Nutritious Feeds: 20 Wellness Experts on Social Media
Incorporating healthy changes into your everyday life can be a major challenge, especially when there’s no one to hold you accountable. When you’re in this situation, social media can be a helpful source of encouragement.
However, trying to find the right person to follow is an entirely new endeavor of its own. So, whether you’re looking for recipe inspiration or exercise motivation, these social media experts can support you with your goals.
Piera Bonventre
Piera Bonventre focuses on the medicinal and preventative aspects of healthy food. Her blog is filled with tips on curing everyday ailments with accessible natural remedies rather than medicine. She explains that simple ingredients such as ginger, licorice root and probiotics can assist in preventing the onset of everyday ailments like headaches and indigestion.
Where to find Piera: Twitter
David Frenkiel
The world of healthy food bloggers can feel redundant, but Green Kitchen Stories is a breath of fresh air. David Frenkiel, his wife Luise and their daughter Elsa are the authors of this vegetarian blog, which overflows with outstanding food photography that’ll make you hungry just from looking. David and Luise are also the author of two cookbooks, Green Kitchen Travels and Vegetarian Everyday.
Where to Find David: Facebook
Erin Motz
The Bad Yogi club is a refreshing approach to the sometimes elitist lifestyle perpetuated by yoga. Started by Erin Motz, The Bad Yoga Club blog helps bring yoga to everyone — especially those who don’t fit into the standard yoga culture — with a refreshing balance of humor, honesty and advice.
Motz is a strong proponent of individualism, and in one post she writes, “Being alone will almost force you to learn the nooks and crannies of your soul, and that is something no one else would be able to do for you.”
Where to find Erin: Instagram and Facebook
Robin Arzon
This former lawyer has carved out an influential following in the fitness space. Robin Arzon is a head coach at private cycling studio Peloton, and she’s also an ultramarathon runner and the author of the book Shut Up & Run.
After being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as an adult, Arzon has become an inspiration for many people who don’t want to let illnesses hold them back. She writes: “Trust your struggle. There’s always light through the cracks. Find inspiration online, from friends and family, from the community, and it will reinforce your power.”
Where to find Robin: Instagram and Twitter
Sophie Gray
Sophie Gray’s unrelentingly positive lifestyle is contagious. In a post on beating stress through good nutrition, Gray writes, “When you’re exposed to stress your cortisol and adrenaline levels shoot up, your serotonin levels fall and the rest of your hormones also fall out of balance.” She adds that healthy fats and food can help people overcome this challenge.
Where to find Sophie: Instagram and Facebook
McKel Hill
Dietician nutritionist McKel Hill makes nutrition fun and accessible. In addition to sharing her whole-food, plant-based recipes, Hill also provides nutrition and general wellness advice — tips such as how to add more whole foods to your diet and how to de-stress in just 10 minutes.
Hill promotes healthy living inside and out, and writes, “Regardless of how healthy you eat and how much exercise you get in, there are ways we need to reset mentally and emotionally to help optimize our health.”
Where to find McKel: Instagram
Taryn Brumfitt
Taryn Brumfitt has made it her mission to improve body positivity among women and girls. With her community Body Image Movement and her film Embrace, she accomplishes exactly that. Taryn created and directed the movie, which catalyzed a global movement around the idea that bodies are not ornaments, but means of accomplishing one’s dreams.
Her approach to wellness is essential in an image-obsessed world. As she writes, “Negative body image is an issue that can seep into the very essence of your being, leaving you feeling disconnected from yourself and changing the way that you interact with others.”
Where to find Taryn: Facebook and Instagram
Michael Stone
Michael Stone’s work combines community organizing, social activism and Buddhist meditation. Stone started his practice because he wanted to bring people together in pursuit of positive change. Stone’s Twitter feed is topped up with blog posts, mindfulness podcasts and his own YouTube videos.
Whether you’re looking to ease mental anxiety or improve sleep and energy, Michael Stone is a solid resource for those seeking wellness tips.
Where to find Michael: Twitter and Facebook
Jessica Fishman Levinson
Have you ever wanted to add more healthy food to your diet, but were intimidated by the idea of restricting calories? Then Jessica Levinson is sure to ease your mind. Levinson’s NYC-based nutrition company, Nutritioulicious, has countless food and drink recipes that show how to eat an omnivorous diet in a balanced and healthy way.
