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4 Self Care Practices to Support Your Day

Self care doesn’t have to be complicated and time consuming. I have a busy life too, and I know how taking time out for self care can end up feeling like one more thing on the to-do list. There’s a way though, to create self care habits that don’t interrupt ...

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Understand the Thermal Nature of Foods According to Chinese Medicine

Identifying the thermal qualities of hot and cold is a fundamental distinction used during diagnosis and treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda. This observation of thermal nature also exists within other holistic medical systems like Western herbalism and ancient Greek medicine. Within these systems, foods, herbs, spices, and disease ...

Nourishing Miso Soup

Miso is a fermented paste usually made from cooked soybeans, koji, salt, and a grain such as rice or barley. Most likely, you’ll find several types of miso in the refrigerated section of your local health food or grocery store. Every variety of miso has a different flavour; from rich ...

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7 Ways to Help Insomnia Tonight

A restless sleep can be an incredibly stressful experience. Sometimes, no matter how much you want to doze off, your body and mind just don’t seem to cooperate. You probably know by now that sleep is an important part of overall health. The effects of losing sleep can show up ...

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Summer Salad Dressing Recipes

As the seasons change more local produce becomes available, and that means more salads. I love bringing more salads into my diet during the spring and summer. The combinations of salad ingredients is virtually endless, and it’s easy to eat a unique and delicious salad every day. Making your own ...

Quick Green Smoothie Recipe

Fresh vegetable and fruit smoothies are the perfect thing for spring and summer days. They are detoxifying, cooling, and full of vitamins and enzymes. Green Smoothie Recipe Ingredients: 1 leaf of kale 1 small cucumber 1 banana 1 tbsp chia seeds Fresh mint, parsley and ginger Lime or lemon juice ...

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5 Holistic Nutrition Foundations for a Healthy Diet

Food is a powerful healing force. The food we choose to eat ultimately affects our lives, our moods, and our physical state. Holistic nutrition and cleansing practices were two of the first areas I began to explore as I healed my own health issues. Today, these two modalities, along with ...

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Arugula Asparagus Quinoa Salad

Preparing food that will support your health without taking ALL your time begins with cooking bigger batches of grains, beans, and legumes. I usually recommend buying grains and beans in bulk, and setting aside at least one afternoon a week to do some food prep for the upcoming week. That ...

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Spring and Summer Sprouts

Sprouts represent the most vibrant life a plant has to offer. When a seed is sprouting, the vitamin and enzyme content is greatly increased. Sprouts help to ease stagnant Liver Qi according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, and are cooling in nature (which can be counteracted through cooking the sprouts). Therefore, ...

Nourishing Beet Soup

“The beet is the most intense of vegetables. The radish, admittedly, is more feverish, but the fire of the radish is a cold fire, the fire of discontent, not of passion. Tomatoes are lusty enough, yet there runs through tomatoes an undercurrent of frivolity. Beets are deadly serious.” Tom Robbins ...