I first heard of castor oil pack(s) from a nutritionist turned good friend, who is a wealth of little health tips (and I’m on a never ending quest to pick her brain and learn them all). At the time I was looking to gently detox my liver and was asking for any tips or insight she had. I was ...
How To Make Valentine’s Day Bark, A Low Histamine Recipe
Happy almost Valentine’s Day, lovebirds! With the day that’s unofficially dedicated to chocolate fast approaching, we whipped up an ultra easy, low histamine, white chocolate bark that looks so pretty you will hardly even miss the real stuff (Milk and dark chocolate being high in histamine). We know ...
How To Style Compression Tights For Fall And Winter
Featuring Rejuva One of the first things that was recommend to us by our doctor when we were initially diagnosed with an autonomic condition called POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) was to wear compression tights ( or leggings). Due to POTS, our blood vessels do not contract in our ...
How To Make Ultima Electrolyte + Collagen Gummies
The easiest two ingredient, Keto, gut-healing and hydrating gummy bears! All you need is your favorite flavor of Ultima Replenisher (for this project we chose cherry pomegranate) and gelatin (for these collagen gummies). The tools are gummy bear silicon molds a dropper. That is it. Homemade gummy ...
Product Spotlight Review On Manime: An At Home Peel On Gel Manicure
With quarantine and social distancing in play it is safe to say we’ve had a LOT of free time on our hands. This has been a weird period in so many ways and we’ve definitely let a lot of our normal routines (like wearing real clothes and putting on a bra) slide. Even if we aren’t going anywhere ...
How To Help Fight Off That Sickness You Feel Coming On
It is a crazy time right now with viruses (cough cough, Coronavirus) and the panic surrounding it is VERY real. These tips on how to fight off sickness are in no way connected to preventing that specific virus - they’re more of about strengthening the immune system and doing what you can to avoid ...
How To Get The Most Out Of A Doctor’s Appointment, Our 10 Tips
Going to the doctors can seem like a big part of your life when you're dealing with a chronic illness. They can be frequent and incredibly important- read below for our tips on getting the most out of a doctor's appointment! 1. Don’t wear makeup to your doctor's appointment We’ve mentioned this ...
How To Do Yoga For Those Dealing With POTS
With Sadie Croshaw Exercising with POTS is tricky. It’s necessary in order for your condition to improve but, starting an exercise routine is difficult for anyone and this is especially true when POTS or any other chronic illness has already made you de-conditioned. We chatted with Sadie Croshaw, ...
How To Correct Hormone Imbalance With The Dutch Test
A couple months ago I did a post on the DUTCH Test and how I found it to be a great tool in figuring out some of the (hard to diagnose) hormonal issues that have been plaguing me for years. After sharing the post, I got quite a few DMs on Instagram inquiring about my results and what I am doing to ...
How To Help Ease Autoimmune Symptoms With Autoimmune-Tea
One of the reasons we started this blog was to showcase products we believe in or that have helped us along the way. Recently, we stumbled across Autoimmuni-Tea, a California based tea company that creates teas formulated to help ease autoimmune symptoms. Not only that, but a portion of their ...
How To Dry Brush
In a recent post, I talked about lymphatic massages and how getting one routinely can yield many health benefits. While at my last appointment, I asked my massage therapist what I could do on my own to maintain the results in between sessions and she suggested dry brushing. I’ve done this practice ...
How To Start A Low Histamine Diet Without Losing Your Mind
A low histamine diet changed so much for us.. Before we learned about MCAD (Mast Cell Activation Disorder), I think it’s safe to say we both felt like we were literally going crazy. Our throats might feel extremely itchy one day and it would be fine the next. Certain meals would cause our heart ...