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This week's Thursday Health Basics blog post is zeroing in on one of the most oft questions I get: what do I think of smoothies? How do I build a good smoothie?
For you, my bullet-breakfast loving friend, here is my spiel on smoothies.
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Read moreWithout fail, the colder weather creeps up on us as it does this time every year. And with the temperature dropping, we often start talking about taking care of the ole immune system. Let's cover some basics today, and talk those easy things we can do to love up our immune system.
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Read moreFor this week's topic, I am going to work hard at not getting bogged down in scientific evidence and fancy words to try to extoll the virtues of seaweed or sea vegetables. We're talking adding seaweed to your regimen today on the blog. Because minerals. Because lignans. Because cancer protection. Because reducing inflammation. Read on if you need more evidence.
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Read moreWelcome to Thursday. This week’s throwback blog arms you with an idea on how to get to Level 400 of Holistic Nutrition: add in the nettle. For the love of all body parts + systems, won’t you?
Click on the image for a full exploration of why + how to introduce nettle into mealtimes.
Read moreThis week's Thursday Basics idea is one that I have implemented in my weekly approach to making meals an easier and more attainable task, and has evolved over time. In the last six or seven years, I have slowly winnowed out packaged and prepared foods from our family's regimen and have been aiming for more and more whole foods from scratch. It all started with my few years of working in the kitchen at my daughter's school, helping to prepare the school's hot lunches. Batch cooking is really at the heart of making meals for large groups, and some of these tenets can be taken into your own kitchen, albeit on a much smaller scale.
Let me save you that five years' of ruminating I did, and skip to the good part. BATCH COOKING ON THE WEEKEND. In do-able chunks.
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