Monthly Archives: November 2018

Food - Me

How To Kick Your Sugar Addiction When You Really Love Sweets

November 28, 2018

How To Kick Your Sugar Addiction by @itsjenniferrose

Hi, my name is Jennifer and I am addicted to sugar. They say the first step is admitting it, right? So, my current favorite dessert is the Huckleberry doughnut from Sidecar Doughnuts. I can taste the light, flavorful, huckleberry glaze draped over that perfectly moist cake doughnut. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. I am truly a doughnut fiend. I love them. As well as cakes, cookies, etc. The list goes on. And then one day, I cut it all out, cold turkey.

Why? I have always been into health and wellness since I was a teenager (I blame my mom), and I get super obsessive when it comes to learning about and trying new things. However, I decided to give up sugar because of hormonal imbalance. My intuition told me to do some research on how to better manage my hormones. And the number one change I needed to make, according to damn near every single article and study I read, was to cut refined sugars completely. Not once a week or on the weekends. No, cut the crap. For real. This doesn’t mean I can never have  refined sugar, but it can’t be a regular part of my diet. It has to be what it is. A treat.

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Beauty inside and out

My Latest Discoveries

November 5, 2018

My latest discoveries @itsjenniferrose

Ooh chile, I can’t believe it’s already November! Let the mayhem begin. With so many things on the to-do list from now through December, we’d best practice meditation and try our darndest to be present to maintain a sliver of sanity. As much as I love this time of year, it makes me anxious as well because I am usually going a mile a minute. Who feels me? But instead of thinking about all of the obligations, shopping and mandatory family gatherings, haha, let’s talk about fun stuff. Here are my recent discoveries over the last few months from beauty to health and wellness. Check it out! read more