Jasmine Jafferali grew up an overweight child and drinking pop (yes, she's from Chicago) and made many lifestyle changes along throughout her life. While she doesn't blog for her health, she blogs to inspire you to make positive, healthy changes.

Jasmine began her gluten free diet ventures way before it became trendy. After battling health issues ranging from migraines, GERD, fatigue, bloating and moodiness, her husband asked her to marry him anyways and she went gluten,soy and dairy free ridding all medications and began her path to healing. After her naturopathic medical doctor gave her the green light to begin trying for a family, she was pregnant three weeks later and life as a mom began. She left her job after her daughter was born in 2007 and took a maternity sabbatical to study health, nutrition and healing. She does not claim to be a dietician, classes made her sleepy in college, instead she earned her degree in exercise science for her love of fitness. After landing a job in corporate wellness, she earned her Master's in Public Health and loves belting out statistics about health and proving doctors through research that the right diet can heal. Jasmine calls herself a nutrition detective deciphering labels and educating parents to empower them to eat cleaner and healthier.

After the birth of her son in 2010, she learned know matter how much you do by the books, sometimes you just can't know it all. She is grateful for her son's Sensory Processing Disorder and keeps to a strict diet of various food sensitivities and learning more than she ever thought she would know and is now helping parents whose kids are on the spectrum. Jasmine likes to challenge the medical community, encourages parents to do the same by exercising their patient rights and while she believes there is a time and place for modern medicine, she'll look to alternative methods to health and healing before resorting to drugs.

Jasmine loves to snack and her love of snacking helped her to launch her new app called Snack Smart Solutions, keeping snacks balanced, clean and tasty. You can read her blog and insites about faith, family, food and fitness at Healthy Jasmine

Past articles

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Learning more than just cooking from scratch from generations of the women who came before me
May 13, 2013
A Mother's Day meal with four generations is a reminder of the lessons, in and out of the kitchen, that have been passed down from mom to mom. 

Bedwetting: Is it a sign of bladder allergies?
May 6, 2013
Could your child's bedwetting actually be an allergy? How to find out. 

My favorite gluten-free finds at the Gluten and Allergen Free Expo
April 30, 2013
I headed to the expo on a mission to find the best clean and healthy gluten-free products. 

The long road of figuring out what your child is allergic to
April 22, 2013
Discovering a child's allergy can be quite a journey filled with multiple doctor visits and tests.  

Five ways to reduce your risk for preeclampsia
April 15, 2013
Preeclampsia is one of the more dangerous conditions for both mom and baby and can have long term health effects on the mother. 

Gluten Free and Allergen Free Expo coming to Chicago area this April
April 1, 2013
Does someone in your family have food allergies? Jasmine recommends checking out the expo later this month. 

How moms and dads can raise confident girls
March 25, 2013
Simple tips for parents on how daily activities and conversations can help raise a confident girl. 

What to do when your daughter asks if she looks fat
March 11, 2013
How to react when your daughter starts to hear teasing about weight at school.  

Need healthy snack ideas? There’s an app for that!
March 4, 2013
Healthy snacks are now right at your fingertips. A new snack app takes all the guesswork out of finding the best snacks for the kids -- and yourself. 

How do identify hidden food sensitivities in toddlers and children
February 25, 2013
Learn how to identify the symptoms of a food sensitivity or allergy and help your child live a healthier life.