Kale Caesar Salad Recipe (Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-Free, Paleo)

Kale Caesar Salad Recipe (Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-Free, Paleo)

If you still haven't ventured into the delicious world known as kale and chard, let me reassure you: there’s a reason for the green food craze! People often ask me for recipes so they can become familiar, and comfortable, with these greens. This recipe is a delicious way to test out the world of kale…

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Guided meditation to reduce stress & anxiety

People who meditate regularly report it helps increase happiness, joy, enthusiasm, stress-resilience, and efficiency in work. They also report less stress and anxiety. Researchers report  meditation benefits our mental health by reducing depression, anxiety and cognition. Studies show it increases gray matter in the brain in ways that helps you better control your thoughts and…

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Your life is a cookbook

A dream is a goal with a date on it and action steps for  achieving it. It's April.  If you're like the majority of people, your New Year's goals are long since forgotten. If there were one goal that you'd resurrect for the Spring, which would you choose? (more…)

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GAPS diet to help brain, gut, mental health

The GAPS diet has worldwide fans who use it to help gut disorders, autism, learning disorders, mood disorders, and mental illness. This is known as Gut and Psychology Syndrome. I asked Penelope Ferguson, a Certified GAPS practitioner and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, to help explain the GAPS diet in a podcast interview (her description below). Gut…

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Leading Nutrition Academy Sells Credibility

File this under #WTF. Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) everywhere are blazing with outrage at the latest devious move by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (the Academy/AND). In a move that would leave thousands of Dietitians feeling betrayed, the Academy's board of directors made a closed-door deal with Kraft cheese. (more…)

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Sinus relief for cold and seasonal allergy

Flowers. Butterflies. Bees. Ahhhh, that's what we love about Spring! Sneezing. Stuffy nose. Fatigue. Is this a cold or Spring allergies? Spring has been in bloom here in Seattle since last month. That's since February. Bees, flies, mosquitoes and yellow jackets have all sprung from their nests already. Already. It's unreal! (more…)

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How a low FODMAPs diet can improve your digestion and IBS

People who have intolerances to FODMAPs foods may suffer gas, bloating, pain, diarrhea, or increased pathogenic bacteria as a result of certain carbohydrates fermenting. The low FODMAPs strategy is a dietary approach that is growing in popularity for IBS sufferers. Many of my patients have found relief when I've helped them through the FODMAP method.…

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