Healthy Jellied Cranberry Sauce and more!
I am so excited to share my new healthy jellied cranberry sauce recipe- it has just 3 ingredients! Jellied cranberry sauce may be my favorite Thanksgiving table addition. Maybe it’s the tart contrast to creamy mashed potatoes and savory (dark meat) turkey, or maybe it’s the fact that it’s soContinue Reading
Maximizing the Immune System during a Pandemic
Ultimately, we all DO want to know how to maximize our health during this crazy time, right? Well, it all comes down to our immune system. Genes-plus-environment determine how our body is affected by outside invaders, and while we can’t change the genes we were born with (like a tendencyContinue Reading
Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes: A Book Review
Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes Buy it here This book was eye opening, largely because the answer referred to in the title is shockingly simple: carbs. But not just any carbs- refined sugar, flours, and starchy and sweet foods. This shouldn’t really be news to any of us,Continue Reading
The End of Illness: A Book Review
The End of Illness by David B. Agus, M.D. (Buy it here) My rating: 7/10 To be honest, I was nervous about this book and whether I would agree with the philosophies in it. I had just read Super Immunity which had lots of dogma and recommendations with which IContinue Reading
Why We Have Our Best Ideas in the Shower (and how we can have them dry, too)
We are obsessed with filling every minute. Productivity requirements at work govern our daily schedules and outside of work we continue the constant mental stimulation. We are seemingly incapable of allowing time for ourselves to either think, or (gasp!) to NOT think. Here is a small list of times whenContinue Reading
My COVID19 Experience
It’s true! I was exposed to the novel corona virus at work and I ended up contracting it myself. I unknowingly brought it home to my family and by the time I realized it, it was too late. I had been taking precautions. I wore PPE at work: a maskContinue Reading
Super Immunity: A Book Review
Super Immunity by Dr. Joel Fuhrman (Buy it here) MY RATING: 4/10 This book provides useful information regarding how to boost our immune systems for optimal health and disease prevention. It lists tips for supplementation, clarifies common misconceptions about healthy habits and provides a framework for what the author believesContinue Reading
6 Ways to Stay Healthy during Quarantine
I’ve been hesitant to write this post. I don’t want to come off as “shoulding” or pretentious. I’ve even thought, “Must be nice to be able to think about being healthy while managing work, kids, etc.” However, now that the dust of the initial craziness of quarantine has settled (aContinue Reading
Dairy-Free Yogurt Quest 2020
After discovering that conventional dairy (as in pasteurized, store bought) caused some unfavorable symptoms for me, I decided it was in my best interest to look for an alternative yogurt option. These days, there are SO many to choose from. It wasn’t too hard to find 15 different ones acrossContinue Reading
My Shred 10 Experience: Eating Clean for 10 Days
Shred 10 is a program designed to rid oneself of unhealthy food habits, foster a positive relationship with food and “get back on track.” For 10 days, the following are eliminated: gluten dairy caffeine alcohol processed foods artificial sweeteners refined sugar eating after 6pm In turn, one is to addContinue Reading