Greens are the food most commonly missing in the American diet. As a Health and Wellness Coach, I often work with clients on adding more green foods into their diets. (no … not green M&Ms;!) At first, this can cause some overwhelm on behalf of the client who may be unfamiliar with the many green vegetables available out there and… Read More
Avocado is one of my most favorite things on this planet so when I brunched at Cafe Gitane last weekend and saw succulent avocado toast on the menu, I had to have it. To say the stuff was good is an understatement. Creamy mashed avocado, lemon juice, crushed red pepper a top hearty seven grain bread – there’s nothing better!… Read More
It has been awhile since I baked because I’m trying to stay away from sugar, but with today being Easter and all, I couldn’t resist. Besides, after a long day of rainy outdoor outlet mall shopping yesterday, I needed to unwind. This recipe is adapted from Tal Ronnen’s The Conscious Cook and was surprisingly easy to make. Chocolate Chip Peanut… Read More
You may be wondering why a photo of my toilet is headlining my blog today. Well, folks, whether we want to discuss it or not, proper, regular and complete elimination does go hand-in-hand with a healthy diet and lifestyle. The wooden contraption adorning the base of that fine piece of porcelain in the photo is a MiracleStep. I was enlightened… Read More
In a previous lifetime, I was prone to grazing and while I’ve done a lot of work to overcome this tendency, inevitably, I relapse from time to time. Maybe it was yesterday’s gloomy weather or the fact I was recovering from a minor eye procedure or maybe it was the lack of food in my apartment at the time, but… Read More
Photo courtesy of sambrocatosalon.com Now that I’m so concerned with what I put in my body, I’ve also become pretty obsessed with what I put on it. So when I read an article today in Well + Good about Mary Louise Parker’s hair falling out from a Brazilian Blow-out, my first reaction was not one of surprise. Instead I related…. Read More
Maybe I’ve got Spring Fever or maybe Kris Carr’s book Crazy, Sex, Diet hit me way too hard but I’ve been on a raw food kick lately. No, I haven’t become a full-force raw foodist, but I do happen to believe in the cleansing, healing and nourishing properties of raw foods especially when the weather is warmer or in warmer… Read More
A Buddha Bowl is one of my favorite, filling, no-brainer meals, especially now that the weather is getting warmer and I am incorporating more raw and lightly cooked foods back into my diet. Watch this video to learn how to make one in no time! 1. Start with a whole grain base 2. Add a lightly steamed leafy green vegetable… Read More
If the line that snaked down 18th Street and wrapped around the block forming a two-hour wait to get into yesterday’s First Vegetarian Food Festival in NYC was any indication of the rising popularity of plant-based diets, then I’d say we’ve come a long way since I went veg back in 1993, almost 20 years ago! At the age of… Read More
