The Wholesome Journal

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,...

Is Vitex Right for Me?

Is Vitex Right for Me?

Wholesome Story Dietitian Nutritionist | Justine Bender | RDN, LD

First Off, What is Vitex? Vitex, or the Chaste Tree Berry, is the fruit of a shrub indigenous to Western Asia and the Mediterranean. For centuries, this botanical has been...

Is Vitex Right for Me?

First Off, What is Vitex? Vitex, or the Chaste Tree Berry, is the fruit of a shrub indigenous to Western Asia and the Mediterranean. For centuries, this botanical has been...

First Off, What is Vitex? Vitex, or the Chaste Tree...

What Does “Natural” Mean on Food and Supplement Packaging? Maybe Not What You’d Assume

What Does “Natural” Mean on Food and Supplement Packaging? Maybe Not What You’d Assume

Wholesome Story Dietitian Nutritionist | Justine Bender | RDN, LD

Define “Natural” Chances are that if you’re reading this blog, you’re interested in holistic answers to health issues and you probably prefer natural remedies to those steeped in modern science....

What Does “Natural” Mean on Food and Supplement Packaging? Maybe Not What You’d Assume

Define “Natural” Chances are that if you’re reading this blog, you’re interested in holistic answers to health issues and you probably prefer natural remedies to those steeped in modern science....

Define “Natural” Chances are that if you’re reading this blog,...

The Truth About Fertility and Dieting

The Truth About Fertility and Dieting

Wholesome Story Dietitian Nutritionist | Justine Bender | RDN, LD

The connection between the food we eat and our body’s overall health and wellbeing is undeniable. Particularly whole foods – food that’s minimally processed – are powerful allies in supporting...

The Truth About Fertility and Dieting

The connection between the food we eat and our body’s overall health and wellbeing is undeniable. Particularly whole foods – food that’s minimally processed – are powerful allies in supporting...

The connection between the food we eat and our body’s...

Supplements and Whole Foods – Why They Work Better as a Team

Supplements and Whole Foods – Why They Work Better as a Team

Wholesome Story Dietitian Nutritionist | Justine Bender | RDN, LD

Any chance you watched Dexter’s Laboratory when you were a kid? If you did, you may remember a particular episode where Dexter switched homes with a goofy, unintelligent, little boy...

Supplements and Whole Foods – Why They Work Better as a Team

Any chance you watched Dexter’s Laboratory when you were a kid? If you did, you may remember a particular episode where Dexter switched homes with a goofy, unintelligent, little boy...

Any chance you watched Dexter’s Laboratory when you were a...

Healthy Eating for PCOS

Healthy Eating for PCOS

Wholesome Story Dietitian Nutritionist | Justine Bender | RDN, LD

It’s estimated that at least 1 in 10 women of reproductive age in the United States today are living with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), so chances are good that you...

Healthy Eating for PCOS

It’s estimated that at least 1 in 10 women of reproductive age in the United States today are living with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), so chances are good that you...

It’s estimated that at least 1 in 10 women of...

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