Gaby and Bjargey

Gaby and Bjargey
Two Michigan girls, who enjoy experiencing the world. Currently based in Iceland, Toned and Traveled is the go ­to travel and lifestyle blog for women who are looking for tips and advice on traveling, health and wellness, and life.
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Exploring Phoenix Arizona

There is nothing like a spring-break getaway after experiencing a polar vortex in the city. With an upcoming business trip in Arizona, David and I decided to take a couple extra days to explore, relax and warm up! Our original plans included sightseeing and hiking the Grand Canyon and Sedona, but due to colder weather,…

How to Start Cycle Syncing

If you have followed me on social media for the past year, you may have learned a new phrase: Cycle Syncing. Although, Cycle Syncing has been around for thousands of years – it is the most natural form of birth control and regulating hormonal issues. I learned about Cycle Syncing shortly after learning I had…

How to Listen to Your Body

How well do you know your body? It is something I think about on the daily. If there is one thing I always say to myself on repeat, it is “listen to your body, Gaby.” I have become more body conscience by paying attention to the signals my body sends out when I go off…

My Favorite Products at the Moment

Over the past couple months, I have been experimenting with different products and brands that do not irritate my skin, helps regulate my hormones and boosting my energy levels! There has been a lot of trial and error, but I have felt a significant difference when aligning these products with my everyday lifestyle. Many of…

Better Than Coffee: Cacao Smoothie

Do you start your morning with a smoothie? Do you put colorful fruit and dairy in the blender and then mix it all up? Well, I hate sounding like negative Nancy, but you are downing pure sugar and may be spiking your glycemic and insulin levels. Now, I am not saying fruit smoothies are completely…

Christmas Vacation: Grenada

Forget National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Where did we stay? Mt. Hartman Bay Estate How did we travel? When you travel with 20 people, it is easier to fly private. How long did it take? From Detroit to Grenada, it is a 6 hour flight. How long did we stay? 17 days How many people came on…

How to Boost Your Immunity

It’s that time of year again, the weather is colder, the hours in the day seem shorter and for some reason everyone you know is getting sick. Now is the perfect time to start to take care of yourself and strengthening your immunity. I am the queen of running myself down. I keep pushing myself…

We’re Engaged!

On November 7, 2017, I became the most luckiest girl in the world. David and I had plans to see Hamilton downtown that night. When I arrived to the apartment he was dripping in sweat, when I asked him what was wrong he casually said it was “too warm” in the apartment. I still had…

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