by Lauren A Jennings | May 15, 2015 | Movement
I feel like a bowl of oranges. Jen Hoffman, my healthy movement instructor, encourages me to define health not by how I look, but by how I feel. Oranges are my favorite fruit, and right now, my body and mind feel as bright and vivacious as their sweet fragrance....
by Lauren A Jennings | Mar 10, 2015 | Nutrition
February marked David’s and my first month eating a new diet, focusing on nourishing the gut as a pathway to healing my depressed bipolar symptoms. We are using the SCD and Body Ecology Diet as a sort of nutritional guide to direct our new habits. We are...
by Lauren A Jennings | Feb 10, 2015 | Nutrition
Last week, I wrote about why I decided to change my eating in order to help my bipolar symptoms. My husband David, a cancer survivor, wants to eat better in order to lessen the likelihood of a relapse. We began the Specific Carbohydrate Diet and are modifying the Body...
by Lauren A Jennings | Feb 6, 2015 | Nutrition
Last Saturday night, our world changed. This change has the potential to reduce my bi-polar symptoms, decrease my medication dosage and hinder David relapsing into cancer. It can help move us towards greater vitality, steadier energy levels and better quality of life....