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Anita

Always looking for new ways to live healthy and to be inspired. #Yogi by night and @Vitacost guru by day. Follow me on my journey!

March 20th, 2018

3 Ways to Enjoy Pumpkin Without Eating It

I love pumpkin. Not necessarily the pie. And certainly not the fatty, chemical-filled latte drink everyone gets so excited about this time of year. I’m talking about real pumpkin, the vegetable. In my oatmeal. In my pasta. And…on my face.Read More…

March 20th, 2018

Moo-ving on from Milk

I’m a woman getting to be around the age where I care about my bones. The irony? Lactose intolerance appears to be another milestone that comes with this age! It’s not so bad that I can never have dairy,Read More…

March 15th, 2018

Not Tonight Honey, I Have a Headache

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and I hate to sound like some kind of old-fashioned 1950s housewife TV character, but I’m not really sure I’m gonna be in the mood for romance (sorry, sweetie!) because it feels likeRead More…

February 13th, 2017

The Chaga Saga

My apologies, broccoli. I’m so very sorry, celery. There’s simply no vegetable as adorable or as magical to me as a mushroom. I love to eat them…is there anything as delicious as a succulent shiitake chopped up in a stirfryRead More…

December 4th, 2016

Cellulite. It Just Isn’t Right.

Do you know what just isn’t fair? Losing 90 lbs. and still having cellulite. While my weight-loss journey has brought me to the happy destination I like to call lifelong maintenance, I haven’t even started working on cellulite…mainly because IRead More…

December 3rd, 2016

Coconut Flour Power

The whole office is buzzing about our new #RaiseHealth campaign, and I’ve been racking my brain for healthy habits to pick up in 2015. I lift weights*, I run and do yoga, I eat (mostly) clean, but there’s one viceRead More…