We love Happy Hour in our house — There’s nothing like gathering with a few friends on a Friday evening to enjoy “personality adjustment libation” and great conversation. The fresh fruit and drinks are always on point, but when Team Marrelli is in a pinch, we use our essential oils.

Stay in the sun a bit too long without a sunscreen refresh? When a burn is particularly sore (or sun blisters occur), a soothing oatmeal bath mixed with a few key essential oils (I’ll add links for you) can soothe and support your tender skin.

One of our fave things to eat while enjoying the outdoors is cold fruit. Even better? When that cold fruit has a yummy something to dip it in! Here is a great recipe that is made using two of my favorite essential oils

Did you know that there are certain foods that can help to either prevent - or feed - a sunburn?

Because sunburn is a type of inflammation, your diet will have a crucial impact on the inflammation in your body. Taking a look at what you eat regularly is equally (if not more) important than applying sunscreen before time in the sun. Plus, by making small tweaks to your diet, you will improve other areas of your health as well!

With so many options out there, it can be difficult to know which sunscreens are horrible for you and your family — or safe.

Your skin absorbs EVERY toxin that you put on it because it goes directly into your bloodstream…..Conventional sunscreen is loaded with chemicals, including parabens, well-established carcinogens, and oxybenzone – which is an endocrine disruptor.

This morning I pulled out my nutrition plan and made myself this delicious smoothie. Y'all, I’m a total food snob and this was a top-notch yum-fest. No tastebud deprivation and I was full for a good while.

Eating right and exercise are two of the most basic factors that can influence weight loss and help maintain a healthy weight. However, for many people, hormones can also play a significant role in managing your weight. If your hormones are unbalanced, you may not achieve the results you are looking for.

Your cooking oil can have a drastic effect on managing your weight and resetting your body. Recent studies have shown that changing your cooking oil to coconut oil may help kick start a sluggish thyroid gland. Here’s how

Body and metabolism “resets” have become a pretty hot topic. Now, there are a variety of ways to jump-start your metabolism, but intermittent fasting is one of the most effective. Here's how you can use intermittent fasting to help reset your body and your metabolism.

Research has shown that mindful eating is the healthiest way to eat; because you are putting thought into what you’re eating and how you are eating it, your eating habits, digestion, and overall health will benefit greatly.

Collagen supplements have become increasingly popular in the clean-eating movement, and for all the right reasons. Not only do they provide protein for soothing achy joints and nutrients for rejuvenating your skin, but they may also improve your gut health and boost your energy levels, as well.

Enter health crisis after my youngest was born…. The gift that came wrapped in really ugly wrapping paper. And a MAJOR wake-up call when it came to my overall wellbeing (and nutrition). EVERYTHING changed for me after that event. I had no choice.

….when I was fighting my way through COVID, two of my neighbor-friends were angels on earth and cooked nutritious, healing foods for me. These meals were loaded with fresh herbs, spices, and a variety of fresh veggies.

I learned a lot from these two women. You see as one grew up in Africa and the other in India. In their cultures, food, herbs, and spices are used as medicine. This is something I wholeheartedly believe in as well, but they were gung-ho on loading my body up with their first-choice medicinal goodies. I’d like to pass along 3 things that these beautiful women taught me.

….chronic S-T-R-E-S-S leads to a lot of problems – and one of the first things to be affected is your health. And guess what? Your physical health is not the only thing affected by stress…. Your emotional, mental, and spiritual health can all be touched too.

I’d like to give you 3 practical tips to managing stress that you can implement right away. There is so much more, but let’s just start with 3 to keep it simple (cause’ I’m alllll about simplicity!)

Anyone else deal with unpleasant “after effects” of eating? Yep. We love good food in this house. LOTS OF IT….But it doesn’t always love us back. Sometimes after eating even the healthiest foods, you can end up feeling bloated and gross. What’s the deal with that? Really? Must you really have to choose between eating the foods you love or living in yoga pants (unless you WANT too) so you’ve got the room to ‘expand’ after eating certain foods?

CBD oil ain’t just for anxiety. Nope. It’s good for SO. MUCH. MORE. Like helping to alleviate digestive issues.

If you want to lose weight fast, you need to have your hormones working for you, not against you. Today I want to share a few food choices, supplements, and practical ways to boost the performance of five key hormones so you can ramp up your fat loss and get rid of the not-so-sexy muffin top!