Category: healthy eating
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5 Ways to Maintain Your Weight on Spring Break and Still Have Fun
March is National Nutrition Month, which means it’s the perfect time to focus on your health and wellness. But, March is also the month when millions of Americans take time off work and school to enjoy spring break. Is it possible to reconcile the two? Enjoying a Healthy, Guilt-Free Spring Break The week long vacation season takes…
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My First Attempt at Making a Smoothie Bowl
I normally drink smoothies; however, I wanted to try something different…make a smoothie bowl. Do you drink smoothies or make smoothie bowls? If you make smoothies, you know they are delicious. And they are quick to make for breakfast or a mid-day snack, not to mention they provide energy! Here is a simple recipe I…
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11 Ways to Boost Your Immune System for Optimal Health
Do you feel sluggish? Do you feel pain? Maybe your lymphatic system is blocked. This next blog post is a continuation of my last post…I will elaborate more on Dr. John Douillard’s teachings. Dr. Douillard is author of the Three-Season Diet. The lymphatic or lymph system is a complex network of fluid-filled tubes…
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Who do you know who is still eating the SAD diet?
A little about my story… My family – my mother’s side has a history of heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and digestive issues. My father had hemochromatosis and he passed away from a brain aneursym. All of my mom’s brothers, sister, and grandmother had open heart surgery. I took after both sides of my parents…
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How Eliminating Junk Food Boosts Your Body
What if I told you that the food you’re eating could be taking years off of your life? Those potato chips and pop tarts in your pantry and the soda in your fridge are just a couple of examples of the junk food that has consumed our diets nowadays. Junk food really isn’t food. In…
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How to Eat Clean While Out and About
With summer around the corner, vacations, long weekends, and celebrations, you will most likely be faced with the decision of what to eat out and about. Oftentimes, convenience and budget play the biggest roles in selecting where you will eat. Clean eating doesn’t have to be difficult. It doesn’t require you to bring lunch…
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Why a Sugar Detox is Beneficial
With the start of Spring and bikini season being around the corner, everyone is on the lookout for a fresh start. And what is better than a sugar detox to start it in the best way. It is highly recommended to take some time out for you to help you avoid any resentful and irritable…
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Recap of the Healthy Living Festival in Photos
Here is a recap of the Annual Healthy Living Festival that takes place at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego County. I am a little late, the event was a couple weeks ago, but I finally finished downloading all of my photos. There were lots of vendors with great products, cooking demos, speakers, and…
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Stir Fry Veggies
STIR FRY VEGGIES Ingredients: 1 tbsp coconut oil 1small yellow onion, sliced into strips 4 heads baby bok choy, chopped 1/2 head red cabbage, sliced 6 fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced Bragg’s Liquid Aminos Alternative Soy Sauce Sesame seeds – optional Directions: Heat oil in a frying pan. Add onion, turn heat down and cook 5 minutes,…
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Avocado Salad
Ingredients: 1 bunch of spinach 1 avocado 1/4 red onion chopped 2 tbsp olive oil 1 drop lemon essential oil salt to taste 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional) 1/2 cranberries or your choice of fruit Directions: Chop spinach into small pieces. Place into a mixing bowl and toss with the olive, lemon juice, avocado and salt. Add in the…
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