Heading out on a roadtrip with car-sickness-prone family members? Instead of knocking them out with diphenhydramine, try pineapple. What? I wish I would have known about this remedy 30 plus years ago when I took a chance … [More...]
“Yes, you can have a fudgesicle at breakfast,” is what you might find yourself saying to the kids after you make these little morsels filled with healthy fat for the brain. They can even be frozen in … [More...]
Nutritional experts advise eating between 30 to 50 different plants weekly to create a better health path. It sounds like a lot, but one salad alone can get you one third of a way to that goal, … [More...]
I remember my mother recounting her childhood days, with siblings gathered around the dinner table, a dozen hungry mouths ready to dig into a meal of potatoes and baked bread. I wondered how on earth they sustained … [More...]
Inquiring minds want to know how on earth bread manufacturers need 15 plus ingredients to make a tortilla wrap, when you and I can make our own wrap in less than five minutes, from beginning to end, … [More...]
This super easy, superfood breakfast bowl combines the protein power of nut butters in a delicious sauce, drizzled on top of antioxidant-packed berries and fruits. Sprinkle on a few superfoods and you have the perfect breakfast to … [More...]
This nutrient-dense, hearty stew is always a crowd pleaser, and its blend of healing spices add extra nourishment for the body. It was gifted to me about 15 years ago at a chakra workshop that I was … [More...]
Smoothies may not be top of mind during the winter months, but with a little ingenuity you can turn your everyday ho-hum smoothie into a powerful health tonic that needn’t even be icy cold. Plus, you can … [More...]
This recipe for homemade chocolate “turtles” is a spinoff of a chocolate date bar that was featured in Alive and Fit last year. I created it one day thinking about how to use up some leftover pecans, … [More...]
Several times I’ve bought ready-to-eat pea shoots from a grocery store, and it wasn’t until this winter that I realized how easy it is for me to grow my own organic pea shoot microgreens from regular dried … [More...]
