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Trusting Culinary Intuition
Over the weekend I baked a killer whole organic chicken. It was so good I took pictures. I’ll blog about that one later of course 🙂 What I ended up doing was taking the bones, putting it in my trusty … Continue reading
Homemade Cough Syrup
My son was up most of last night coughing. He had no fever, just a pretty bad cough and runny nose. This morning I did what I most often recommend to others when they have a cough or chest congestion. … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition, Super Spices
Tagged cayenne, cough, DIY cough syrup, homemade cough syrup, honey, lemon, raw honey, runny nose, water
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Avocado
Yesterday I felt a little strange, hungry and jittery which is not like me. I looked over my day and knew that I had eaten plenty. Even though I had a Chai, it had been a while and I ate … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition
Tagged anti-inflammatory, avocado, cardiovascular health, heart healthy, pepper, romaine, romaine lettuce, sea salt
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A Note on Travel Eating
I was recently posed a question on what to do while staying true to one’s eating plan while traveling for business. This can honestly make or break a person’s commitment to staying on a healthy path, especially if one is … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition
Tagged eggs, fruit, gluten-free traveling, meat, nut butter, oatmeal, real salt, salad, salad in a jar, salt packets, travel eating, travel foods, vegan traveling
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What’s For Breakfast
I’m such a true Foodie 🙂 I LOVE food! I love good and healthy food especially. Whenever I eat I love taking a picture and posting it on Facebook for my friends and sometimes on my business page. This morning … Continue reading
Posted in Favorite Foods, Nutrition
Tagged 5-minute meal, breakfast, brown rice, cilantro, eggs, grass-fed butter, mixed greens, orange, orange tree, raw garlic, side salad, spiced-orange hibiscus, tea
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Agave
I see Agave coming up in the media again, and among people in the “Health” industry. It’s still being advertised as a “safe,” “natural” sweetener for not only people with Diabetes, but others who are looking for “Low Glycemic” sweeteners. … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition
Tagged agave, diabetes, fructose, insulin resistance, liver, liver damage, natural sweeteners
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Comfort Food
Over the weekend I was filming an installment of my upcoming video blog on making a quick version of “Bone Broth.” Now a true “bone broth” is not a quick process but what I learned through this flu phase is … Continue reading
Posted in Balance, Emotions, Favorite Foods, Nutrition
Tagged bone broth, carrots, chicken noodle soup, comfort food, crock pot, grandfather, grandmother, grandparents, onion, sea salt, turmeric
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Simple Soups
What an interesting week it’s been already. My son developed a fever on Tuesday evening and by Wednesday morning it reached 103.1. It went down and up again reaching the highest of 103.8. He was hot, panting and kept drifting … Continue reading
Posted in Balance, Favorite Foods, Nutrition
Tagged comfort foods, crock pot, fever, ginger, olive leaf, quinoa, raw garlic, sick child, split pea soup, split peas, tea, turmeric, water
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Food, Mood, & Your Attitude
How can I keep this short, sweet and digestible, pun intended 🙂 Yes, what we eat is very important. Our bodies are capable of doing amazing things and “healthy,” organic foods can help boost our natural abilities in life, not … Continue reading
Posted in Balance, Emotions, Nutrition
Tagged attitude, eating alone, food, goat cheese salad, isolation, mood, resentment, social
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