by McKenna Gordon | Jul 19, 2016 | Fitness, Nutrition
Cravings and hunger are completely different. Hunger is controlled by your stomach being empty or full. When our stomach is empty (as long as our hunger hormones are working correctly), we will feel hungry. When our stomach is full, our satiation hormones will kick...
by McKenna Gordon | Jul 13, 2016 | Recipes
Once I started learning about the dangers of using neuro-toxic chemical-based cleaners in my home, I came up against a few challenges. First I tried purchasing more natural products. But they’re super expensive, and some of them didn’t perform as well as I had...
by McKenna Gordon | Jul 13, 2016 | Beauty, Essential Oils, Recipes
The beauty industry encourages us to use all sorts of products to exfoliate, peel, strip, degrease, and moisturize our faces. But the problem this often creates is a dependency on these products. Our skin gets so off balance from its natural ability to cleanse its own...
by McKenna Gordon | Jul 13, 2016 | Beauty, Essential Oils, Recipes
Washing hands regularly is so important to health and especially in preventing the spread of illness. But antibacterial soap chemicals not only kill bad germs, but also the beneficial bacteria that make up a good part of our immune system. Fortunately, scrubbing hands...
by McKenna Gordon | Jul 10, 2016 | Essential Oils, Well-being
Diethyltoluamide or DEET has caused some speculation over the years regarding its use. Author of “Is Bug Spray Dangerous” Remy Melina mentioned in his article in LiveScience that, ”Although the Environmental Protection Agency re-approved the use of DEET in...
by McKenna Gordon | Jul 6, 2016 | Essential Oils, Well-being
Essential oils are all the rage right now and a lot of people are wanting to learn how to use them during births. I have been using essential oils for a decade now and as a doula I can say that it’s important to know that if used correctly and diluted properly,...
by McKenna Gordon | Jul 5, 2016 | Mind & Soul
There are very often hormonal roots involved in emotional eating. Here are 3 tips on how you can set up specific habits in your life to balance the hormones that make you overeat. The two main hormones that are involved in hunger and satiation are ghrelin and leptin....
by McKenna Gordon | Jun 28, 2016 | Kid Friendly, Snack
Summer is here and what better time to make popsicles for your kids? Popsicles are a fun and easy way to get all the healthy nutrients into your kids’ bellies that will surely satisfy your little one’s taste buds. Forget store-bought popsicles like Otter...
by McKenna Gordon | Jun 22, 2016 | Nutrition, Parenting
This week I’ve been sharing my top 3 game-changing tips for feeding my family healthfully and conveniently. My first tip is to automate breakfast (find out how, here.) Another amazing tip is my dinner prep-time hack: “The Veggie Bar”. And my third...
by McKenna Gordon | Jun 22, 2016 | Nutrition, Parenting
This week I’ve been sharing my top 3 game-changing tips for feeding my family healthfully and conveniently. My first tip is to automate breakfast (find out how, here.) Another amazing tip is my kid-snacks hack: Making Healthy Snacking Fun & Easy. And HERE...
