My Favorite Spring Food
Have you noticed the large red celery-like stalks in the produce aisle of your local market in early spring? Wondering what it might be? Rhubarb is a quintessential seasonal food that’s available only when it is fresh and in season (early spring). Rhubarb resembles a celery stalk with unusually large …
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Kitchen Essentials: Sacred Salt
Spring is generally thought of as a time of awakening and first steps. As the spring sprouts make their first appearance, I like to think about some of the first steps we can take towards better health. Usually it’s the small steps that we take, over time, that contribute to …
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Got Seasonal Allergies? Try These Tips
While spring is a time of reawakening and rebirth, for allergy sufferers nature’s blooms bring on fogginess, grogginess and low energy. The good news is, there’s a tremendous amount you can do with food to reduce and even eliminate seasonal allergy concerns. Remember to back it up and take a …
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Asparagus: A Quintessential Spring Food
One of my favorite spring greens at your local market right now is asparagus. Asparagus is a superstar vegetable high in anti-oxidants, nutrients and a special kind of fiber that supports a healthy belly. Appreciation for this delicate vegetable dates back to Roman times when fleets of ships were sent …
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Food Dye & Your Child: A Rainbow Of Risks
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day every year, my daughters’ school hands out bright green bagels to all of the children. This is an incredible frustration for me, knowing that over the course of the past 40 or so years dozens of studies have demonstrated that food dyes cause behavioral problems …
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The Skinny on Fat
Lately, I’m thinking a lot about fat. Dietary fats have captured the recent attention of the nutritional scene. With the weather getting warmer, clients are talking about it. And, I’m hearing a lot from our community. Confused about fat? You’re not alone, I used to be too. Like many of …
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The Top 3 Foods You SHOULD be Eating (plus 5 free recipes!)
