Hello Everyone, Happy New Year! Can you believe that we are already almost in February??? February is a special month because it is my Birthday Month! So happy birthday to anyone who has recently celebrated their Birthday or has one coming up. So some exciting changes are coming to the Nutrifoody Wholly Holism Blog and…
Good Health Takes Discipline
Happy New Year Everyone ! What exactly does the word discipline mean? Let me tell you. Discipline is training (someone) to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience. Now when we hear that definition we may think whoa that is too much but at least part of it is true when…
How does the body detox naturally?
Images : vecteezy.com How Does The Body Detox Naturally? Now we always hear people say that they are going to do a cleanse or detox. I myself cleanse or make my detox juices by juicing. But the real question is can the body do all of this already? Of course it can! The human body…
I’m An Author Y’all!
This blog post is a very short one but exciting one. If you have only visited my website and seen only my blog post your missing out on a whole lot! I wanted to write this blog post to let you know that I am officially an AUTHOR! This year I have been on a…
The Real Reason Why You Are Gaining Weight
So we all know the saying that our eyes are bigger than our stomachs and guess what it’s true. The number one reason why I would say in my opinion we gain weight is an over consumption of calories or to simply put it, overeating. Now of course there are other factors that can tie…
Eating Healthy Shouldn’t Be So Hard
To simply put it, eating healthy shouldn’t be so hard but the reality is that it is. The reason why it is so hard is because we are surrounded by fast foods whether it be fast foods down the block or processed foods in our supermarkets. Eating junk foods is like poison to our body….
Why Should We Drink Water
Let me tell you something about water: it’s everywhere! From soil moisture and ice caps to the cells inside our bodies. Just like the surface of the earth, the body is made up of 60 to 70 percent. Our cells need water for our bodies to function at an optimal level. Water is one of…
Signs of Heart Attack in Women
Signs of a Heart Attack in Women If you did not get a chance to read my previous blog post on heart health and women, please go and check that out. So, this year women’s history month I wanted to keep the topics simple, so I choose to speak about women and heart health. As…
World of Flavors
Celebrate a world of flavors The month of March is National Nutrition Month, and the month is almost over! But the good thing is that you can continuously follow these guidelines and routines time and time again and make these tips a part of your daily life and lifestyle. This year the academy’s theme is…
Heart Disease and Women
For Women’s History Month I want to talk about diseases and disorders that affect women, especially from a nutritional aspect and heart disease tops the list. Did you know that heart disease is America’s number one top killer? Heart disease kills more American than all the wars combined that this country has had (referenced from…
The Ultimate Act of Self-love
An ode to Women’s History Month, I want to talk about the ultimate act of self-love. So many things fall under this one term like self-care, self-awareness, loving yourself, mental health, and physical health which is why I labeled ultimate because you have to love yourself as a whole and not in parts. You can’t…
Smoothies Anyone?
To start, I would like to say to all of you a Happy New Year! I know we are well into February but I haven’t written a blog post since last October and it feels good to write again. As you can see this site has gone through some major changes one being that I…
Food Guilt During The Holidays
Can you believe that today is the last of October? That means that Thanksgiving is only three weeks away and right around the corner from Thanksgiving are all the wonderful holidays celebrated around the world such as Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanza. By the way in Canada Thanksgiving is celebrated in October! During this of the…
Getting Through School During a Pandemic
Hearing the word pandemic seems so surreal. It sounds like something you only hear happening in a movie or on a TV series but who would have ever thought a pandemic would become our reality.It’s only been a year but it is been one rough and tough year. Even though we have made major progress,…
Motherhood Challenges
Today makes 19 months of me being a mother and I can’t believe how quickly it has gone by. A year and a half later I can definitely say there are challenges with motherhood or being a parent. I won’t talk about all of those challenges in this blog post but I will focus on…
The New Normal Exercising at Home Part 2
I absolutely love what the photo above says wake up and workout and ever since the pandemic started for some of us working out at home has become a part of our new normal routine. Last year I wrote part 1 to this blog post and it received some pretty good traction and so today…
Prepartum Depression and Postpartum Depression
Prepartum and Postpartum Depression This blog post is for all my mama’s out there and mama’s to be. Let’s get real and let us talk about postpartum depression but only not postpartum but prepartum depression which is something I experienced the first few months of my pregnancy. It is said that the cause for postpartum…
Listen to my Blogcast!
Hey Everybody, This blog post is to simply announce that I have officially turned my blogpost into podcast! You can now listen to my blog post if you don’t feel like reading it. (Only if you don’t lol) My Podcast is currently available on six platforms:
Nutrition For Endometriosis
In today’s blog we are closing out our final topics that were specific to women, for the month of March and this post is going to be about Endometriosis. Now , I’m pretty sure many of you out there may already know what Endometriosis is and there are many that don’t. If you have not…
Let’s Recap!
Nutrition Recap For February and March So for the month of February and March on this blog and on Youtube my focus was on Heart Health and Women’s Health. The month of February in the US is Heart Health Month and the month of March is Women’s History Month . I will leave the links…
It’s ok to RESET
Hey everyone, Happy new month, Happy April! . Can you believe that it is already a new month. This year so far is going by so fast. Sometimes just as time goes by fast , we also feel the need to go just as fast as time is going in our daily lives. When we…
The Last of the Fats – OMEGAS
Now I know you all are pretty familiar with Omegas in the diet . For a while the omega that I would hear about the most were omega 3’s but did you know that there is omega 3,6, and 9? I know right?! That’s a lot but no worries in this blog post I will…
The GOOD and BAD Fats
The Good and The Bad FATS Now I know you guys have been waiting on this one and I’m a little late but I’m back! So lets talk about the GOOD FATS and the BAD FATS. Just as with carbohydrates there are healthy fats and not so healthy fats because what it can do to…
Portion Sizing Is it really necessary?
