by Stefani Ruper | May 30, 2019 | Blog, Body, Disordered Eating, Fasting, Feminism, Fertility, Fitness, Hormones, Libido, Paleo Diet Basics, Weight Loss
One of the more esoteric but much beloved tools in the paleo dieter’s tool-kit is intermittent fasting. What is intermittent fasting? I.F. is the practice of maintaining overall caloric intake while consuming those calories in fewer meals or in reduced... 
by Stefani Ruper | Jul 23, 2015 | Feminism, Self-love
Cellulite is a very natural part of the female body! Female hormones cause layers of the skin to fold differently over fatty tissue than male hormones do. This causes the majority of women to have cellulite. Period. End of story. Even women who are incredibly thin... by Stefani Ruper | Jul 10, 2014 | Blog, Body Image, Disordered Eating, Feminism, Self-love
Loving your body is one of those things you are supposed to do. You are supposed to cherish it. You are supposed to appreciate it. You are supposed to enjoy looking at it in the mirror. We are all supposed to do these things. Hell, I’ve written a whole... 
by Stefani Ruper | Jun 5, 2014 | Blog, Body, Body Image, Disordered Eating, Fasting, Feminism, Fertility, Fitness, Hormones, Self-love, Stress, Weight Loss
The following post is written by a lovely and powerful new voice in the body love scene. Her name is Madelyn, and she used to be a body builder. I first came across Madelyn’s work I believe at some point in 2013. To be honest, I wasn’t a fan. I was... 
by Stefani Ruper | Mar 20, 2014 | Blog, Body Image, Disordered Eating, Feminism, Self-love
First, let me say: thank you, community. After just 24 hours on Amazon shelves, Sexy by Nature was already #1 in one of it’s listed categories, “whole foods.” I couldn’t do this without you. Your love and support is incredible, and as I drove... 
by Stefani Ruper | Feb 27, 2014 | Blog, Body Image, Disordered Eating, Feminism, Self-love
Today, I stared at myself in the bathroom mirror of Barnes and Noble for an embarrassingly long amount of time. Three minutes. Five. Ten. Why? Yesterday I finally “caved” – I went to the thrift store and bought a whole new set of pants, having barely...