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This blog is not in any way treating, diagnosing or recommending anything for anyone specific. It is merely a way to educate, inform and discuss whole health. No entry in this blog should be used in place of a consultation with a health care practitioner. If you are in need of care, please make an appointment with your health care provider or with me so we can speak in person!

Wraps Make Getting Your Daily Veggies Easy!

When life gets busy, it’s hard to make time for nutrition. Especially when your trying to eat fresh veggies every day. As I’ve talked about before, I highly recommend trying to get all the colors of the rainbow in veggies each day. Sometimes that can be hard, especially if you don’t have much time. But wraps [...]

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Clean-Out-the-Fridge Veggie Soup

Today I was thinking about what I would do with the homemade chicken stock (see below) I just made from the chicken I roasted earlier in the week…then I just started going through the fridge, seeing what veggies were near their spoil-date and just started throwing things together. It actually came out pretty darn tasty, so [...]

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Where To Go for Local Food

My Oregon Veggie Beds, 2008

If you’ve been reading my blog, you know that I am a firm supporter in local and organic food. Since I’ve relocated to snowy New England, I’ve been looking for some resources to share. Here’s what I’ve found thus far:

New Roots Farm – certified organic veggies & pasture-raised heritage pork. They [...]

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Quinoa and Chicken Sausage

I just made a simple and yummy dinner I thought I’d share. Unfortunately, I ate it before thinking about posting it with a picture! Next time, I’ll try and remember

Serves 2 (or dinner tonight, lunch tomorrow)

1/2 c red quinoa
1 c organic chicken broth
2 tsp organic olive oil
1/4 small sweet onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
2 [...]

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5 Healthy Tips to a Bathing Suit-Ready Bod

Spring Blossoms

As I watch the cherry blossoms and tulips finishing up their reign, it can only mean one thing…summer’s just around the corner! Now’s the time to start shedding those winter pounds so we can get back outside and enjoy the vitamin D. I thought I’d give a few tips on how to be suit-worthy [...]

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Surfin’ Around…

Again, I’m sorry for being so busy lately! It’s been a crazy few weeks, so I wanted to post a few interesting sites I came across today:

World Healthiest Foods Food of the Week: Avocado (one of my favorites!)

Evil MRSA Plushy

Scary MRSA, otherwise known as antibiotic-resistant Staph infections, don’t have to be as scary when you [...]

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Nuclear food? Yet another reason to eat local!

Our modest veggie garden

Here’s an interesting article from the New York Times today. How do you feel about irradiating food? Do you think it would just kill the bad bugs, or could it potentially kill the nutrition too? Or worse, alter the compounds making it pro-cancer? Do we know enough about this method of sanitizing?

I’m [...]

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What veggies & fruit are in season in winter?

There are many pluses to eating in season. Not only it is healthier because it’s what our bodies naturally need, but it can also be more affordable to purchase something grown near you rather than something grown in some tropical area and shipped thousands of miles. So in a time where we want to [...]

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Your Healthy Pantry

When people come in to see me for a medical visit, they are often stunned that I actually take the time to go over their diet and educate them on having a healthy pantry. So many health conditions can be helped with eating alone, and it’s my job to help people nourish their bodies, no matter [...]

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August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month!

I just heard Tori Spelling talking on The View the other day, that she heard babies really only need a few weeks of breastfeeding in order to be healthy and that formula is closely mirrored to actual breastmilk…oh Donna…Something makes me think she’s getting money from Enfamil considering she named the company outright. But just because [...]

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