Sunlight, Vitamin D + Gut Health

It may have been a while since the last time you sunbathed; how inviting does lounging on a beach right about now sound? With good reason, many of us have gotten in the habit of slathering on the sunscreen in order to reduce the appearance of aging on our skin and also to decrease our […]

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Paleoista Chicken Under A Brick Recipe

I first learned about this preparation from a dear friend’s mom who brought it straight from her parents home in Tuscany to New York.  Different cultures may use different spices native to their locale, but for me, as always, the simplest flavors are the first choice! Be sure to chose a pastured chicken, rather than […]

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1-2-3 Cook: Grilled Veggies for the 4th

Cooking can be daunting, overwhelming and confusing. For many, it’s challenging enough to figure out what to eat and where to buy it, let alone how to then carve out time to prepare it. There are now so many beautiful websites as well as printed cookbooks offering lovely, tasty dishes, but still, if you’re already […]

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Headaches? One Surprising Cause…

Whether you’re wearing an N95 on the front lines working in what is now classified as an essential job, or simply abiding by the directive to wear a protective, homemade, cloth cover over your mouth and nose, you may be experiencing a surprising side effect:  headaches. Having to wear a mask, or other types of […]

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Immunity + Inflammation

Social distancing and wearing a mask any time we leave our homes have become the norm. Washing our hands, though a common sense thing to do already, in my opinion, after touching high traffic areas like a doorknob in a restroom, is something we are now being reminded to do via signage posted in many […]

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Using At-Home Time to Create New Habits

It’s not only adults who may be finding themselves overdoing it on the snacks during quarantine, it turns out emotional eating in children is also on the rise. A recent article in the NY Times (1) focused on how boredom and stress are two big contributors to emotional eating, and children, just like adults, have […]

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Avoiding “Quarantine 15” Weight Gain

What you eat during self-quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic can help you cope better, stay healthy, focused and fit…or make your stress worse, increase inflammation and cause weight gain. When quarantine began, we saw a situation not unlike what I’ve been told by a handful of elderly neighbors was experienced in times of war:  stocking […]

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TOP 5 EASY WAYS TO DRINK BONE BROTH

TOP 5 EASY BB DRINK RECIPES One of the most commonly asked questions we are getting not just now during these times when we’re stocking up on stock, but always is, “how do I drink this?”. (Yes, one of the ways is in a drink such as shown in the pic above!) The fast reply […]

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Finding the Calm

This might seem a tad off topic from nutrition or optimal performance at first blush, but in actuality, how calm (or not) we are plays a large role not only in how our overall stress is, but how capable we are of digesting and assimilating our foods. Given the current challenge we’re faced with, one […]

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BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY NOW

Wondering what to purchase when the stores are packed with panicking people, but completely devoid of packaged items on the shelves? In this time when so many are panicking, I believe we need more voices and thought leaders to help us all find our calm in the chaos. By no means am I downplaying the […]

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