Why Avoid Roundup®’s Glyphosate
In case you missed it, there was a huge legal victory last week in the health and wellness arena that I want to share with you. It has personal meaning for me and my cancer diagnoses so I’m super stoked about it. A man who worked as a groundskeeper in California has won his lawsuit […]
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Chili Lime Salad with Strawberries and Quinoa
OMG. This salad that I made last week was possibly the tastiest salad I have ever made. It was beyond! I was attempting to recreate a salad I had several years ago at a favorite Mexican restaurant but I swear, mine was even better! It uses fruits and veggies that are in season right now, […]
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Would a coach help?
Sometimes people don’t know what I mean when I say that I’m a health coach for cancer survivors. What do I do exactly? What service do I provide that people can’t get from their doctor? I think the best way to answer might be to share a bit of my story. When I got my […]
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5 Self-Care Solutions
May is the month we celebrate motherhood. I know, technically it is one day (May 13th in the U.S. this year) but I like to stretch these things out to the entire month. Because motherhood is hard and we need beaucoup d’ appreciation! One of the big lessons I learned in my cancer journey is that […]
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Is Stress Slowly Killing You?
Did you know that April is National Stress Awareness Month? I wonder if that has to do with taxes being due on the 15th… Ha ha ha! Stress affects us all and is certainly worthy of a lot more awareness. Studies are finding that stress is at the root of most ailments, many of which […]
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Spice Up Your Health With Ginger and Turmeric
Did you know that you can level up the health benefits as well as the flavor profile in your food by using herbs and spices? More and more research shows that herbs and spices have real disease fighting compounds. Topping the charts are ginger, garlic, turmeric, cinnamon, cayenne, rosemary, mint, and basil. Not only do these herbs and […]
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Fight Cancer with Berries + 3 Recipes!
Is there anything better than a soft, juicy, locally grown strawberry picked at the peak of ripeness? The difference between local varieties and the hard, grown for transport and to last in a grocery store, is huge. In the Northwest, local strawberries are at the farmer’s markets in early June. It’s a short window and you have to […]
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How to make all veggies taste good + 2 sauce recipes!
Happy March! March is National Nutrition Month so the theme this month on the blog is…drumroll…RECIPES! I know you love them. Food makes everyone happy but knowing what is healthy to eat and what is not can be confusing and make eating to fight cancer challenging. Well, follow along this month as I offer up easy recipes […]
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Are You Loving Your Lymph?
When I was diagnosed with Mantle Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in August of 2013, I barely knew what a lymph node was. I had heard of them and knew there were a couple on either side of my throat where my head meets my neck that got a bit swollen when I had a cold, but […]
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Plastics! Tips for reducing plastic’s 5 worst chemicals
Every time I hear the word “plastics” I think of that scene in The Graduate where Benjamin is getting advice from his father’s friend to “go into plastics!” Am I dating myself here? Back in the 60’s plastics were the latest greatest thing. Little did we know that plastics would not only be ruining our […]
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