I heart all things pumpkin: pumpkin curry, smoothies, breads, muffins, cookies, ice cream, pie, beer. Whoops on those last few, but I do enjoy some sweets from time to time. Moderation. Pumpkin is high in fiber, antioxidants, and the carotenoids that give it the orange color.
All of the above, save for the beer, I’ve managed [...]
I hereby declare food of the week to be mushrooms. I love mushrooms. There are so many varieties and so much to say about these little fungi. They are delicious added to soups, salads, stir-frys, or sauteed up in butter or olive oil.
Recently, mushrooms have been getting a lot of press for their anti-cancer and [...]
Ever wonder what a holistic nutritionist’s pantry looks like? Let’s have a tour.
Inside my cupboards you’ll find mason jars filled with gluten-free grains and flours (I don’t use plastic and recommend you don’t, either). Cupboard A contains jars of the following:
-oats
-quinoa
-flaxseeds. I’ll grind them using a coffee grinder (good to grind spices too) right before [...]
This time, let’s hit a little closer to home. Let’s look at supposed “health foods” that aren’t. Leave it to the food industry to make junk out of a healthy food. Last time, we saw how this happens with yogurt: just add fructose & aspartame! Plain, cultured yogurt is fine, but let’s leave the modified [...]
Did you miss our live call tonight? If you have heartburn, bloating, candida, or suffer from constipation, click this link for a free tele-seminar with holistic nutritionists Karen Diggs and myself. We discuss problems & solutions:
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We’ll address the top 3 digestive complaints and how to get rid of them for good! Plus, bonus tips you can use right away to get on the good digestion path. This call is for you if you struggle with heartburn, bloating, irregularity, or indigestion. The call will be [...]
I hear a very common complaint from clients: “I get so tired at 3pm.” or “I have terrible sugar cravings, especially after I eat or in the afternoon and evening time.” Is this you? Read on.
Sugar cravings occur for a number of reasons. Could be hormonal. Most commonly, it means you haven’t properly managed your [...]
I adapted this recipe from The Garden of Eating, one of my favorite cookbooks for nourishing recipes. Packed with tons of good lifestyle info, too! This is a great recipe for Fall; it has yummy root vegetables, and the addition of kombu seaweed makes it high in the trace minerals that are so lacking in [...]
Period pain can range from pesky to debilitating. Many women take the Pill just to relieve menstrual cramping and heavy bleeding. While this treatment may be effective, the Pill can lead to long-term hormonal imbalance and estrogen dominance, which may predispose some to hormone related cancers, such as breast cancer. Estrogen dominance means that there [...]
Kefir is a fermented beverage (usually made with milk) that is slightly tangy and offers millions more gut-friendly probiotics than yogurt. Probiotics help to recolonize your intestines with good bacteria, and they keep the bad bacteria that may cause yeast infections or sugar cravings in check. If you drink it several times a day, it [...]