Your local farmer’s market is the ideal place to stock up on the season’s bounty. Purchasing freshly picked vegetables, fruit, and herbs from growers in the community means you’re getting produce at the peak of freshness with all their valuable nutrients intact. You’ll also very likely pick up recipes and delicious new ways to prepare...
Read more >>This Valentine’s day, feel good giving your sweetie antioxidant-rich pomegranate and mood-enhancing dark chocolate together in this delicious heart-shaped easy-to-make treat that’s good for your mind and body. Pomegranate Dark Chocolate Hearts These adorable treats make the perfect Valentine’s Day gift. They taste delicious and are good for your heart and health. They also promote...
Read more >>You are fabulous just the way you are. But that doesn’t mean losing a few pounds isn’t worth your time and effort. Your weight has a profound impact on your physical and mental health. Carrying extra weight elevates your risk for almost 200 different health issues – including cancer, heart disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, stroke,...
Read more >>It’s a brand-new year, so you’re likely resolved to slim down, feel better and look your best. But before you decide on an eating plan, why not choose one that goes beyond simply reducing inches and pounds and delivers health benefits to your precious brain as well. MIND stands for Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay....
Read more >>If you’re not sure what to serve your family and friends this Christmas and are looking for: This dish is a festive baked salmon with a Christmas medley on top. A creamy dill sauce pairs naturally with the salmon, while the sweet taste of the holiday medley both perfectly compliments the salmon dill combination and...
Read more >>Preparing a healthy meal that still impresses doesn’t mean you have to spend hours and hours in a hot kitchen – not when you have your reliable slow cooker ready to lend a hand. These slow cooker recipes are a healthy way to reduce the time you spend preparing while still letting you deliver a...
Read more >>Between haunted houses, scary movies, and spooky costumes, there are many frightening (and fun) things about Halloween. Yet, the most alarming thing you may encounter is the candy you hand out to trick-or-treaters. Each Halloween, Americans will drop over 600 million pounds of chocolate bars, candy corn, lollipops, and sticky, sour candies into the bags...
Read more >>Halloween is one of the most anticipated and celebrated holidays in America today. Part of the reason is that it’s a night to indulge our fantasies, become someone or something else for a night, and let loose. Another reason is that we have nostalgic and fun memories of the bag of treats we collected from...
Read more >>You know it’s autumn when you see pumpkin spice-flavored goodies everywhere you look. (Just reading the phrase “pumpkin spice” summons smells and memories of turning leaves and cable-knit sweaters.) But for those of us with weight management and healthy eating goals, autumn can be an ordeal. It’s just too easy to indulge in festive foods...
Read more >>As a pioneer in holistic, natural healing in the early twentieth century, Dr. Maximilian Bircher-Benner was considered a radical in the medical world for preaching that exercise, spiritual peace, and diet were keys to a healthy body and mind. Dr. Bircher-Benner may have been scorned by the traditional medical establishment of that era, but that...
Read more >>With autumn upon us, I thought it would be a fun idea to share my version of everyone’s favorite comfort food recipe, especially when you’re feeling a cold or flu coming on – Chicken Noodle Soup! This flavorful recipe includes Ginger and Turmeric for when stuffy noses and sore throats need soothing. And once you...
Read more >>It was once believed that the brain develops rapidly in the first few years of a child’s life, then reaches its peak in the early 20s, leveling off around middle age, and then declining with advanced age. We now know that’s not exactly accurate; the brain continues to develop throughout our whole lifespan. The disturbing...
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