Nuvitru Wellness Blog

why you don't need milk
Nutrition
Lahana Vigliano

Why Ditching Milk Is Needed

You’ll hear it everywhere – milk does the body good! But, what if I told you that you needed to be ditching milk? What I’m going to be talking about today is NOT the milk you get farm-fresh that isn’t pasteurized. That can be some

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sweet potato bread
Sweets
Lahana Vigliano

Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Bread

Autumn means another healthy bread recipe made with a fall favorite….GLUTEN-FREE SWEET POTATO BREAD! 🙂 I made this for my weekly bible study group & the ladies gave me positive feedback on it (and so did my little girl!). Always a mom-win when you can

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halloween stuffed peppers
Beef
Lahana Vigliano

Halloween Stuffed Peppers

Nothing like a cute little Halloween stuffed peppers to celebrate the end of October! Is it just me or has this year FLOWN by?! We will be celebrating Thanksgiving & Christmas before you know it! Until then, enjoy this delicious real food holiday edition recipe

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chicken curry
Poultry
Lahana Vigliano

Chicken Curry

I love this dish because it just warms my belly! Plus, I love incorporating turmeric in whatever I can and curry is all about that turmeric! 🙂 The pre-made seasoning curry that I use I got from Target’s Simply Balanced Organic brand. This is a

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non toxic granite cleaner
Beauty/Household
Lahana Vigliano

Homemade Granite Cleaner {Easy, Non-Toxic}

I live in the kitchen. All the time. I’m cooking or cleaning or even doing my work in the kitchen. It is truly my place in the house. It’s also the first room I look at it when we are searching for renting or buying

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top healthy travel snacks
Nutrition
Lahana Vigliano

Top Nine travel Snacks

Did you know there is such a thing as healthy nutrient dense travel snacks? This past weekend, my husband and I did some traveling to good ol’ Austin, TX. The last time we went we were there for Paleo f(x) and completely fell in love

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pumpkin oatmeal bake
Breakfast
Lahana Vigliano

Pumpkin Oatmeal Bake {Gluten Free}

With all these pumpkin recipes, I’ve been going through cans of it in my house! But I just can’t help myself! I haven’t made an oatmeal bake in about a month, so I felt that I was due for one, specifically a pumpkin oatmeal bake.

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benefits of frankincense
Beauty/Household
Lahana Vigliano

Frankincense Essential Oil Health Benefits

Frankincense – one of the herbs that was given as a gift to baby Jesus from the three wise men. You’ll realize just how wise they were when you learn about frankincense essential oil! A powerful, anti-inflammatory, health promoting essential oil that I just can’t get

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healthy halloween gummy candy
Holidays/Seasons
Lahana Vigliano

Immune Boosting Gummy Worms {Spooky Halloween Edition}

BOO! It’s Halloween season! Which means it’s time to have some fun and get creative in the kitchen. Not only are these immune boosting gummy worms perfect specifically for Halloween coming up, but they can be made throughout the year to provide a healthy immune

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homemade elderberry syrup, benefits of elderberry
Natural Remedies
Lahana Vigliano

Easy Homemade Elderberry Syrup

Elderberry syrup sure has gained popularity within the past couple of years. It’s immune boosting and virus fighting properties have gained all the attention. This is also a perfect yummy supplement that I give my kids to help keep their health in tip-top shape and

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maca root for sex drive, natural libido enhancer
Natural Remedies
Lahana Vigliano

Low Sex Drive, Depression, and Stress

Looking for a supplement to help balance low sex drive + hormones, increase libido, decrease depression, and helps you adapt to your stressful lifestyle? Maca root is a regularly consumed superfood by people in the Andes. While this is a food staple for them, for us

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gluten free pumpkin pancakes
Breakfast
Lahana Vigliano

Pumpkin Pancakes

Because you know you want some pumpkin pancakes this fall! Sunday morning comes along & I’m just itching to make some delicious pancakes for the family. Topped with some grass-fed butter and maple syrup. You just can’t deny that! I’ve found that the last couple

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carrot fries
Plant-Based
Lahana Vigliano

Carrot Fries

I LOVE how simple this recipe is! It’s a perfect side dish for many other recipes, but one of my favorites is a grass-fed burger. Instead of using the potato version of fries, I love to mix it up and use carrot fries!   Carrots

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clean laundry
Beauty/Household
Lahana Vigliano

Save Money AND Have Healthy Laundry

Writing the title made me giggle. Laundry can be healthy? YES! There are tons of household products that can be toxic for us. Did you know that our skin is super absorbent and what we put on it can be absorbed into our body? This can

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rosemary garlic whole roasted chicken
Poultry
Lahana Vigliano

Slow Cooked Garlic Whole Chicken

Only a handful of ingredients, but a massive amount of flavor in this delicious WHOLE chicken! A couple things I want to point out to you first : 1) Buying a whole chicken is one of the cheapest ways to buy chicken. When you try

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benefits of cold brew
Nutrition
Lahana Vigliano

Is Cold Brew Coffee All The Hype?

