Growing up in the late 70s / early 80s in a suburb of NYC with a hippie mom meant lots of ‘interesting’ food. She was wise beyond her years in teaching me some fundamental principles of what it really means to eat food that is truly healthy. No sugar. Zero. It wasn’t until I was […]
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How many times have you heard it: “meat is bad for the planet”? On PETA’s (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) website (1) is the following statement: “When land is used to raise animals instead of crops, precious water and soil are lost, trees are cut down to make land for grazing or factory-farm […]
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Have you heard? Bone broth is the hot (or cold), trending drink / meal replacement / (dare I say?) recovery drink from sport (if you’re training fasted) and if you haven’t experienced yet, now is the time to dive in and learn more. But just exactly what is it? Interestingly, bone broth is not actually […]
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No one likes to the feel of sweaty armpits during day to day activities. It’s one thing to intentionally work up a sweat during a workout, but wetness in the underarms and the damp circles on clothing that go along with it is hardly a desirable sensation. Which is why it makes perfect sense that […]
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October is breast cancer awareness month. Based on current incidence rates, 12.9% of women born in the United States today will develop breast cancer at some time during their lives (1). Genetics play a role; BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the most common cause of hereditary breast cancer is an inherited mutation in the BRCA1 or […]
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Who doesn’t love a bouquet of flowers on the kitchen counter or on their bedside table? Not only pleasing to the eye, flowers can help improve one’s mood, boost memory function, help with relaxation and even increase energy! (1, 2) If you’re growing them in your garden, or better yet, if flowers that naturally live […]
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My 47th birthday is approaching and I’ve already begun celebrating. Celebrating where I am and appreciating more than words can express, the clarity I feel in my life about where I’m going and also, why the paths chosen and decisions made were exactly as they meant to be. I did not, at age 21, anticipate […]
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Unless you’re actually living in Greenland and eating an authentic Inuit Diet, chances are some of the things you’re eating are going to leave some sort of residue on your teeth that would make brushing them regularly the best bet to ensure a mouthful of cavity-free, healthy choppers. It’s not limited to those following the […]
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Batter fried chicken, cold pasta salad and ambrosia with a cold frosty beer to wash it down? Not exactly. While these may be traditional foods you’d expect to see at any neighborhood Labor Day cookout, it’s not a given that the cuisine has to focus on dishes such as these. What did the first Labor […]
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Hard to believe it’s back to school time already; as of April 30, 87% of California’s public schools (not including charter schools) were offering some form of in-person instruction (1). What will the school year bring in terms of what our children are eating when they’re back in the classroom? Prior to Covid, more than […]
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