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Celebrating Early Spring Greens
It certainly is easy eating green! Cabbage, cilantro, parsley, Swiss chard, green peppers, chilies, leeks, scallions and chives, snow peas, petit pois (young green peas), spinach, kale, collards, mustard and beet greens, romaine, and endive are just some of the greenery we can use to brighten our spring menu! FENNEL FLAVORS You can call it… Read more
Pain Relief Alternatives
America experiences more pain than other countries. And, a third of Americans have pain often or very often. I, personally, do not experience chronic pain on a regular basis, such as back aches, migraines, joint pain, etc. This post is not all about relieving continuous chronic pain. However, after having to deal with a child… Read more
8 Mindful Eating Musts for Physical and Emotional Health
How is your relationship with food? No matter the answer, you’re going to spend a substantial portion of your life preparing, eating, and thinking about your meals, so it’s in your best interest to devote time to maintaining and improving this relationship. We all know the expression “you are what you eat,” but it’s becoming… Read more
3 Ways to Freshen Up Your Diet and Exercise Routine This Spring
Two Sundays ago marked the start of Daylight Savings Time, the unofficial start of spring here in the US. It’s the time of year when the days are finally getting longer, the temperatures are warming up, and many of us start organizing and cleaning our homes. But spring cleaning is not just for your home anymore—it’s… Read more
Color Your Plate Healthy
How are you doing with your New Year’s resolution? Every year millions of Americans make resolutions on January 1st. Many of them have something to do with improving health and wellness. But by February 1st a majority of those resolutions have gone right out the window. Since 1980 the American Dietetic Associate has been providing… Read more
4 Healthy Fish You Should Eat
You know what they say… “There are plenty of fish in the sea.” While this is true, a rise in fish farming and ocean pollution has made it pretty difficult to distinguish which fish to eat and which to avoid. Here are a few tips: When given the choice between wild-caught or farm-raised fish, go… Read more
5 Ways Being Happy is Good for Your Heart – Literally
February is American Heart Month and with the most romantic holiday being Valentine’s Day, it is a good time to reflect upon the happiness and health of our heart. Many people might think that having a healthy heart is simply about eating right and getting regular exercise, but you might be surprised to know that many… Read more
Heart Health: How Young is Too Young for Hypertension?
Here’s a powerful exercise to try: wherever you are, wherever you go, simply look at the people around you. According to recent findings from the American Heart Association, one third of everyone you see has high blood pressure. Hypertension is not just for grandfathers any longer. A whopping one in three Americans now have it. According to… Read more
Eat Chocolate for Heart Health?
A study from Harvard examined the chocolate-eating habits of over 31,000 Swedish women and concluded that women who consumed an average of one to two servings of high-quality chocolate per week were at 32% lower risk of developing heart failure. Those who ate one to three servings per month had a 26% lower risk. Not bad, huh!?!… Read more
Not-So-Obvious Ways You Could Be Increasing Your Risk of Catching a Cold
It’s that time of the year where the common cold is seemingly everywhere! It can feel like we are constantly surrounded by someone with a runny nose or hacking cough. Steering clear of a winter cold or illness can feel like a never-ending battle, and sometimes you can just hope for the best. One of… Read more