Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Product Review: Yogi Healthy Fasting Tea

I am a HUGE tea fanatic. While those of you salivate over that triple shot grande mocha latte, I am salivating over my simple tasty cup of tea. I've never been much of a coffee drinker as I find that it makes me crash horribly so I stay away from it as much as possible. Tea, on the other hand, is my bestie!

For my introductory Product Review series, I'll be reviewing my favorite tea at the moment which is Yogi Fasting Tea. I'll explain why I absolutely love it in a moment but first:


Picture Source: Yogi Products


Thursday, January 23, 2014

5 O' Clock Fasting Challenge





I'm currently on a 40-day fast along with several members of my church as an homage to Jesus' 40 day fast in the Bible. He refused food and water for his fast and while I'm not going as far as he did (I couldn't last a day without water!), I choose not to eat between 5 am-5 pm daily. This is known as an intermittent fast.

Well what the heck is that?


Wednesday, January 22, 2014

What is The Fruitful Bohemian?

Oh man, where do I start?

Well, My name is Darlene (call me DeeDee) and I'm a natura-holic. And it's freaking awesome!

I'm overly passionate about eating healthy and using gentle products that come from natural sources when it comes to taking care of myself. Now I don't always follow my own rules sometimes and I'm not perfect. But I see it as a never-ending journey towards achieving wholesomeness and simplicity in every day life. Yep, I know I sound really hippie-ish and idealistic but it's the truth.

I once lived on a hippie commune in rural Missouri for a year. From that experience, I learned how to grow my own food, plant medicinal herbs, cook from scratch (still a work in progress) and just how to be content living with less resources rather than always striving for more. Being out in nature and relying on 60 other like-minded individuals who also cared about the environment and being in control of their health was very inspiring to me and gave birth to me becoming a sort of bohemian health nut.

Picture Source: Harvard Health Publications Medical School