Now as we are getting towards the end of the month into a new month the last thing that I would like to talk about in terms of dieting is portion sizing. Since January we have been talking about sugars, carbs , dieting and now portion sizing. The first question is how many of you…
Vegan and Vegetarian Diets
As I mentioned in my last blog post I would still be on the topic of diets. This week I am going to be taking about vegan diets and vegetarian diets.What both diets have in common is that they do not consume any animals products. Did you know that there are 5 types of vegan…
Diets For Weight Loss & Health
Types of Diets So it’s a New Year and right about now everyone is getting started on new diets (including me). Diets can be good but diets are also temporary most people will start a diet and fall off (which has also happened to me several times). So for me instead of using the word…
Are Artificial Sweeteners Safe?
What are artificial sweeteners? Artificial sweeteners are better known as sugar substitutes. Better yet we can say products that state they are “sugar free”. We definitely see that a lot in our grocery stores and sometimes we think that sugar free is better which may not always be the case because some are not actually…
Why is sugar so bad? Sugar is not your friend
Well guys , it is the holidays and Christmas is literally less than four days away Whew! I know with everything that has been happening in 2020 we are looking forward to the holidays. One thing some of us look forward to is having our SWEETS! Yes I said it SWEETS. For most of us…
Acid Re-flux Update
Hey guys how are you all doing? I hope you are doing well, staying safe, and healthy during these times. I just wanted to update on my acid re-flux. To start I can say it has almost been a full year since I have taken any acid re-flux medication. I stopped taking prilosec when I…
The ” Weight” of Pregnancy
Pregnancy is one the most exciting times in a women’s life. To experience the joy of bringing a new life into this world. Throughout the stages of pregnancy and three trimesters the body will go through a series of changes one of the most notable things being weight. That may be the one part women…
Blogmas Day 18 – Keeping Christmas Simple
I love the holiday season even though Thanksgiving is my most favorite holiday because I just love to eat! Over the years I always kept Christmas pretty simple. When I was younger I love Christmas and opening presents. But as I got older and into my teens there were Christmases that I did not receive…
Blogmas Day 17 – Breastfeeding Bags
As a new mom breastfeeding was a high priority for me but I struggled to do it and my son could not latch on correctly. Even though I was sad about it I still wanted my son to get the nutrients from breast milk. So a little after giving birth I got my breast pump…
Blogmas Day 16 – Let’s Stay Hydrated
You hear it pretty much all the time drink 8 glasses of water a day. Even though it seems simple, it’s not always easy to do. Many times I have even struggled to get in 4 glasses a day. Why is that? I’m not sure so people say that it is because they do not…
Blogmas Day 15: Current Favorite Holiday Movies
One of my favorite things about this time of the year is to be with family and watch holiday movies, you can’t help but love them!. Settle in to grab some snacks , maybe some hot chocolate (easy on the hot chocolate if you have reflux!) and let’s just say you have a movie night….
Blogmas Day 14-The Holidays
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Probably almost everywhere we go or any store you go into you will hear this song. For many of us it is the most wonderful time of the year. My favorite part of the holidays is being around my family and now with my baby boy here…
Blogmas day 13 – My Favorite Baby Items 2019 (add to your wishlist)
I am loving being a new mom so far and there are a load of baby items out there. I wanted to share with all of you, especially for all the moms to be my favorite baby items. If your looking to get anything for the holidays take a look at these items: #1. Boppy…
Blogmas Day 11 – Let’s Talk Skincare
This blog post topic can be quite tricky taking care of skin aaahhhhhh! Over the years when it comes to taking care of my skin I haven’t been the best but I haven’t been the worst. One thing for sure that I know about my face is that it is oily and because it is…
Blogmas Day 10 – Health and Wellness
Hey Everyone, Lately on Youtube I have been seeing that everyone is doing Vlogmas and I love watching Vlogs. Since I am not on Youtube anymore and I am getting back into the groove of blogging I decided that I am going to do Blogmas! I thought that this would be interesting and get me…
Pregnancy and Acid Reflux
Hi Everyone I missed you all ! I wrote this article a couple of months ago during the summer time when I was still pregnant. The baby is now here ! But I still wanted to publish this so you guys could see my experience with Acid Reflux and Pregnancy. Hey guys! So the reason…
Do you have a Health Plan / Goals
If you are someone that has a busy schedule or is on the go take a picture of your list to carry it around with you. Post it up against your refrigerator so that every time you open the fridge you can get a good reminder of your goals. Once you get this system going…
Are You Having The New Year’s Blues?
Happy February guys! But Ummm where did January go? If your feeling how I’m feeling than you know that January was like was a blur and went by wayyyy to fast. Whoa 2019 slow down. For those of you who made resolutions, you may have decided that you are over it. But don’t feel down…
Where Does The “Acid” Come From in Acid Reflux?
The Stomach contains what is known as Gastric Acid, Gastric Juices, or Stomach Acids. The reason why we have all these acids in our stomach is due to the fact that acids are responsible for breaking down the foods we put into our bodies. Foods such as Carbohydrates, Fats, and Proteins. The stomach acids do…
What is your relationship with food?
Now if you have been following my blog for quite some time you know that I have LPR (Laryngopharyngeal) re flux. I have been dealing with this re flux for many many years before I was officially diagnosed at the age of 23 and 10 years later it is still here. It hasn’t been the…
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