LPN’s 2015 Holiday Gift Guide Part II: Gifts for the Natural Foodie

Just like last year, the beautiful Megan from Pur Oslo (Oslo’s finest Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free baking and dishes) is back with her recommendations for this seasons’ must-haves for the foodie. You might have seen some #regrams from this natural beauty on my Instagram,  so you may recognize her. ;) I’m so excited to be including her picks for you lovelies as you get into holiday shopping modus (ok, many already have). Enjoy these Scandinavian-inspired picks for your foodie friends and food-loving family members. {Read More}

LPN’s iHerb Shopping Cart – My Fave Natural Beauty & Wellness Buys

I get a lot of questions about what products I use, foods I eat and beauty tips I use for my day-to-day life. This morning I was filling out an iHerb Order, and I thought to myself, it would be a good basis for a post – that is, just to share with you what I’m buying on this cloudy Hallowe’en Saturday in a chilly northern town. So, that’s just what I’ll do. Today’s post is a simple sharing of my shopping {Read More}

How to De-stress Naturally – LPN’s Top 6 Stress Relief Tips

I’m not sure what it is, but with every autumn comes transitions. Transitions towards longer workdays, less sleep and maybe even more broad life changes. I also find that during this time of year we try “to do it all” – for me that might mean getting to my yoga classes, maintaining some form of a social life, avoiding the seasonal cold or working on LPN when I can find the time. Now don’t mistake this for complaining; I feel very {Read More}

LPN’s August Faves: Natural Beauty & Lifestyle

It’s that time of the month (no, not that one – ha ha). Time for another monthly faves post on all that I’m loving in the natural beauty & wellness space. Today’s post is a combination of beauty, skincare, food and music. A lovely little curated collection of some beautiful things for you to enjoy as much as I have. LPN’s Summer Yoga Flow Playlist on Spotify: Love Flow  While I’m writing this post from my yoga mat in the yard, {Read More}

Guest Post – Naturopathic Doctor Trevor Cates on Getting Back Your Glowing Skin

With the Glowing Skin Summit going on online for free, I thought it would be appropriate to have a guest post from Dr. Trevor Cates, naturopathic doctor with further training in homeopathy, environmental medicine, and craniosacral therapy. Her guide is the perfect “get started” check list for glowing skin – if you want to find out more, attend some of the free sessions here. Start With Your Digestion What you put in your body is arguably more important for your skin {Read More}

Coconut Oil – Your Best Natural Beauty Friend

Oh you’ve heard about it time and time again, but there is nothing like a little refresher now and again, right? This post was inspired for three reasons: I thought my last post on coconut oil for beauty could use some updating There is a new e-book on Coconut Oil for Beginners (it focuses on coconut oil’s variety of uses for health, weight loss, beauty, and recipes) I had a wonderful guest post submission from the lovelies over at Lucy Bee Extra {Read More}

Perfect Pre-Yoga Plant-Based Boost? Vega Sugar-Free Energizer Review

My brother and I are really close. While we live thousands of miles apart right now, I would argue he’s one of the closest people to me in my life. He knows me better than almost anyone – siblings usually do. I mean, who else can understand  you (and what a crazy place you’ve come from) more than your little brother? He bore the brunt of my “bossiness” growing up (which I now like to call “Leaning In“, thanks to {Read More}

Best Vegan Protein Powder: Vega One Review

I’m a huge believer that you can get everything you need from the foods that come out of this earth – it their full form; however, there has been times when my time-pressed schedule has prevented me from preparing all the veggies I need for my green smoothie to start my day. It is on these days that I reach for my ever trusty Vegan Protein Powder Vega One. (I’ve previously mentioned it in my Best Green Smoothie Recipe post here). {Read More}

Top 5 Best Anti-Aging & Beauty Vitamins

Ok, so there is no secret cure to prevent those wrinkles from appearing, but there are some vitamins that help with the battle. Vitamins are natural antioxidants and act on the front lines to battle the free-radicals which contribute to aging and other beauty woes. This little post is dedicated to all those Vitamins that are beneficial to fight the raging aging battle. With that being said, this is not a blog post to promote taking every supplement under the {Read More}

Are You Getting Your Greens? – Trophic Greens Supplement Review

While nothing beats getting your fresh greens, supplementing them when you’re on the go isn’t a bad idea.  I’ve shopped around a lot and had a hard time finding a greens supplement that did not contain sweeteners, preservatives, wheat or yeast. Because of the “greeny” taste, many products come with some form of sweetener (watch out for that). I don’t mind the taste, since I usually add it to my green smoothie which has enough fruit to over power any {Read More}

Beauty Benefits of Turmeric – The Best Beautifying Spice

In a follow-up to yesterday’s post, I wanted to continue talking about ways to clear up our skin and prevent many signs of aging, naturally – from the inside out. The Sacred Spice Most people think of turmeric as a spice used in Indian and South Asian food, but not necessarily as a medicine or beauty remedy. The truth is, tumeric is one of the most powerful beauty AND health supplements out there (are you noticing the correlation between beauty {Read More}

Best Probiotic: MegaFood’s MegaFlora Review

As we all know, having beautiful skin is largely correlated by how healthy we are on the inside. Heck, I’d even say there’s causation. :) For this reason, I’ll be periodically blogging about good things to put in your body (such as the Mighty Green Smoothie). Why Do I Need Probiotics? Today it’s all about the probiotics.  I’m a huge proponent of taking probiotics to help rid your intestines of toxins, improve your immune system and help build up the {Read More}