August 5th, 2009
In yesterday’s post I was extolling the virtues of practicing clean eating as a means to lose weight, increase our energy and have overall improved health. Reducing our dependence on processed foods full of sugar, salt and preservatives, goes along way to preventing chronic diseases that can hobble us as we get older. And as we
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August 2nd, 2009
Hardly a week goes by that I don’t make a beeline for one of numerous farmers’ markets in my area to ensure we’re eating the cleanest, healthiest foods we can, creating healthy meal plans. And being that it’s summer (despite all the crazy rain!), what’s more fun than that?! Usually Bruce and I walk to
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June 10th, 2009
No one can deny that it’s a whole lot easier to prevent disease then to recover from it.
So when my doctor called me a few days ago and left me a message about discussing the results of my recent blood work I was little apprehensive. Was I going to have good news or not? Would she uncover some
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June 9th, 2009
One of my biggest incentives to stay healthy is to prevent disease. It just seems to me that once you get a disease it’s so much harder to rebound then if you had just been preventative in the first place and really took care of yourself.
So If you’re serious about increasing your energy, preventing chronic
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May 29th, 2009
I’m a big fan of fresh fish — it’s easy to prepare, cooks in a jiffy and has important nutrients our body needs. I also love the fact that you can get creative in preparing fish and add lots of flavor with the addition of only a few ingredients.
In today’s video, we’re making a simple
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May 13th, 2009
I don’t do bitter foods well. I get that cringing kind of feeling when I’m about to take a mouthful of say, turnip greens. But even though I may not like the taste, bitter foods are so good for us yet most Americans don’t eat many of them, opting for sweet or salty instead.
The truth
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May 5th, 2009
Did you know that May is National Salad Month? That means it’s time to put your healthy spring food ideas into action and indulge in some low calorie and healthy treats.
I’m a big fan of salad all year round but when warm weather rolls around, salads are especially appealing. Why? Salads are naturally cooling and
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April 15th, 2009
Growing up, I convinced myself I didn’t like cauliflower, even though I had never tasted it. It just didn’t look appetizing to me, not that many vegetables do as a kid. Fast forward many years later, and I’ve still been a reluctant cauliflower eater. Never mind the fact that I eat copious amounts of cauliflower’s
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