by Heather | Jan 22, 2020 | Eat, Lifestyle, Thrive
A couple years ago I shared a post about the Weston A. Price Foundation. The 20-year-old organization focuses on wise traditions in food, farming, and the healing arts. To celebrate 20 years of providing information on diet and health, they are encouraging people to “Take the 50% Pledge!” The pledge asks people to spend at least 50% of their food dollars on direct purchases from local farmers and artisans. The balance spent on celebrating how small the world really is by the choices we have in food. By participating in this pledge, you will be supporting local farms and artisans. This can help build stronger communities for us all.
by Heather | Jan 8, 2020 | Eat, Holistic, Thrive
Have you ever really looked over all the spices at the grocery store and wondered what each one is used for? The basic spices like black pepper and cinnamon are pretty well known, but what about all the other ones? How do you know how to use each spice? Do these spices have any health benefits? Well, I am starting a series where we will look at different spices including health benefits and how to use them. It turns out that many ancient manuscripts document the use of spices for medicinal treatments. Spices are powerhouses of nutrition that we can add to our food, enjoy the great flavors, and reap the health benefits. Let’s start this journey with the spice cardamom.
by Heather | Dec 25, 2019 | Eat, Recipes
As 2019 comes to a close, I review which blog posts were the most popular. This year, two of the three were recipes. I hope to be adding more recipes in 2020. I am working on taking family favorites and “healthifying” these recipes. If you have a favorite recipe but have removed it from your diet due to health reasons, send me a copy and let’s see if we can “healthify” it!
by Heather | Dec 18, 2019 | Eat, Recipes
Eating healthy doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice flavor or treats. I have set out to healthify recipes that have been family favorites over the years. My own health journey altered the foods that are health promoting for me. Gluten is one food that has had to be...
by Heather | Dec 11, 2019 | Eat, Thrive
Phosphoric acid is clear, odorless, and has a syrupy consistency. It has many names: E338, orthophosphoric acid, o-phosphoric acid, hydrogen phosphate, triphosphoric acid, pyrophosphoric acid, and phosphoric (V) acid. It is a man-made compound made by adding three hydrogen atoms to phosphate.
by Heather | Dec 4, 2019 | Eat, Recipes
Wow, December is here and we are in the midst of the holiday season. Here in Minnesota, we just received our first major snowfall. I have been working on a good attitude shoveling the snow – it can be a great full body workout!
by Heather | Nov 20, 2019 | Eat, Happiness, Holistic, Lifestyle, Thrive
The holidays are upon us and along with all the festivities, there can be some challenges for our health journey. This time of year doesn’t need to derail our healthy habits. Here are some tips to healthify your holidays and still enjoy the festivities.
by Heather | Nov 13, 2019 | Eat, Holistic, Recipes
Check out the in-season produce for November.
by Heather | Oct 30, 2019 | Eat, Thrive
The elimination diet has been used for decades and is considered the gold standard for diagnosing food allergies, sensitivities, and intolerances. It is considered the simplest, least expensive, and least invasive tool.
by Heather | Oct 23, 2019 | Eat, Thrive
If you read food labels, you will find cellulose gum in many foods. Foods that do have it are highly processed. Cellulose gum can be found in ice cream, beer, pie filling, jellies, cake icings, many “diet” foods, processed cheese, infant formula, cottage cheese, cream cheese, dressings, desserts, concentrated juice, and spice mixes. Wow, that is quite the list! But wait there are more: toothpaste, hair gel, shampoo, lotion, ointments, pharmaceuticals, and laundry detergent can also have cellulose.
