THE DAMY BLOG
HOLISTIC WEIGHT LOSS & OPTIMAL WELLNESS
What I learned in 2016 – Dr. Duizer Edition
The year 2016 was a strange year for most. I haven’t seen as much contempt for a year amongst my peer group in my entire life. The global events that have taken place have inspired, enraged, disappointed and enthralled but my most moving takeaways have come from our...
How to get what you want in 2017
2017 for me, is all about living in the moment. Being present, grateful, really with the people I am with, working while I am working and playing while I am playing. I want to master being here, where I am fully. I also want to release all my needs for comparison with...
Epi 131: How to survive the holidays (happy & healthy)
In today's episode we discuss a few tips for thriving this holiday season! The holidays don't have to mean a total nutrition, fitness and anxiety disaster. Keep your diet on plan, workouts up to par and mental wellness a priority with our holiday survival guide....
Epi 130 – My challenges with breast feeding & our holistic protocol
In today's episode we discuss Amy's breastfeeding challenges and the holistic approach we took to improve her lactation. Usually if mothers aren't able to fully breastfeed by day 5 it is recommended they simply choose formula for their babies. Again, Amy broke the...
Epi 129: This one song can reduce anxiety
Today we discuss how music sets the tone for our home (and helps to keep anxiety at a minimum). New research suggests one song might be better than most for reducing anxiety and we have a clip! Is chocolate good for the heart? Not exactly but cocoa on its own has been...
Epi 128: Coconut oil is anti-cancer – Here’s how we use it everyday
In today’s episode we discuss some of the ways we use coconut oil. We got on to this topic because of recent news that shows one of the fatty acids in coconut oil is effective against colon cancer cells. Listen today to hear some of the ways we use coconut oil. Are...
Our natural birth story
In today's episode we discuss the natural birth of our beautiful baby girl and the vegan pregnancy experience that we had. Our journey was exciting, emotional and so rewarding. This episode details everything we did from diet, exercise, supplementation, lifestyle and...
Superfood Lactation Smoothie
*This blog post was sponsored by Vega and Silk. So this week was eventful. I worked, worked out, explored, prepared for baby and gave birth. What a whirlwind. Without going into too much detail here I have to say that I found the birthing experience shockingly...
Mocha Latte Cheesecake Bars (Vegan)
Here we are headed into the end of September. I can barely believe it. For those of you who follow me on Instagram you will know that I am personally shocked that I do not have a baby yet. I am well overdue and considering I thought I would go early I am very...
Epi 126: Sugar lies and cover-up exposed
In today's episode we discuss how the sugar industry paid researchers in the 1960s to downplay sugar's role in cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes and label saturated fat as the sole culprit. This set off years of low-fat products and diets. Today we discuss...