What Eggs Should You Choose?
Last Friday I had the pleasure of sitting on a discussion panel held before the Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim California, hosted by an all natural egg company, NestFresh out of Colorado. They are a specialty egg company with truly cage-free, pasture-raised hens that produce organic and the first Non-GMO Certified eggs. Since my family (well, […]
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Easy Kale, Sausage and White Bean Soup
I’m a big fan of kale. I use it in my daily smoothies to create instant super nutrition and in the evenings for hearty salads. Dark leafy greens nutritionally, are very high in calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, phosphorous, zinc and vitamins A, C, E and K. They are crammed with fiber, folic acid, chlorophyll and many […]
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Beautiful Skin From the Inside Out and the Outside In
The health and beauty industry is a billion dollar machine dedicated to mostly chemical potions promising a solution for every skin ailment. However, growing evidence shows these chemicals often do more harm than good. If you want beautiful radiant skin, it’s best to take a two pronged approach: avoid chemicals in your products and focus on […]
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Is Sunscreen Safe to Use?
It’s getting to be sunscreen weather, at least in the PNW. You may be there already–I know we start this party later than the rest of the country. With the sunny days comes the questions around whether or not to use sunscreen. Aren’t there a lot of chemicals in it that are best avoided? What should we […]
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Lots and lots of onions
I was at my daughter’s Dive Meet last night at our neighborhood outdoor swim club and my friend in the snack shack called me over as I walked by. Apparently they had ordered way too many onions for the swim meet earlier in the week and would I like to take some home instead of […]
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Spring Clean Your Food?
I’m not talking about scrubbing your food with a scouring pad. I’m talking out pitching out the junk. I’m not a big fan of having foods around that are unhealthy, especially those that you know are your undoing (chocolate chip cookies for me). Whenever someone comes to me wanting to lose weight and get healthy, […]
Read MoreThe Why, What and How about Vegetables
We all heard growing up to “Eat your vegetables!” and I don’t know about you but I didn’t care much for vegetables as kid. Now as an adult, I love them and I don’t think that has as much to do with my age now as with the vegetables I was eating as a kid. […]
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What Does a Health Coach Eat?
I had a friend ask me recently what I eat, as a guide for her to know what a healthy diet is. My answer is that I eat everything! I follow the “90% food that is good for me and 10% what I feel like eating” rule. However, I do have some guidelines that I […]
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Winter vegetables: what to do with them?
I love winter vegetables. My favorites are all kinds of winter squash, kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts and cauliflower. And I guess beets although I’m only slowly falling in love with beets. I also love chard, spinach, celery, carrots although these hardly seem like winter vegetables any more, so easily purchased year-round. Oh and parsnips! I […]
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Apples: the super fruit
Have you ever noticed how our bodies start craving foods as they come into season? I have been craving apples. Maybe it’s because we have a small orchard with eight apple trees and I am seeing them fall to the ground, ripe and ready to eat. Or maybe it’s because my body is craving the […]
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