Posts in Health
Ahem... Have You Used Food to Numb Your Emotions?

I'm not exactly sure when my food obsession began, but looking back at pictures I see I was overweight by the time I was 3 years old. I remember when I was about ten, and my mom left me home alone for the first time. Scared yet excited about this new freedom, I sat on the carpeted floor in our kitchen (carpeted kitchens were a thing in the 80s) crying and eating ice cream out of the container.

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The Wild Wild World of COVID-19

Have you ever been trapped inside of a house with nowhere to go with a raging alcoholic? No, me either, but I donā€™t want to be. I can imagine it feels much like a poor child would being trapped inside with a raging parent. Not much food. School is gone. What is happening?

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Fresh Air: Ah, The Smell of Nicotine

Fewer and fewer people are smoking šŸš¬ nowadays. We all know how bad it is for us and weā€™re mostly terrified of cancer. Young kids arenā€™t smoking cigarettes šŸš­, theyā€™re vaping odourless chemicals (which turns out, can kill you instantly ā˜ ļø instead of prolonging your suffering!).

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Fresh Face: The Minimalistā€™s Guide to Beautiful Skin (feat. Aesthetician Dawn Ward of The Faith to Flourish!)

Beautiful, healthy skin. Skin so flawless it requires wearing little to no makeupā€¦ahh! Every girlā€™s dream. 

How does one get perfect skin without spending all our time and money trying to get there? Plus, isnā€™t focusing on our beauty a little vain? Shouldnā€™t we instead be concentrating on cultivating our inner beauty? 

ā€œCharm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.ā€ 

-Proverbs 31:30 (NIV)

Letā€™s start with setting the record straight concerning vanity. According to Websterā€™s dictionary, vanity is defined as, ā€œinflated pride in oneself or oneā€™s appearance: conceit.ā€ 

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How to Use Essential Oils to Detox Your Life

When it comes to health and beauty, the Bible is a handbook that is often overlooked. Essential oils are repeatedly mentioned in the Bible for uses such as aromatherapy, healing, cleansing and anointing. Even the Apostles used essential oils! When God created the Earth, He gave us everything we would need to live a healthy life as well as the tools to keep ourselves feeling fabulous while doing it!

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The Biggest Lie About Addiction (and why it's so dangerous!)

The truth shall set you free.

My husband says Iā€™m pretty, down-to-earth, sweet and sometimes, a little bit offensive. Being true to myself, Iā€™m going to go ahead and publish this article. 

I know this is a highly-criticized point of view but I'm going to say it anyway... The biggest (and most dangerous) lie about addiction is that it's a disease.

Addiction is not a disease. 

There. Said it.

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