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Clean & Healthy Vanilla Almond Smoothie

A delicious clean and healthy vanilla almond smoothie recipe. Read More

{Recipe} Turkey Meatballs in Red Pepper Sauce

(Recipe & photo from mariaushakova.com) TURKEY MEATBALLS IN RED PEPPER (BLOOD) SAUCE PREP TIME 25 mins | COOK TIME 40 mins | TOTAL TIME 1 hour 5 mins Makes: 24 meatballs This Turkey Meatballs in Red Pepper Sauce Recipe is very versatile. You can use the sauce recipe with other dishes or serve the meatballs with… Read More

French Green Lentil Vegetable Soup

Why Lentil Vegetable Soup Is So Good! My family loves a good bowl of soup for lunch or dinner, escially in the fall, winter or spring when it’s cooler out. It makes for a light but satisfying meal and the leftovers usually taste even better after it sits in the refrigerator overnight and the flavors meld… Read More

How To Get Your Workout In: A One-Week Fitness Challenge

How To Get Your Workout In | A One-Week Fitness Challenge Getting in your workout is sometimes the last thing you want to think about and the biggest challenge to set aside time in your busy day. Maybe you don’t like going to the gym at all, or don’t know what to do when you do… Read More

{Tips} How to Pick Ripe Acorn Squash

Squash is one of the easiest vegetables to digest, is low in calories, and makes a good main or side dish. Along with the standard green variety, you may also see orange and white acorn too. Prime season for acorn squash is early fall through winter. But how do you know what is ripe and what… Read More

5 Tips to Quiet Your Mind and Get a Good Night’s Sleep

On the October 8, 2015, episode of The Dr. Oz Show, world-renown sleep expert Dr. Michael Breus—the Sleep Doctor—shows us how to quiet our minds so we can get a good night’s rest. Quiet Your Mind and Get a Good Night’s Sleep As Dr. Mehmet Oz mentioned on his show Thursday October 8th, for… Read More

Easy Healthy French Onion Soup Recipe

French onion soup is usually reserved for when you are eating out because it looks and tastes like it takes a chef to make it. The truth is, it’s pretty easy and much healthier for you to make at home. So give it a try and enjoy some homemade healthy french onion soup for dinner… Read More

Is Beauty Sleep a Myth?

Is Beauty Sleep a Myth? What Sleep Does for Your Skin Editor’s Note: The following was written by Dr. Heather Tick. Dr. Tick serves at the forefront of research and teaching as a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Washington. It’s easy to underestimate the importance of sleep because we are, after all, asleep and… Read More

Vegetable Lentil Salad

Lentils may be the oldest cultivated legume in history. Archeological digs have produced artifacts dating lentils clear back to 8,000 to 7,000BC! Petite French Green Lentils are a bit spicy with a mottled, dark green appearance. They are the most intensely flavored of the lentil family and are prized by chefs for their rich, earthy… Read More

They Are Hero’s

“There’s an old saying that we see things not as they are, but as we are.” – CerebralPalsy.org Today is World CP Day and my 17 yr old daughter Sheridan wanted to participate with the world and show her support for CP (cerebral palsy), something which she is so very familar with since she has… Read More

Eating Organic on a Budget: Tip #1

Eating healthy doesn’t always need to be expensive and break your budget. Just a little forethought and a bit of planning, you can be eating healthy, organic foods at a a savings! In this series, I will be giving you the Top 10 Tips to Eating Healthy on a Budget. Here’s tip #1. Eating… Read More

My Interview on Bold Radio Station

I had the honor of being interveiwed by my friend and co-author Gwendolyn Weir Swint on her internet radio show “What the heck are you doing after 50“. And I HAD A BALL!!!! Gwen and I talked about low-glycemic eating, clean eating and some ways you can jumpstart your weight loss or wellness to… Read More

Fall Fresh Garden Vegetable Soup

Well it’s fall and daily temps are getting cooler and cooler! 🙂 Sarah Flinn has such a delicious recipe, I just had to share it with you all. Fall Fresh Garden Vegetable Soup Recipes from Sarah Flinn When I came across this recipe for Garden Vegetable Soup it sounded like the perfect way to… Read More

8 Tips to Help You Eat Locally

My husband and I were in Napa Valley, California recently and while there we tried to eat at locally sourced restaurants. And when we did, the difference in the taste and variety of dishes we were served was amazing. I try and find restaurants who source locally whenever I travel – it gives an insiders… Read More

{Recipe} Lentil and Sweet Potato Salad

This warming salad is easy and filled with foods I already love- lentils, sweet potatoes and spinach (+ arugula). I Love Lentils! The are a protein and fiber-rich food and they help with digestion, lowering cholesterol, balancing blood sugar and gives a little boost of energy. And the sweet potatos, I just can’t live without… Read More

{Tips} 8 Simple Things You Can Do to Improve Your Diet

There can be a lot of confusion on where to start when wanting to clean up or Improve your diet. And while we need to look at bioindividuality (one-size-doesn’t-fit-all), there are few simple things we can all do right now to improve our diet. 8 SIMPLE THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY TO IMPROVE YOUR… Read More

(Recipe) Gluten-Free Banana Nut Bread

My friend Paige Hunter whipped us some deliciousness in June and made gluten-free banana nut bread. I was just thinking about it a moment ago so I thought I would post her recipe (and get ready to make some myself this weekend). Thanks so much for this delicious recipe Paige!!!! Not Your Ordinary, Plain Banana… Read More

Week by Week Guide to Self Improvement

Is your life feeling a little stale and are you ready to make some satisfying changes? Well, you don’t have to wait until the New Year to start improving your life. September is self-improvement month, which means you have four weeks to polish the rust and smooth the wrinkles in your life. How to Improve… Read More

25 Minute Peanut Chicken Stir Fry With Healthy Substitutions

Making a healthy dinner during busy weeks can be challenging and a good stir-fry can be a super easy weeknight meal. With limited time after work or running kids arounds, its sometimes easy to turn to unhealthy fast food or pizza. Lucky for us, there is stir-fry. Stir-fried dishes use a wide range of ingredients and are… Read More

5 Tips on How to Set Weight Loss Goals

“I want to lose 10 lbs in 3 days!” “I need to lose 20 lbs this month so I am only eating one meal a day.” “I have a wedding next month and bought a size 6 dress already so I need to fit into it (you were a size 10 when you said that).”… Read More