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House Spice
A big part of making healthy eating approachable and easy is making sure it actually tastes good! I like to play around with different seasonings and love fresh herbs this time of year but I also like to mix up this "House Spice" as a go-to for when I don't feel like...
Are Stress & Inflammation Causing Your Weight Gain?
Calorie counting, watching portion size, exercising more, and consuming foods “in moderation.” If you have tried losing weight in the past 50 years, you likely used any or all of these methods, right? A large degree of weight loss advice continues to be along those...
Green Goddess Zoodles
This recipe is actually a sneak peak into a collection of recipes I am including in a course I'm currently working on. The course will be your roadmap to help you lose unwanted pounds, regain energy, improve sleep, improve digestion, and work to regulate your...
Orange and Roasted Beet Salad – with Maple Balsamic Dressing
This is another non-specific ingredient list. Salads don't need exact amounts of things, in my opinion! So just throw in some of each ingredient (and add others if you're feelin' it) and call it a day!Ingredients: 2 - 3 beets. Or however many you want to roast....
Show yourself some grace
If you're anything like me, you've probably run the gamut of emotions during this last month or so. Depending on the day, or even hour, I may feel fine and content, or annoyed, sad, or frustrated. How about you? I was just emailing with a friend about how important it...
Balsamic Braised Crispy Chicken Thighs
Again, I think I say this on most recipe posts I do - I'm not a food photographer. I know I could do more to make pictures look nicer but quite frankly I'm usually hungry and trying to eat dinner while it's still warm! This wasn't the prettiest thing and I sadly had...
Lotsa Green Stuff Salad
If you're feeling like you need a little extra fresh green stuff in your diet these days, this spring-time salad can do the trick! You could skip the ice bath cooling part and serve this warm if you wanted to or just follow the directions to serve it cooled. Either...
Healthy fats are great, but only if you can absorb them!
Healthy fats are an essential part of a whole foods, health-promoting diet. There are two specific fatty acids (LA and ALA) that are so essential that we must get them from our diet. There are many other fatty acids that we can technically synthesize on our own given...
Why is it SO hard to stop eating sugar?
We all KNOW we shouldn’t eat too much sugar. But why does it have to be so hard to stop?? Considering that excess sugar consumption is a key player in developing heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, weight gain, depression, inflammation, and weakening the...
Prepare Your Immune System for Battle
A healthy and robust immune system is essential for staying healthy year-round but especially when you have a higher chance of being exposed to various sicknesses. There are a few key nutrients I want to highlight that are important to a healthy immune system that we...