It can!! OK, maybe that’s a bit of an overstatement, but in all seriousness, coffee has a long list of health benefits, one of which is that studies show that drinking coffee, and not just one or two cups, but four or five has been associated with reduced death rates (1). Regular coffee drinking is […]
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It’s Not Just Food That is Medicine; Hugs and Laughter are, too! When is the last time you laughed? A true, hearty laugh from deep within your belly? A laugh so hard you cried? The past year has been challenging, to say the least; anxiety rates increased an estimated 54% (1). Prescription medications to treat […]
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It’s no surprise that having a pet is good for mental health. They give us unconditional love, they are always there when we need an ear (without offering unsolicited advice), can reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, ease loneliness, encourage exercise and playfulness, and even improve your cardiovascular health. Caring for an animal can help children […]
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What do you think of when you hear the phrase, “comfort food”? Mac + cheese? Ice cream and cake? A bottle of wine (for yourself) and a wheel of imported brie? By definition (1), comfort food is “food that provides consolation or a feeling of well-being, typically any with a high sugar or other […]
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RAW BUTTER IS THE BOMB If you’re someone who’s been keeping up to speed on the health benefits of implementing a little (or a lot) of an authentic keto into the mix of your eating regime, chances are fairly strong that you’ve been adding some butter into your day to day. Butter, aside from tasting […]
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One of the key components of following a true Paleo diet regime is to eat foods that are readily available to you in your immediate surroundings. After all, it’s not as though our ancestors were sitting behind their laptops wearing amber-lensed glasses, selecting the type of fish they’d like to have caught for them thousands of […]
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What comes to mind when you think of a traditional Easter Holiday? Kids gathering candy during the Easter Egg Hunt, then running around on a sugar high? A table set with dishes included Baked Ham from a tin with pineapples baked in? Asparagus laden with Hollandaise? Lemon-scented Easter breads with frosting? For me, not […]
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You’ve made the decision to up your healthy eating game. You’ve even gone as far as learning where to get the best buys on organic veggies, which properly sourced proteins are most accessible to you seasonally and have begun a little foray here and there into the kitchen using a few delicious sounding recipes you’ve […]
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“A diet full of highly processed foods with added sugars and salt promoted gut microbes linked to obesity, heart disease and diabetes” was the opening line in a recent piece in the New York Times (1). Seems pretty straightforward, doesn’t it? Then why is it that so many are still struggling with making the healthiest […]
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How do you feel when you’re in the kitchen? Does it feel like a chance to explore your creativity while simultaneously preparing a nourishing and delicious meal for yourself and your family? Or does it feel like a chore on the very same list as mopping the floor and cleaning the toilet? Prior to COVID, […]
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