My Natural Lifestyle

Hello! I want to share with you all my journey to a natural lifestyle because to me being natural isn’t only about hair its about a healthy body and healthy eating as well. Which means making sure we use products that nourish our bodies as well as eating foods that give us the nutrients that we need to thrive. As  I embarked on my journey to natural hair I began to notice the labels on hair products  making sure they didn’t contain ingredients such as sulfates, parabens and mineral oil. This was my launching pad to reading the labels of food and body products as well. If I cared so much about what was going in my hair, I should also pay attention to what was in my food and body products as well.  I noticed that a lot of the body products I was using in the past had harmful chemicals in them. For instance, aluminum in deodorants and fluoride in toothpaste. I realized my teeth could be just as healthy while using a natural toothpaste. I wasn’t conscious of these things before I went natural, so I’m happy I finally opened my eyes to the truth.

Natural Body Products

Currently I’m using Toms Naturals Deodorant-Fresh Apricot

I love how this smells and it lasts all day! Unlike deodorants that contain Aluminum, Toms Naturals does not clog the sweat glands. It works while allowing  the body to work as it naturally should.

Toms of Maine Peppermint Toothpaste: Fluoride Free

I love this toothpaste, it honestly tastes just like any other toothpaste and did I mention it’s fluoride free? Read more about the dangers of fluoride here Underground Science

Organic Shea Butter

I’ve blended my Shea butter with my favorite oils! Whipped Shea butter is great for the winter and summer. Shea Butter is such a great moisturizer!

I’m also currently looking for a great all natural soap or body wash.

Healthy Diet

I’ve been a vegetarian for quite some time now though I still every now and then eat seafood. It’s been really hard giving up meat. Oh yes, I definitely remember just how good it tastes! At first I kind of just gave up red meat and pork and then finally after watch the movie “Earthlings” I decided to go vegetarian. Well actually my first choice was going vegan but once I started eating seafood it didn’t seem like the right title. But I don’t consume anything with milk or eggs so I’m sort of a vegan/vegetarian. lol Read more info about the dangers of milk here:

http://www.notmilk.com/kradjian.html

I’ve been drinking Blue Diamond Almond Milk-Vanilla, this is the best milk alternative in my opinion! It tastes just like milk!! I’ve found rice milk to be too watery and I’ve never really preferred the taste of soy milk. Trust me, give almond milk a try!

So most of the time when I mention that we’re vegetarian people they  ask “What do you eat then? as if there’s nothing else to eat. I love food and I love flavor so I’m the type of person who’ll find a way to make it work!

Here are my  day to day options for breakfast.

Fruits-Bananas, Apples or Pears

A bowl of series + fruit

Oatmeal+fruit

Dairy-free Dark Chocolate chip banana Pancakes and home fries

I love Home Fries!!!

Here are my day to day options for Lunch:

Veggie Burger on Onion Bun with mushrooms, tomatoes & Onion.

Black beans, lettuce, tomato, and salsa Wrap

BBQ Pineapple Pizza with tomatoes, yellow peppers & tomato sauce

Vegetable  Salad

Here are my day to day options for Dinner:

Steamed or Stir Fried Vegetables over rice with Asian sauce

Asian Glazed home fries over rice

3 course Steamed Vegetables and Garlic Bread

Pasta with tomato sauce

Sometimes we’ll have some of the lunch options for dinner and we occasionally eat pancakes and hf for dinner too! We’re always looking for new recipes! The ones listed above are the most common at my place.

Desserts

I’m going to dedicate a few posts to the topic of desserts because its one of my favorite things to think about, talk about, even looking at desserts makes me happy!! lol I know that probably sounds really greedy.lol But I’m definitely a dessert lover at heart.  Here are some of the vegan desserts that we’ve made so far:

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Banana Chocolate Cookies

Pumpkin Pie

Brownies

The vegan versions of these treats are slightly more healthier but trust me its not a big difference. We still use lots of sugar and all the regular ingredients. I sometimes eat a fruit salad as dessert, now that’s pretty healthy. So when we make some of the more decadent treats I usually eat them in moderation. I try not to over do it though its hard.

So that pretty much sums up the natural products I use and healthy eating habits I’ve acquired to maintain a healthy, body, spirit and mind.

Peace & Love

~Kasheera