Corn Syrup Controversy: A Sticky Situation

You know what’s stylish? Looking good, sure. Feeling good, absolutely. Being healthy is stylish.

I will be the first to admit that I’m not an expert when it comes to health and nutrition. I’m not a doctor. I’m not a scientist. I’m not a nutritionist. But I have some common sense when it comes to what I put in my body. There have been a few exceptions to this (undergrad late nights at Buddhist Biker Bar… I don’t like to talk about it).

In any case, I try to be mindful of what I eat and how it makes me feel. Read more

Pick up the beat with Bossa Nova’s açai juice

Oh how I hate that random, end-of-summer/transitioning-seasons cold that sneaks up on you at THE most inopportune moment. This is exactly the state I found myself in yesterday morning… red-eyed, head-achy, run-down, and craving sleep. It took everything I had to climb out of my comfy yoga pants and pull myself together for the busy day ahead. (Why is it that you always get sick when you’re in charge of something super important and inescapable?)

Realizing that I had a multitude of meetings and appointments to look forward to throughout the day, I headed to IY- Integral Yoga- my oasis of health- the place I turn to the SECOND I start to feel under the weather. Not knowing what miraculously wholesome cure I would find this time around, I browsed for a bit before settling on a bottle of Bossa Nova açai juice.

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