Levinson stresses that proper nutrition is not about cutting things out, but rather “enjoying nutritious and delicious food and learning how to balance all the pleasures in life one bite at a time.”
Where to find Jessica: Facebook and Twitter
Gina Eykemans
Looking for an exciting and adventurous approach to grain-free living? Give Gina Eykemans a follow. Eykemans infuses her recipes with humor and lightheartedness. Her recipes are simple and filled with everyday ingredients, so if you’re looking for a healthy upgrade to recipes like soups, quiches and sides, she’s got you covered.
Where to find Gina: Facebook and Pinterest
Cari Draft
As the founder of EcoTrek Fitness, Cari Draft helps Michigan residents stay fit and healthy. She hosts group strength training and cardio sessions and one-on-one personal training services.
While Draft’s healthy lifestyle services are based in the Great Lakes State, her social media provide recipes, tips and motivation that everyone can use.
Where to find Cari: Twitter and Facebook
Toby Amidor
Many popular wellness blogs stress the importance of plant-based and vegan diets. While beneficial for some, not everyone wants to give up animal products in pursuit of healthy living. That’s where Toby Amidor, author of The Greek Yogurt Kitchen, comes in.
Amidor is a huge proponent of the benefits of dairy products, with Greek yogurt coming out on top. Tips on eating healthy while traveling and explorations of the organic food debate are some examples of what Amidor writes about.
Where to find Toby: Twitter
Rachel Kaczynski
Rachel Kaczynski’s main goal is to help millennial women forgo guilt and discover joy and fulfillment around eating. A core part of this initiative is to end dieting and restrictive eating (and the body-shaming and guilt that are usually accompanied by these tactics).
In alignment with these goals, her blog is much more focused on achieving a joyful and happy lifestyle rather than on recipe creation or meal prep.
Where to find Rachel: Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
Jessica Sepel
It can be hard to sort through the wealth of health and nutrition information available to them on the internet, but Jessica Sepel is quickly gaining popularity for her no-nonsense approach to clearing up this confusion. Sepel’s down-to-Earth posts are much appreciated in a space that sometimes feels exclusive.
Where to find Jessica: Instagram and Facebook
Meagan Visser
Growing Up Herbal is a natural living lifestyle blog penned by Meagan Visser. It’s focused on the remedial benefits of herbs, organic food and natural ingredients. Visser uses her knowledge as a registered nurse to craft non-toxic DIYs and eco-friendly remedies to common ailments.
Growing Up Herbal stands out from other natural living blogs because she also includes tips on organic gardening and foraging, taking self-sufficiency and sustainability to a whole new level.
Where to find Meagan: Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook
Sarah Britton
Sarah Britton started the My New Roots blog as an effort to share her knowledge of holistic nutrition. Britton’s blog has an extensive collection of mouthwatering recipes, which often boast creative names like Macaroni ‘N’ Tease and Fantastic Falafel Waffles. If you’re looking for some serious clean eating without sacrificing taste, definitely give Britton a follow.
Where to find Sarah: Facebook and Instagram
Cara Comini
On the Health, Home, and Happiness blog, Cara Comini shows parents and grandparents how to lead healthy families. The recipes on her blog are all grain-free, making it a great resource for those who have grain sensitivities or are looking to explore a grain-free lifestyle.
Comini also advocates for greater knowledge about the connection between the gut and mental health, so you’ll find information on that topic here.
Where to find Cara: Facebook
Jenny McGruther
Author of the website Nourished Kitchen, Jenny McGruther leads an online community focused on whole food recipes and natural body and home care products. McGruther’s philosophy is centered around real, simple food, including pasture-raised, grass-fed meats, raw dairy and wild-caught fish.
Likewise, her advice is straightforward and simple: “Eat foods that you enjoy and that give you pleasure. Eat them without guilt or shame, and enjoy them. Try new things so that you learn to enjoy new flavors, foods and cuisines.”
Where to find Jenny: Instagram and Pinterest
Monica Reinagel
If you’re interested in the latest news on nutrition and healthy food, you’ll enjoy the work of Monica Reinagel. In addition to recipes and research findings, Reinagel shares insightful articles that appear to the everyday health-conscious person. From how to find the optimal time for your workout to how certain foods can promote better sleep, Reinagel takes a science-backed approach to all of her writing.
Where to find Monica: Facebook and Twitter
images by: Jill Wellington, Silvia & Frank
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