Ever just wander into the kitchen looking for something to eat only to snack mindlessly? Sugar craving. Herba Flora lozenges are what I now grab instead. These are bitters in a lozenge form! With no alcohol, no sugar, glycerin, soy, corn, GMOs, or animal ingredients. Just pure organic herbs. And they’re delicious! Megan Hintz designed…
Want to know how to make sure you take all your supplements when you travel AND recycle at the same time? Here’s a quick little video that shows you what to do with all those adorable Altoid tins or Herba Flora tins, which, by the way, I love. Bitters in a lozenge? Brilliant. They’re perfect…
Q: What makes a healthy habit stick? A: When it’s friggin’ delicious! Spices are a simple way to step up your cleansing and gut rebuilding efforts, but most people are missing out on this culinary (and healthy) delight. They help you enjoy the food (eat your veggies!) and many are supportive of digestion. Translation: less…
Dysbiosis is what happens when the wrong microorganisms are living in the gut. Studies show that this causes a slew of chronic diseases. Given that nearly everyone has experienced the 3 main causes of dysbiosis, Everyone in todays society needs to rebuild their gut to ensure they are farming the right bacteria. Here…
Wellness practitioners are going to flip out about this! During the very first Showcase Club expert session with Marc David, founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. Joining us on the call was Katherine Miller of MBodied a health coach for menopausal women + member of my Fermentationist Certification Program. Katherine gave us…
I ate gluten for two weeks without knowing it. I could tell something was off – the 6 pounds I gained, the restlessness, the agitation, the increased food cravings, the insatiable appetite – and it needed to change. I spent a few thousand dollars on food allergy, genetic, and blood tests. Because I have reached…
Is sleeping for 10-12 hours normal for you? Eat healthy but still gain weight? Think your acid reflux is just your body being annoying? Losing your hair to losing your mind??? It could be Hashimoto Disease — a fancy term for an underactive thyroid. This condition affects 20% of people in US and until recently…
The one thing I carry with me everywhere (besides my drivers’ license) This one thing comes in a tiny bottle and is a mood enhancer, helps you feel more relaxed and centered, and best of all—improves digestion. And you know how all of us at Bock HQ love fabulous digestion…next thing you know we’ll be…
I had no friggin’ clue what to do. When I started my health coaching business, I didn’t know if I was supposed to work on my website, call a client, blog, or just walk away and take a break. At the same time I had no idea how long it would take until my business…
How to get to Healthy Island This has been on my mind a lot the last few weeks: How do I ensure that I make healthy choices? Am I spending my time hobnobbing with little vices that add up and drain me, making it harder for me feel good, harder to take action toward my…
The only thing scarier than having a health issue is NOT knowing you have a health issue. Many women with irregular periods or infertility think it’s just the way it is, but the accompanying chronic fatigue, hypoglycemia, acne, hair loss or extra hair, and even fainting are not random symptoms. They are signs of PCOS—Poly…
Ever make a bad decision that you regret? Eat a cheeseburger that will make you sick. Get distracted by any shiny object that glints in the sun. Make a less-than-ideal choice that leads to a next-day walk of shame.… We’ve all been there. There’s a biological reason why we give into these things, and there…
We wouldn’t eat something that tasted like pond scum, would we? Let’s be realistic—you’re only going to eat it regularly if you like it! That’s the beauty of fermented veggies. . . they’re delicious! Personally I’m beside myself with all the crafty chefs who are making things like smoky kabocha squash kraut and kraut with…
Confession time, people. I’ve been a lifelong sugar addict. Recently I went on a 40 day no-sugar, no-alcohol diet to reset my body and re-train my taste buds. This extended “self-discovery session”—as I so lovingly call it—brought up questions about everything. Like whether coconut sugar is a good thing. Or if Paleo was helpful or…
If you’ve been eating super clean, making your own fermented foods, following special diets like the Specific Carbohydrate Diet or a gluten free diet, and taking supplements, but still have stayed stuck, I want you to know about something that could really help. The gut lining is fragile! There is only one layer of cells…