Category: Blog
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Are Expired Cosmetics Lurking in Your Bathroom?
Creating a healthy home environment involves more than just the food we eat and the non-toxic cleaning products we use in our home. Health extends to the products we put on our skin and in our bodies too. First place to begin is the bathroom cabinet. Are your bathroom cabinets overloaded with cosmetic items to…
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Chickpea & Butternut Squash Curry Recipe
For my birthday, my daughter’s asked me what I wanted to do. One of the things I cherish most is the time we spend together, so I asked them to make me a home cooked meal with a recipe from a cookbook that my British cousin sent us for Christmas: Feed me Vegan by Lucy…
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Yummy Southwestern Tofu Scramble
Meal-prep is my typical Sunday task because I like to have an easy answer of the daily question of “what’s for dinner?” This week I realized I had tofu in the fridge. It wasn’t my intention to cook it during this process, but I’ve been wanting to try a tofu scramble, so I pulled out the…
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Journaling for Health
Recently, I spoke with a group about Journaling for Health and wanted to share this information with you too! If you’re new to journaling, getting started can be a little daunting and mysterious. You may be asking questions like what type of journal should I use? Or, what do I write about? I’ll answer these…
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
One of my favorite smoothies is a chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie. And since there’s no chance I’ll stop eating chocolate anytime soon, I’ve found natural and healthy ways to get my fix by using cacao powder in smoothies and chocolate desserts. For clarification, the chocolate is CACAO powder, not cocoa powder. To simplify the production…
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Roasted Carrots with Cilantro & Lime
Cooking for Artists is one of my new favorite cookbooks! My dear friend, Clare, gave me this for Christmas. She is an artist. And me, being a Health Coach, I love to share healthy and delicious recipes with you! The cookbook was written by Mina Stone who comes from a Greek family. The photography throughout the…
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3 Self-care Strategies That Work
Let’s face it, if we don’t make the time, prioritizing yourself will likely fall to the bottom of the list. Putting ourselves first is not a selfish practice, but a self-care practice. Self-care is defined as pretty much anything you do voluntarily that helps you maintain your physical, mental or emotional health, which will help you to better manage the…
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How to Get a Good Night's Sleep
We know that for our kids, getting a good night’s sleep is important. Typically, if children don’t get a good night’s sleep, the following day can be challenging. It throws off nap times, can create cranky kids, and ultimately wears us down! Tweetable We know kids need a bedtime routine, so why don’t we know this for…
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Why weight loss shouldn't be your goal
The word “diet” conjures up many thoughts. The main ones being how much weight do I “need” to lose, “could” lose, or “should” lose. And in spite of the $60 billion spent annually on diet and weight loss books, pre-packaged diet food and supplements, in the USA, 73% of men and 63% of women are still overweight.…
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Healthy Chocolate Dessert Options
If you love chocolate and want a healthy and nutritional substitute to satisfy that craving, you’re in the right place! Years ago, my chocolate cravings were filled by eating Snickers or Hershey’s Kisses. Both contain inordinate amounts of processed sugars, as well as ingredients such as oils and “artificial flavors.” Got to wonder what those…