What is the Bredesen Protocol?
Since the big scare with Ciprodex, my grandparents have come to trust me, like my parents, as their primary care physician, asking me questions about things I don’t know about…. ugh.
I Tried a Meal Service Catered to People With Food Allergies
Over the weekend, I stopped by fellow floxie Mark Girard’s house in Ottawa, Ontario for a floxie-related meeting. He and his sister Cindy were so kind and welcoming. Their house smelled like fresh ginger and their kitchen was oozing with […]
How to Eat Healthy When Broke – Yes, It’s Possible
Healthy living is hard even if you have a million dollars in a Swiss bank account. Cheese and bagels are just too good. I know, I get it.
Get Outside
I can’t stress enough how important it is to get outside. The outdoors does wonders for your mental and physical health. Lately, I’ve been using my free time to reflect, work on my physical health, and ruminate on plans for […]
The Traveling Gluten-Free Mecca: GFAF Review
As an official blogger for the GFAF Expo in Worcester, MA, I didn’t know what to expect but gluten-free madness. I met some interesting bloggers and others who need to make living allergen-friendly a priority in their lives (or else […]
5 Powerful Foods to Lower Blood Pressure
A lot of people have high blood pressure, especially in the United States. When blood pressure medication stops working or causes horrible side effects, there are alternatives. However, getting off your blood pressure medication and onto a healthier diet or […]
My 5 Favorite Kitchen Tools
My diet is insane and has been since I was in high school. Thankfully, I have learned to love cooking and get creative in the kitchen. Sometimes, I just need a quick fix and other times I want to make […]
So You Want to Go Paleo: 8 Tips to Help You!
You’ve heard so many things about it: Paleo. What does it mean? The fad diet that has real science to back it up as one of the healthiest diets you can go on (keto is arguably the best) is not […]
GFAF 2017
Some of you may be thinking, “What is GFAF?” GFAF stands for the Gluten-Free and Allergen Friendly Expo. The Barefoot Aya has been selected to be an official blogger at the Worcester, MA event on July 22nd and 23rd.
Cheating on the Paleo Diet
The Paleo diet is ridiculously hard and if you’re gung-ho about losing weight, getting healthy, healing your mitochondria, helping chronic illness, or gaining muscle mass, you might be eating paleo to a tee. When I got sick and learned about the […]