While thyroid disease cannot be prevented or alleviated by diet alone, making thyroid supporting food choices can make a noticeable difference. We abuse our thyroid with refined carbs/processed foods, extreme dieting, and excessive stress when we could be nurturing it with food sources of phytonutrients, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals instead. These nutrients supply our thyroid […]
Picture from Dianne’s Vegan Kitchen This week on my blog, I shared with you my top tips for decoding those mystifying food labels. Whether it be true portion size or hidden sugars, it never feels like you can fully trust the label. There is one simple way around that – simple, do it yourself cooking, […]
Who doesn’t love a good burger? I know I do. What I don’t like though, is the terrible feeling afterward. I remember back in my twenties, when I was living on not such a healthy diet, how I felt after grabbing a burger was pretty awful! It was a brief moment of happiness, followed by […]
Doesn’t it seem like every week there is another controversial food being discussed that leaves you questioning what you can or can’t eat? This week on my blog, I discussed the pros and cons of eating soy products. My research left me with the conclusion that soy offers great nutritional benefit for most people, and […]
I’ve been loving my morning Raw Coconut Yogurt Kefir with Nut Crumble so much for breakfast, that I’ve skipped a few morning green juices here and there. After I fuel up with healthy protein, fat, and probiotics from breakfast, I start my busy day. After a hectic morning, I break for lunch on-the-go, where I […]
Are you tired of being sick? Are you tired of worrying about getting sick? Are your immune supplements not supporting you enough? Yes, yes, and yes! I know that a good chicken soup can cure any illness, but what about an immune-building stock that can KEEP you from getting sick in the first place?! […]
Sundays are supposed to be for calm, relaxing family time. But as always, I get stressed about making the perfect meal for my family. I want our Sunday evenings to be special and in my family, special includes an extraordinary meal. The problem is, cozy Sunday nights in tend to call for comfort food. In […]
Something happens this time of year when all I want is comfort food. My appetite for light and fresh veggie-heavy meals suddenly craves hearty stews, rich pastas and roasted dishes. Obviously, the weather change has a lot to do with this. As the night gets darker and cooler, all I want to do is snuggle […]
Really new and creative salads aren’t always easy to come by so when I was flipping through Kris Carr’s amazing new cookbook, Crazy, Sexy Kitchen, this really caught my eye. Sea vegetables are something that everyone, myself included, should be eating more of but they tend to fall under the radar. Sea vegetables offer one […]
When I was working in the advertising business, I would always moan having to go back to work on Monday mornings. But even my worst case of the “monday morning blues” doesn’t compare to the moans I hear in my house You can’t believe the moans I get about my Meatless Monday. No office in […]
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