Spicy and Savory B6 Stuffed Potatoes
The holidays are here! Are you struggling to balance your holistic nutrition with the call of winter comfort food? Don’t stress! And stop scouring magazines and Pinterest for the perfect side dish to bring to your work potluck or family Thanksgiving. We have the recipe for healthy winter comfort food … B6 stuffed potatoes! Try […]
Delicious Herbed Pumpkin Soup
Delicious Herbed Pumpkin Soup It’s gourd season! Squash, including pumpkins, are ripe and ready for harvest season. Plus, when the weather turns cold here in Portland, my body craves the warming, nourishing goodness of soup. This year, I’ve been working to remove all processed and added sugar from my diet. While I certainly miss the […]
My Grandmother’s Secret to Longevity (Blog 4Q 2015)
My grandmother lived to be one month short of 102 years. To our family’s amazement, she was a spry and healthy senior citizen until the last year of her life. That year, a bout with pneumonia weakened her immune system, but certainly not her spirit. Grandma didn’t have a lot to say while I was […]
Fabulous Facts About Fermentation and Your Gut Health (Blog 4Q 2015)
Walk through a supermarket or flip through a health magazine—it’s hard to miss advertisements praising the benefits of probiotics or the “good” bacteria. These bacteria naturally reside in your intestines and help to produce nutrients, promote healthy digestion, and enhance immune function. Probiotics can be found in foods such as fermented dairy or vegetable products […]
Recipe for Winter Wellness: Baked Winter Pears or Apples
Winter is just a few months away, and it’s time to start thinking about supporting your body during what’s arguably the toughest season of the year. One of the biggest struggles we face during the colder months is the temptation of holiday and seasonal sweet treats. Whose mouth doesn’t water for grandma’s triple chocolate cake […]
Fermentation and Gut Health
Walk through a supermarket or flip through a health magazine—it’s hard to miss advertisements praising the benefits of probiotics or the “good” bacteria. These bacteria naturally reside in your intestines and help to produce nutrients, promote healthy digestion, and enhance immune function. Probiotics can be found in foods such as fermented dairy or vegetable products […]
My Grandmother’s Secret to Longevity
My grandmother lived to be one month short of 102 years. To our family’s amazement, she was a spry and healthy senior citizen until the last year of her life. That year, a bout with pneumonia weakened her immune system, but certainly not her spirit. Grandma didn’t have a lot to say while I was […]
Apple Cider Vinegar and Ginger Refresher
“Ma had sent them ginger-water. She had sweetened the cool well-water with sugar, flavored it with vinegar, and put in plenty of ginger to warm their stomachs so they could drink till they were not thirsty. Ginger-water would not make them sick, as plain cold water would when they were so hot. Such a treat made […]
Nourishment for the Mind and Soul at NANP 2015
Earlier this month, I had the privilege of attending the annual National Association of Nutrition Professionals (NANP) Conference. I had been eagerly anticipating this event for over a year and may have even stalked the NANP Conference page regularly for updates on presenters and topics. It isn’t every day that this Midwesterner gets to be […]
NANP 2015 Nutrition Conference Recap
It was an incredible honor to be one of the graduates who received a scholarship from ACHS to the 2015 NANP Conference & Expo in St. Paul, Minnesota. Thank you, ACHS, for the opportunity! It was wonderful to meet Dean of Admissions Amy Swinehart and Communications Specialist Renee Long and the amazing ACHS students and […]
How to Boost Vitamin D with Mighty Mushrooms
As the seasons change, so do the needs of our bodies. The natural ebb and flow of weather, temperature, and sunlight all have an impact on our wellbeing. Supporting the body’s ability to adapt is important during times of change. As we reach the end of winter and enter into spring, are you aware of […]
GMOs and Pesticides: Why You Should Cook Organic
Have you read the web chatter surrounding the recent USDA approval of GMO “Arctic Apples”—apples that have been genetically modified to resist browning?[1] When I read about these apples—set to hit shelves by 2017—I couldn’t help but hum the iconic Joni Mitchell lyric, “I don’t care about spots on my apples, leave me the birds […]
