A Salad You Can Eat With A Spoon
Gazpacho is a perfect summer soup, and there are so many ways to tweak it to make it your own creation! So start out using this recipe as a base. Taste as you go, of course at the end, and then finally get feedback from the people you’re serving...
Marinades shown to reduce carcinogens in your grilled meats
When grilling outdoors this summer, there are definitely ways to do it right, and ways to make it far less healthy for you by introducing compounds (such as “Heterocyclic Amines” (or HCAs). But the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii found two marinades in particular that reduced these cancer-causing molecules...
Coaching about mental health and social media most often comes down to limiting the time you spend on it. In other words, reduce the quantity of your time online. In addition to quantity, another critically important aspect for mental health comes down to the quality of your social...
La Dolce Far Niente
When people talk about the Mediterranean lifestyle, they normally start and end with the food. The food is spectacular, but there’s far more to this approach. The Italian concept of “Dolce Far Niente” offers a profound perspective on well-being that is central to the success of this approach. The...
UNESCO: Mediterranean Diet a “cultural heritage of humanity”
It may sound strange for a dietary approach to get its own month, but the Mediterranean Diet is recognized as “a cultural heritage of humanity,” by UNESCO in 2010. This approach results from the millennial history of Mediterranean traditions of food and family. For you and me, it is...
Laughter and Connection
Remember “Esperanto”? No worries, nobody else does either. This was supposed to be a universal 2nd language for planet Earth, created to tie us all together. How do you say “face-plant” in Esperanto? Fortunately for us, we already have a universal form of communication that extends across all languages,...
The Mindful Challenge: Take a Brain Break
Take this challenge with me this week. Stop doing everything, nonstop, being the uber-productive whirlwind that you are. Just practice this for a period of time this week, let’s say we do it for 30 minutes. Sit, watch the snow, clear your head, and just give it a beat....
Self Care IS Health Care
Always start with you. Take care of yourself so you can take care of others. You are 100% worth it. If there is someone who could really use this Mindful message, pls SHARE....
Jamaican style spicy slaw
Health authorities always tells us to eat fruits and veggies, and especially cruciform vegetables like broccoli, Brussels, and cabbage. It’s not always easy to get all those veggies in all the time. And sometimes we can feel like we just need other ways to prepare them so we’re not...
Caribbean style Jerk Chicken
If you’ve never made a Caribbean style jerk chicken, but have only seen it, smelled the aroma, or had some in a restaurant, this dish can seem magical! How in the world did they get those amazing flavors all over that chicken!? But for all the subtle sweet spiciness...
Pasta Primavera
This classic Italian dish is perfect for the spring and summer as all the fresh produce comes in, a bounty of goodness that you fold into delicious pasta. When you “play with your food”, realize that your choice of veg it totally up to you, your tastes, and what...
Best Hummus Ever
There is seriously a problem with this hummus. Once you make it and taste what full-on amazing hummus tastes like, you’ll be ruined for every other grocery store version! The other thing to note about this recipe is to 100% “play with your food”. The amount of lemon, or...