My Multiple Sclerosis Journey Note: My MS story is divided into a 5 part blog post. If you missed part 1, 2 and 3, click on the links below before reading part 4.My MS Story Part 1 My MS Story Part 2 My MS Story Part 3 My MS Story Part 4 The Spiritual … [Read more...]
Ivy's Blog
Ivy's Blog is the personal health, fusion fitness and clean eating blog of author Ivy Larson. Ivy's interest in healthy living was sparked by her diagnosis with multiple sclerosis in 1998 at the age of twenty-two.
My MS Story – Part 3
My 20 Year Journey Living with Multiple Sclerosis Note: My MS story is divided into a 5 part blog post. Click the links below if you missed parts 1 and 2.My MS Story Part 1 My MS Story Part 2Clearing Negative Emotional "Blockages" Helps Heal the Body Thanks to … [Read more...]
My MS Story – Part 4
Note: My MS story is divided into a 5 part blog post. If you missed part 1, 2 and 3, click on the links below before reading part 4.My MS Story Part 1 My MS Story Part 2 My MS Story Part 3My 9-Step Plan for Keeping My Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms In Remission for … [Read more...]
My MS Story – Part 2
Note: My MS story is divided into a 5 part blog post. Click HERE if you missed part 1. For two decades now, whenever I start to tell my "MS story", I always begin with the movie theater incident. The movie theater incident was the official beginning of my MS journey. It … [Read more...]
My MS Story – Part 1
My Holistic Approach to Living with Multiple Sclerosis for 20 Years It's hard to believe twenty years have passed since I had my first MS (multiple sclerosis) flare-up in 1998 at the age of twenty-two. For over 20 years, I have kept my MS symptoms in remission without the need to take any … [Read more...]
Clean Cuisine on The Doctors TV Show
It was an incredible honor to be invited to share my 20-year MS (multiple sclerosis) health journey along with three of the recipes from my newly released Clean Cuisine Cookbook on the Doctors TV Show a few weeks ago. What an amazing experience! I thought it would be fun to not only share the … [Read more...]
My Vitamin D Deficiency Story (It Happened Even Though I Was Supplementing)
If I can have a vitamin D deficiency story, then trust me, anyone can. I wanted my husband, a physician, to write this blog post (see below) on how a vitamin D deficiency can occur even if you are supplementing with a high dose of 5,000 IU's. But first, for those of you who may be new to Clean … [Read more...]
DIM: The Estrogen Balancing Supplement for Women Over 40
If you are a woman over 40 years old, chances are you could greatly benefit from an estrogen balancing supplement called DIM, (diindolylmethane.) A food-based compound found in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and Brussel’s sprouts, studies have shown DIM has the … [Read more...]
5 Takeaways from “The Beauty of Dirty Skin” Book by Whitney Bowe, MD
If you have even the slightest skin concern then you will want to know about Whitney Bowe, M.D., the author of The Beauty of Dirty Skin. This is NOT just about vanity by the way.Because if your skin is inflamed, your gut is inflamed. If your gut is inflamed then chances are your whole body is … [Read more...]
20 Years of Clean Eating (What Has Worked For Me)
It's hard to believe, but twenty years have passed since I started my clean eating lifestyle. I have been eating clean for almost half of my life now. I wanted to write this blog post because at 42-years old, I feel I have had enough life experience to weigh in on the factors that I believe are most … [Read more...]
Motivation After Tragedy: Chatting with the Author of “True Grit and Grace”
One morning several weeks ago I was in the kitchen about to go for a jog when I was stopped in my tracks after Megyn Kelly on the Today Show announced who her next guest would be. Amberly Lago, a former dancer and mom who had overcome a horrific tragedy involving severing her femoral … [Read more...]
My Lymphatic Drainage Massage Detox Experience (Plus Q+A)
I've known about lymphatic drainage massage for many years now but I didn't really know the benefits or even how it worked. I had never experienced one either. However, knowing lymphatic drainage massage existed turned out to be a huge help!REASON for Lymphatic Drainage Massage #1 One … [Read more...]
DEBBY’S CLEAN EATING JOURNEY WEEK 3: Learning A New Dance (and Cupcakes Can’t Dance!)
This guest blog is written by Debby Gans as part of a series on her journey toward clean eating (Read Week 1 and Week 2)Benji Flies AwayIt has been an epic week! I wish I could say I was referring to my recently established clean eating lifestyle, but I am not. Given the … [Read more...]
Clean Cuisine Power AirFryer Oven GIVEAWAY Contest
****Note: Scroll to the bottom of this blog post to enter the Power AirFryer GIVEAWAY contest***Frying is back but without all the fat. A different way to get all that! I think we can all admit that fried food tastes good. Real good. One of my girlfriends hails from Boston's North End, and … [Read more...]
Infrared Sauna Benefits (and Why We Bought One For Our Home)
If you have been hearing the buzz about infrared sauna benefits and wondering if there's any science to back it up, the answer is yes! Since I am under a major deadline for my cookbook, I asked my husband to use his medical background to research infrared sauna benefits in the medical literature and … [Read more...]
