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Recipe of the Week: Parsnip Cream Soup
Parsnips are a food that many people shy away from because they don’t know what the heck to do with them. Parsnips are a staple for many fine-dining chefs because they’re naturally creamy and luxurious. As humble of a vegetable as they might appear, parsnips are quite versatile and dynamic. A great way to enjoy…
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Massaged Kale with Fennel
This salad is delightfully nourishing and gives you all the benefits of kale, without the digestive distress. When you massage kale you break down some of the tough fibers in the cell wall that make raw kale hard to digest. When I started eating healthy I couldn’t digest kale very well. It upset my digestion…
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Poll Time!!
Hi everyone! I hope you all are staying well and safe. I am conducting a poll. What topics would you like to see discussed on my blog? Relieving stress during Coronavirus Using essential oils to help emotional health Tips to ease Exhaustion/insomnia Meal planning ideas Thank you for taking time to answer my poll. Stay…
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February Recipe of the Month
I love to start each day with a positive affirmation. This is your affirmation of the month. Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love. -Rumi Soul Food Think for a moment of a food from your past, one that makes you feel great after you eat it for…
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The Sudden Death of a Legend: Kobe Bryant
Last Sunday morning I was working on my computer and saw an email come in from my local neighborhood app that asked if Kobe Bryant had died. I was thinking: “No, it can’t be true. He is so young!” So, I asked my husband if he had heard anything. He said no. We both began…
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Switch to Better, Safer Beauty

Hey there! Happy Monday! Happy Martin Luther King Day! Today, I’m sharing about better, safer beauty! First, there is no definition of “natural” or “organic” when it comes to makeup. Just because a product is labeled natural and/or organic, doesn’t mean that the skin care or cosmetic doesn’t contain synthetic chemicals. Natural is a buzz…
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Happy New Year 2020! And a new decade…

Happy New Year and welcome to a new decade! I like to a start off each day with drinking warm lemon water, meditating, doing yoga, and doing a mindset shift. And journaling. Here is January’s affirmation: True life is lived when tiny changes occur. -Leo Tolstoy New Year, New You A lot of people…
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Happy Holidays!

Hey everyone! Sorry I’ve been missing in action for a while. A lot has happened this year…my sister-in-law passed away after a 16-year battle with breast cancer, and family members have had health concerns throughout the year. And I recently became a grandmother! Yes, my daughter and her husband had a baby girl on November…
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15 Anti-Aging Health Benefits of Yoga

While age does affect you in various ways, there’s a lot you can do to limit its impact on your body. Yoga is an excellent anti-aging tool. It is capable of relieving symptoms and in some cases improve medical outcomes. It doesn’t matter where you’re starting from or how old you are. Movement and yoga…
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A Conversation with Gabby Bernstein

The Institute for Integrative Nutrition will be hosting a live conversation with IIN-visiting teacher Gabby Bernstein this Tuesday, October 29, at 11 am Pacific Time/2pm Eastern Time! Gabby Bernstein is one of my mentors and is the author of several NY Times best selling books such as Judgment Detox, May Cause Miracles, Spirit Junkie to…