I love RxBars and often recommend them to my naturopathic patients as an on-the-go breakfast or a smart snack. But I thought I could tweak them just a bit to make a good for your skin treat too.

Breakfast, Desserts and SnacksIvy BraninMarch 5, 2020recipe, gluten-free, dairy-free, grain-free, skin, acne, aging, magnesium, tumeric, antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, vitamin e, vitamin aComment

Introducing the Emunctories

Emunctory is a fancy term naturopaths use when referring to an organ of elimination. These organs which include skin, lungs, liver, small and large intestines and kidneys, help us get rid of toxins th...

Ivy BraninMarch 16, 2018detoxification, liver, skin, asthma, kidney, vitamin e, constipation, castor oil, dandelion, burdockComment

Let's Scream for Dairy-free Ice Cream!

Oh the delightful summer treat, ice cream! But if you are dairy-free this summer, the ice cream man's jingle might make you sigh the sound of bitter of defeat. The good news is there are now so man...

RecipeIvy BraninJuly 16, 2017holiday, dairy-free, coconut oil, vitamin e, iron, vitamin c, vitamin a, sugar, stevia, chocolate, vegan, vegetarian, skinComment

Pretty in Pink Salad

Serves 4-6

I couldn't resist naming this salad after my favorite Molly Ringwald movie. Sillyness aside, the lycopene from the watermelon and Vitamin E from the hazelnuts make the perfect combination fo...

Recipe, Salads and Soupslogan coxJune 23, 2017dairy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, vitamin e Comment

Simple Steps to Beautiful Summer Skin

Looking at the weather forecast for this weekend makes me think that summer is finally here! If you are like me, you can't wait to spend as much time as possible outside soaking up some much-needed Vi...

logan coxJune 8, 2017vitamin e, vitamin c, fermentation, anti-inflammatory, quercetin, aging, skin, vitamin d, fungus, water, sunburn, acne, wrinklesComment

Ways to an Easy Breezy Allergy Season

It's that time of year again. Everything is in full bloom and now your allergies have sent you sneezing and wheezing. Why does this happen? Exposure to certain allergens causes them to bind with IgE a...

logan coxApril 10, 2017Cod Liver Oil, allergies, vitamin e, vitamin c, adrenals, headache, sinusitis, fermentation, nettles, anti-inflammatory, antioxidants, quercetinComment

Dispelling Food Myths

Eating healthy in this modern age can be very confusing. The internet is both a wealth of great and terrible information which only adds to this confusion. To simplify things, here are some of the myt...

logan coxNovember 6, 2016cardiovascular, kale, kidney stones, weight, vitamin e, protein, antioxidants, diabetesComment

Healthy Homemade Holiday Gifts for Everyone on Your List

Finding the perfect gift for everyone on your list can be stressful especially for those that seem to have everything. This year why not have bit of fun by making your own gifts. Here are some of my h...

Ivy BraninDecember 7, 20155-mthf, Holiday, Multiple sclerosis, acne, adhd, adrenals, aging, alkylphenols, allergies, anti-inflammatory, antioxidants, anxiety, arthritis, asthma, beet, belladonna, bone broth, bpa, bph, breast cancer, breathing, brocoli, budget, bug bites, burdock, buying clubs, calcium, cancer, canning, cardiovascular, castor oil, chia, child's pose, chocolate, choline, chondroitin sulphate, coconut oil, cod liver oil, cognition, cold sore, colds, constipation, coronary artery disease, crab apple, crohn's, csa, dairy-free, dandelion, depression, detoxification, dha, diabetes, dioxin, ear infection, earache, electrolytes, enoki, erectile dysfunction, exercise, fermentation, fertility, flax, food preservation, foraging, france, fungus, ginseng, glucosamine, gluten-free, gnocchi, grain-free, headache, homeopathy, immunity, immunity shitake, indole-3-carbinol, insomnia, iron, jet lag, kale, kid's health, kidney, kidney stones, kimchi, knee, kombucha, lavendar, liver, maca, magnesium, meditation, memory, miso, mochi, mood, natto, neti pot, nettles, nutritional yeast, nuts, omega 3, organic, osteoporosis, pain, parsnip, pcos, pesto, phthalates, pregnancy, proanthocyanidin, protein, psorasis, psorasis vitamin d, quercetin, recipe, retreat, rose hips, seaweed, sinusitis, skin, sleep, smoking, sore throat, soup, stevia, stress, sugar, sunburn, superfoods, sweat, teething, travel, triphala, tumeric, ulcerative colitis, umeboshi, vegan, vegetarian, vitamin a, vitamin c, vitamin d, vitamin e, water, weight, wrinkles, yogaComment

Graceful Aging

I use to roll my eyes when someone would say, "I'm like a fine wine, I get better with age." But now as I'm creeping towards my 36th year, I am beginning to see things a little differently. Though t...

Ivy BraninOctober 8, 2015organic, exercise, aging, skin, sleep, smoking, anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular, wrinkles, vitamin a, vitamin e, vitamin c, coronary artery disease Comment

Fertile Beginnings

Perhaps in the olden days making babies was simpler. Bing bang boom momma is "in the family way." Times have changed with women waiting longer to have children, nutrients dwindling from our diet and more and more toxins appearing in our environment.

Ivy BraninMay 4, 2013pregnancy, dha, bpa, phthalates, vitamin c, vitamin e

Recipes for a Successful Summer

Summer means longer days and ideal weather to enjoy the things we love to do like spending the day at the beach, going hiking and camping. But with all these enjoyments brings some unwanted consequenc...

Ivy BraninJune 3, 2012anti-inflammatory, electrolytes, antioxidants, sunburn, skin, vitamin e, water, sweat, bug bites, budget, exerciseComment

Winterize Your Skin Radiantly: Inside and Out

Our skin definitely takes a toll during the winter and sometimes we feel that we don't look our best. It can become dry, cracked, irritated, red, and itchy not to mention pale. However we don't have t...

Tori CoxJanuary 3, 2012anti-inflammatory, antioxidants, vitamin a, detoxification, skin, wrinkles, water, vitamin d, vitamin e, vitamin c, psorasis, Cod Liver Oil, vitaminD, omega 3, aging, acne

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