanuts! They are not unlike allergy bombs—just waiting to explode in your gut! Luckily, we have options! Combining chocolate, peanut-butter-like tasting sunflower seed butter and a healthier form of sugar without all those other allergens…
Sugar Free Meyer Lemon Bars
March 23, 2015
This Meyer Lemon Bar Recipe is my baseline recipe, the recipe I go to and adjust accordingly to continue removing and replacing ingredients to meet the needs of those of us with limited diets. It’s a recipe for safe success in lemony, desserty, goodness!
The 9 Steps to Eating Out Safely (*Safer) With a Food Allergy/Sensitivity (And where I F’d Up)
November 12, 2014
A dish entered my food-absorbed life that had a side of veggies with what appeared to be a few kernels of corn thrown-in for visual appeal. I don’t normally eat corn, but hey, I’m gonna splurge! But no. The corn kernels were actually couscous (yes, wheat). Expletives follow.
A Healthier Halloween: One “Trick or Treater” at a Time
October 26, 2014
If you still live in a neighborhood that celebrates Halloween by sending it’s little people out in disguise to beg for sugar, here are some ideas for some healthier treats to hand-out that are individually wrapped but won’t get your house egged...
Is it Time to Finally Let Go and Release?
September 30, 2014
Are you as enthralled as I at watching the leaves release themselves in an exuberance of color at this time of year? I believe in mirroring the seasons in how we live. Living seasonally allows us to not fight the forces of nature in our own nature.
Are Your Sugar Cravings all “in Your Head”?
July 11, 2014
The first step to changing your relationship to food is to understand that relationship. Once you understand the biological mechanics around food cravings, you can take steps to make lasting changes to your diet that will leave you happier, healthier and not feeling deprived. Let's get brainy...
AUDIO: Do You Struggle With Sugar Addiction Too? Listen to this…
March 3, 2014
“My name is Katie and I am a sugar addict. I’ve been clean for 6 hours.” But once sugared, I lose that control and that monster of sugar cravings takes back over and once again, I have to fight to take control back. To break the cravings. To be in…
Creating an Honorable Gut (A Gut with Integrity) and Ditching the Leaky One
January 30, 2014
If you have food sensitivities—you have leaky gut. If you have bacterial overgrowth, candida overgrowth or a parasitic infection—you have leaky gut. If you have an autoimmune disease, you at one time had leaky gut and may still have it. It may be responsible for autoimmune diseases, all food sensitivities,…
Conquering Pain through Food and Lifestyle
January 27, 2014
Pain is triggered by inflammation; whether it is autoimmune-induced pain (such as with rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, etc.); general, chronic degenerative joint or muscle pain; or acute pain from an injury . So the real question is why are you experiencing inflammation? Why has your immune system responded…
Make Habits Not Resolutions
January 14, 2014
45% of North Americans make New Year’s resolutions! Unfortunately, only about 8% keep or achieve them!!!! For you 45%ers, read on for tips on how you can actually succeed, regardless of what your New Year’s Resolutions are this year, because repeating the same resolution year-in and year-out begins to feel…
Declare Your Independence Today
July 4, 2013
Isn’t it amazing what can change in our lives and the world when we fully make a decision? What decision in your life have you been putting off making? Why not declare your independence today from whatever is holding you back in your life.
VIDEO: You Must Judge a Book By Its Cover: Why Being Judgmental is Critical to Your Health
February 28, 2013
We are always being told to not judge a book by its cover… to avoid being judgmental. But that is BAD advice when it comes to health. We MUST be judgmental. In this video, I share three examples, two that are very pertinent to the gluten intolerant community and one…
VIDEO: The 10 Second Secret to Igniting Your Digestive Fire
February 19, 2013
Is that saying, “you are what you eat” true? No—it actually isn’t true at all. The truth is that we are what we digest. Unfortunately, this state of digestion and nutrient absorption only happens when the body is in a state of stillness—under control by the parasympathetic nervous system.
VIDEO: Get Your Juices Flowing and Combat Constipation
February 13, 2013
Constipation results in about 2 million visits to the doctor each year and Americans spend $725 million dollars on over-the-counter laxatives each year! That’s a lot of money being flushed down the toilet! In this video, I discuss getting to the root of your constipation, instead of bandaiding it and…
VIDEO: Kick the Crack (aka Sugar) Addiction
January 15, 2013
This tip will work for you if you have imbalanced blood sugar. So, if you get 3pm cravings every day for sugary foods, bready foods and caffeine and you are in a slump—this tip is for you. If you get shaky if you skip meals or get “bitchy” when you…
Surviving the End of the World to Create a New You
December 21, 2012
I challenge you this week to sit down and list out what in your life—your choices, your behaviors, your mental patterns—no longer serve you and no longer serve a world based on health, truth, biocentrism and love. Whether this is the dawning of a new world or it’s just time…
Making it Gluten Free for the Holidays: Simple Changes to Traditional Recipes
December 10, 2012
Okay, you’ve got the whole holiday cooking gluten cross-contamination thing figured out and you are ready to figure out what to bring to a party to stay safely gluten-free and still have fun. Here is a quick list of how to easily make the traditional holiday foods be gluten free,…
Holiday Gluten Free Party Planning: Tips for Attending and Hosting
December 7, 2012
Whether you are gluten free and throwing a party and wanting to keep yourself safe or whether you are happily gluten TOLERANT and throwing a party with gluten free guests… You best do it right. Yep, it will take a little planning, but no more planning than determining the winners…
Avoiding Being “Glutened” During the Holidays: Common Cross-Contamination Culprits
November 26, 2012
Whether you are gluten intolerant and attending parties or whether you are hosting a party with gluten free guests, you need to understand how to avoid gluten cross-contamination.