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A Vegan President and Sunflower Pâté
…these are a few of my favorite things. I often get asked to review books but they usually come with statistics and health tips or pictures of quinoa croquettes and coconut chocolate bars. So when I...
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What I’ve learned about cinnamon that you should know, too
I’ve sprinkled many oatmeal bowls and cups of tea with cinnamon over the years, and never once have I questioned its origins. Until now. For the past few weeks I’ve been assigned to teach little ones...
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13 Ways To Stay Positive in the Face of More *&#$! Snow
If you live in the northeast, you know what the word on the street is. Two weeks ago, it was deflate, but while that seems to be air under the bridge, the latest is the weather. Specifically, *&#$!...
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Help! My hamstring keeps cramping up…
That’s what a friend texted me the other day, and asked for advice on how to make it stop. I’ll share with you what I suggested, but I need to do that thing where I let you know that I am not a doctor...
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10 Ways To Transition To More Plant-Based Meals
I’m excited to be taking part in the FARM MeatOut this Friday, March 20th. Of course, that’s not a huge stretch for me but I’m excited that a bunch of my friends are taking part, too. Going meatless...
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10 Things I Told The Moms…
I love when I get the chance to speak to moms. First, because they often have young children and that is the perfect time to instill healthy lifestyle habits. Little ones try new things like seaweed;...
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Why It’s More Important Today To Feed Our Kids Well…
It’s just a cupcake. Chill out. Birthdays only come once a year. The Food Nazis are at it again. These are the kind of comments I often read on Facebook posts, usually attached to healthy alternative...
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Green Tea and Plant Iron: Why I Had Sore Shoulders
It was last summer and I’d just finished reading my third consecutive text on cancer prevention. Setting the book aside, I stood up to make my third cup of green tea for the day. Not only was I...
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12 Easy Ways To Stay in Shape
Very few people love the sound of the word exercise. It conjures images of sweat and sour faces. It often means pain and discomfort and near suffocation as we struggle for breath. It’s the reason why...
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Sugar-Free 14 Days: Results
Some people can start making healthier choices simply because they know it’s the right thing to do. Then there are others, like me apparently, who feel they are doing just fine and don’t need to change...
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Summer Sisters Unite. Are you in?
Summer time is SO easy for this… And this… BUT… it’s also an easy time for this… So that’s where your tribe comes in, and THIS summer…you have one! Here’s our mission statement: The...
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Why We’re Sneezing More: A Look at What’s Happened To Plants
My son was miserable this spring. His ceaseless sneezing made him exhausted and there were days he could barely see out of his swollen eyes. After a number of holistic treatments, we finally resorted...
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The Best Plan For YOU!
Often as a health coach, women come to me expecting me to give them answers. They want me to tell them what to eat and when. They tell me they have read books and articles and pamphlets and bathroom...
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The One Ingredient in Sunscreen to Avoid
Okay, so this title may be misleading because there are a number of ingredients in sunscreen that make my head spin and green pea soup-y stuff shoot out of my mouth. But if you find a sunscreen without...
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Ninja Warrior Finds Gratitude For Obstacles
If Abel Gonzalez had not been told, at the age of 23, that he had rheumatoid arthritis, he may have continued living his life without much direction. If the chronic pain and fatigue his auto-immune...
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6 Reasons Why GMO Labeling Is SO Important
I was at the Massachusetts State House yesterday, and damn, I’m so glad I went. Sometimes when you’re fighting what you believe is the good fight, it gets mighty lonely. You wonder if anyone is even...
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Why I Always Read Obituary Posts
I started this about a year ago. It wasn’t a formal decision or anything like that. A Facebook friend posted the obituary link for a friend and I clicked on it. Then something clicked inside me. I...
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You Know You Had A SAD (Standard American Diet) Childhood When…
1. Breakfast options meant choosing between Cocoa Puffs, Honeycomb, or Frosted Flakes. 2. Peas grew in cans, were radiation green, and required no chewing. 3. You cried when your grandmother made you...
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The Dorito Effect: How It’s Changing Our Health
Feed hay to a group of sheep and they will eat until they are nutritionally satisfied. Flavor that hay with a palatant- a chemical flavor enhancer- and the sheep eat 15% more than they did before. This...
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What the Heck Is A Hormone Disruptor and Why It Matters
Before I started my stride toward healthier living, I’d heard various bodily function terms thrown around but never paid much attention. Hormone Disruptor was one of those. For some reason, the...
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