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The Power in Perspective

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Man In Button-up Shirt

Imagine this:

  • You wake up, walk into the kitchen to grab breakfast and find out that the leftover french toast quinoa (with toasted pecans, dried cherries, and cinnamon – recipe coming soon) you had dreamed about eating for breakfast is gone.  Apparently your significant other beat you to it.
  • Then, as you pass by the kitchen sink, you discover that when your main squeeze “helped” do the dishes last night, he/she left the usual lone straggler.  That’s right, EVERY.SINGLE.TIME your spousal unit washes the dishes he/she overlooks a SINGLE random cup, bowl, or spoon (How is that even possible?!?).
  • After washing the “forgotten” dish, you head to the utility room to start a load of laundry.  As you sort the clothes something catches your eye…It’s a blotch on an otherwise uniform fabric…The type A person’s worst nightmare…Yup, it’s a STAIN…on your spouse’s BRAND NEW pants. You immediately realize that the big greasy spot is not going to come out no matter how much elbow grease you put into it and submit to the fact that it will be in good company with all of your spouse’s other stained, ripped, and holey clothes. [Read more…]

Fire Cider

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Fire cider (not to be confused with hard cider) is a folk remedy used to help boost the body’s immune system, clear congestion, ward off bacterial and viral infections, and aid in digestion.  Not only does it pack a potent punch, but it is also warming (which is perfect for cloudy days like today).  Fire cider can be described as simultaneously spicy, sour, and sweet and is good for sipping or used in cooking.  Because this recipe has to sit for one month to reach its full potency, we make a batch prior to the cold and flu season and store it in the refrigerator until it is needed.  The recipe below is from Mountain Rose Herbs, and is my family’s go-to remedy any time we feel like we’re coming down with a cold or the flu. [Read more…]

Health = Nutrients / Calories

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Dr. Joel Fuhrman (President of the Nutritional Research Foundation, frequent guest on the Dr. Oz Show, and former competitive figure skater) coined the Health Equation: Health = Nutrients / Calories, abbreviated as H = N/C.  Some of you might be wondering “How is this equation relevant to me and my health?” That’s a good question, I’m glad you asked!  It means you should eat a high ratio of noncaloric nutrients (such as vitamins, minerals, fibers, etc) per calorie (carbohydrates, fats, and proteins) consumed.  Let’s look at 2 caramel recipes (a traditional recipe and an alternative recipe that is equally delicious, but offers more nutrients) to demonstrate how the Health Equation can be applied in your life. [Read more…]

2017 Food Revolution Summit

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Hippocrates is known by many to be the father of medicine.   He believed that the foods we consume have a direct and profound impact on our health and overall well-being.  One of the quotes he is most recognized for is “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”  As a supporter of this concept, I spend much of my spare time reading books, watching documentaries, and seeking knowledge and understanding of how the foods we eat (more specifically the nutrients we absorb) impact the way we feel.   [Read more…]

The Three Wise Men

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If you were to ask me what I did for fun when I was a kid, I would tell you that I enjoyed playing soccer, singing, jumping on my neighbor’s trampoline, chasing boys, and riding my totally cool pom pom handlebar bike (Can you tell I was raised in the 80’s?).  In contrast, if you were to ask me what I LEAST enjoyed as a kid, I would have said (without hesitation) READING. Bleck!  Seriously, if someone would have approached my eight-year-old self and given me the option to read a book or be thrown in a den of lions, I would have taken my chances with the lions (I mean Daniel survived the lion’s den, so at the very least I knew I had hope.  But reading, I felt, was certain death.).   [Read more…]

“The Change”

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WARNING:  Due to some graphic details, this post is not for individuals who have an aversion to potty humor.

All parents know that one day their children will go through “the change” and begin to take an interest in certain parts of the human body that they were previously unaware even existed.  Even though I knew this day was coming, somehow that didn’t make it any easier. I’m writing about it in today’s post in hopes that many of you can relate to [Read more…]