The Wholesome Journal

Eating to Reduce Acne: Healthy Pores Are More than Skin Deep

Eating to Reduce Acne: Healthy Pores Are More than Skin Deep

Wholesome Story Dietitian Nutritionist | Justine Bender | RDN, LD

We’ve all seen the stereotype played out in countless films and TV shows, a beautiful, image-obsessed woman is admiring herself in the mirror when, *shock and horror* she finds her...

Eating to Reduce Acne: Healthy Pores Are More than Skin Deep

We’ve all seen the stereotype played out in countless films and TV shows, a beautiful, image-obsessed woman is admiring herself in the mirror when, *shock and horror* she finds her...

We’ve all seen the stereotype played out in countless films...

The Blood Glucose Level-Fertility Connection:  How High Blood Sugars Can Contribute to Infertility

The Blood Glucose Level-Fertility Connection: How High Blood Sugars Can Contribute to Infertility

Wholesome Story Dietitian Nutritionist | Justine Bender | RDN, LD

How Is This Even A Thing? We’ve all been told that chronic hyperglycemia (high blood glucose levels) is bad for our health. We’ve known people who’ve had, or perhaps even...

The Blood Glucose Level-Fertility Connection: How High Blood Sugars Can Contribute to Infertility

How Is This Even A Thing? We’ve all been told that chronic hyperglycemia (high blood glucose levels) is bad for our health. We’ve known people who’ve had, or perhaps even...

How Is This Even A Thing? We’ve all been told...

Our Favorite Winter Recipes

Our Favorite Winter Recipes

Wholesome Story Dietitian Nutritionist | Justine Bender | RDN, LD

  Whether you’re waiting for the sun to poke out from behind the rainclouds, counting the days until the ice begins to melt, or simply enjoying some cooler weather for...

Our Favorite Winter Recipes

  Whether you’re waiting for the sun to poke out from behind the rainclouds, counting the days until the ice begins to melt, or simply enjoying some cooler weather for...

  Whether you’re waiting for the sun to poke out...

Beat the Bloat – Foods that Support Healthy Digestive Function

Beat the Bloat – Foods that Support Healthy Digestive Function

Wholesome Story Dietitian Nutritionist | Justine Bender | RDN, LD

Well, we made it through the holidays and if you’re like us, you may be feeling a bit…irregular. Holiday foods are wonderful and festive, but they can really wreak havoc...

Beat the Bloat – Foods that Support Healthy Digestive Function

Well, we made it through the holidays and if you’re like us, you may be feeling a bit…irregular. Holiday foods are wonderful and festive, but they can really wreak havoc...

Well, we made it through the holidays and if you’re...

Antioxidants – Their Role in the Body and Why They Matter So Much

Antioxidants – Their Role in the Body and Why They Matter So Much

Wholesome Story Dietitian Nutritionist | Justine Bender | RDN, LD

It seems like every time someone markets a healthy food or supplement, they highlight one particular quality, “Antioxidant Power!” Now, that’s all well and good, but for some of us...

Antioxidants – Their Role in the Body and Why They Matter So Much

It seems like every time someone markets a healthy food or supplement, they highlight one particular quality, “Antioxidant Power!” Now, that’s all well and good, but for some of us...

It seems like every time someone markets a healthy food...

Ancient Knowledge – How Our Foremothers Practiced Medicine with Herbs

Ancient Knowledge – How Our Foremothers Practiced Medicine with Herbs

Wholesome Story Dietitian Nutritionist | Justine Bender | RDN, LD

A Dedication From the earliest times, and in all cultures, women have played the role of healer in their communities.1 Often underappreciated, and universally underrecognized in modern times, women have...

Ancient Knowledge – How Our Foremothers Practiced Medicine with Herbs

A Dedication From the earliest times, and in all cultures, women have played the role of healer in their communities.1 Often underappreciated, and universally underrecognized in modern times, women have...

A Dedication From the earliest times, and in all cultures,...