Most Americans are coffee drinkers. Or should I say coffee addicts? I mean we love our coffee! Just recently has my palate adapted to coffee. For years (even after having kids), I never drank coffee. Then, my sister-in-law and her coffee entered the picture and I

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chimichurri steak
Plant-Based
Lahana Vigliano

Chimichurri Sauce

I’m not even joking when I say that I felt like I was at a five star restaurant in my own home when I was eating this grass-fed steak topped with chimichurri. My tastebuds literally exploded and my mouth is just salivating just thinking about

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how to reduce belly fat
Nutrition
Lahana Vigliano

Strugglin’ With Belly Fat?

I think we’ve all dealt with this issue at one point or another – if you haven’t, you are lucky! Even after having two beautiful babies, I’ve had my share of a little belly fat. This blog really won’t focus on post-pregnancy mama’s because…..well it’s

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gluten free pumpkin chip cookies
Sweets
Lahana Vigliano

Pumpkin Pie Cookies

Oh, the deliciousness of pumpkin pie cookies! I love that these cookies aren’t super sweet, but sweet enough. I also love how my daughter, who is a seriously picky eater, loves these and she is getting an important veggie – PUMPKIN! Mom win, for sure!

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banana chocolate chip pancakes, gluten free
Breakfast
Lahana Vigliano

Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Ready for some banana chocolate chip pancakes? One of my favorite gluten-free, grain-free flours is COCONUT FLOUR! Now coconut flour is interesting because it can definitely make something dry if you don’t add enough liquid. So, I tread carefully when I use it. Luckily with

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parasite cleanse
Natural Remedies
Lahana Vigliano

Parasite Health Effects

I know intestinal parasites aren’t the most glamorous thing to talk about, but did you they are more common than you think? They can steal your nutrition and health! I just want to quickly go over some parasite health effects, common symptoms from having intestinal

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benefits of cryotherapy
Natural Remedies
Lahana Vigliano

Can 3 Minutes of Cryotherapy Improve Your Health?

The 60 seconds before I hopped into a chamber of -240 degrees F – I debated if I have temporarily lost my mind. I mean, I’m a complete baby with cold pool water and I was about to literally stand in -240 degrees for THREE

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naturally healing anxiety
Natural Remedies
Lahana Vigliano

Kicking Anxiety Out Of Your Life Naturally

We’ve all been there. Anxious at one point or another. It’s a real pain in the butt. Panic attacks, short of breath, stomach problems, heart palpitations, anxiety has a way of showing its ugly face in many ways. Anxiety is the most common mental illness

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gluten free banana oatmeal pancake
Breakfast
Lahana Vigliano

Banana Oatmeal Pancakes (Gluten-free!)

 I woke up in the mood for pancakes, particularly banana oatmeal pancakes. I wanted to hop out of my comfort zone of always using almond flour and coconut flour. So I decided to grind up some organic rolled oats and use that as a flour.

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pesto zucchini noodles
Plant-Based
Lahana Vigliano

Zucchini Pesto Noodles

I’m a zucchini pesto-lover. Completely. I love it SO much. I haven’t been able to get my hands on good ready-made pesto in a long time. It’s either too expensive or it uses inflammatory oils or additives. I finally found a good one at Fresh

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how to avoid comparison to others
Podcast
Lahana Vigliano

Comparing Yourself To Others

With this world of social media and highlight reels, it’s really easy to start comparing yourself to others. It’s an awful cycle to get yourself in + if I’m being honest, we’ve all been there. We alllllll have fallen/can fall prey to this cycle of

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turmeric black pepper, cooking hacks
Nutrition
Lahana Vigliano

Cooking Hacks That Can Change The Food You Eat

If you are wondering how the heck some cooking hacks can change the food you eat, bear with me. I’ll be short and sweet. How you cook impacts the nutrition in the food! Simple, right? Certain methods of cooking, like with high heat cooking, can

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pharmaceutical to holistic health
Podcast
Lahana Vigliano

Pharmaceutical Sales To Holistic Junkie

We are delighted to have Stephanie Newton on our show this week! She went from pharmaceutical sales to holistic junkie! She is fantastic and passionate about a holistic lifestyle with nutrition, meditation, spirituality, and homeopathic medicine. We are covering her journey and going into a

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