Eat Well to Balance Your Immune System
Do you need to balance your immune system? You may be seeing lots of articles and news stories about “boosting your immune system”. But in reality, you want to BALANCE your immune system, not necessarily “boost” it. Boosting it could create an overactive immune system. And this can be just as bad as an under-active…
Read MoreSalted Chocolate Energy Balls
These Salted Chocolate Energy Balls are just the ticket if you’re looking for a quick, healthy-licious on-the-go snack! I’ve tried a lot of different recipes for energy balls recently. My main criteria: they had to be tasty, easy to make, and hold together well. But I never really found one that fit the bill. So…
Read MoreChoco-Berry Protein Smoothie
Looking for a quick and easy high-protein breakfast idea? Now that summer is almost here it’s the perfect time to drink this Choco-Berry Protein Smoothie. Smoothies and other cold foods and beverages can be really cooling to the body, which can make you feel cold and sluggish. So you don’t want to drink a lot…
Read MoreAre You Eating Enough Fruits & Veggies?
Are you eating enough fruits and veggies? If you’re like most Americans the answer is likely “no”. Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) indicates that just 1-in-10 American adults are eating enough fruits and veggies.(1) That means 90% of us are not getting enough fruits and veggies every day. Our children are…
Read MoreApple Betty
Looking for a delicious healthy dessert or breakfast treat? This Apple Betty is it! Last week my husband Kirk saw a recipe for old-fashioned “Apple brown Betty” from the Sweets Without Sugar pamphlet distributed by the Federal Food Board of New York in 1918. I was impressed that there was such a consciousness about sugar…
Read MoreGF Vegan Chocolate Cake
Life is short, eat dessert first! Can you relate? We try to live by the 90/10 rule, 90% of the time we eat clean and healthy, 10% of the time eat whatever the heck we want! This week that included making my favorite gluten-free vegan chocolate cake—because hey, what else are you gonna do during…
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