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Your outer world is a direct reflection of your inner world.  If your life is chaotic and you want to change it, look inside yourself to initiate that change. All too often, we look to external sources for gratification.  We look to an “other”, or to material things such as grand homes, flashy cars, fancy wardrobes and exotic vacations to provide us a sense of safety, security and happiness, when in reality no person or “thing” can provide you with those feelings.  Only you can create... Read Full Story

Ingredients: 2 ripe bananas (fresh or frozen) 1 ripe mango, peeled and chopped 3-4 large leaves of kale 1 large handful of spinach, chopped Juice of 6 clementines 1 cup of water 1 handful of ice Instructions: Place all ingredients in a high speed blender (add the ice last) and mix until smooth.  You can also opt to throw the entire clementines in whole (skin removed) if you prefer. Makes one pitcher.  Drink half in the morning and save the other half for a mid day... Read Full Story

Ingredients 1 cup cabbage, chopped ½ red onion, chopped 1 cup kale, chopped 1 cup spinach, chopped ½-3/4 cup cherry tomatoes 1-2 Tbsp Seaweed Gomasio 1/3 cup parsley, minced small handful pine nuts ¾ cup vegetable broth 2 Tbsp. Nama Shoya 1-2 Tbsp. Mirin Salt and pepper Cooking Instructions: Saute the onions, 3-4 minutes until transluscent.  Add the vegetable brother, nama shoyu and mirin.  Add the cabbage, kale and spinach.  Sprinkle the gomasio over the... Read Full Story

I love raw food.   I love the way it tastes, how my skin and hair responds to the influx of nutrients, how it makes me feel more alive and energetic, and the intensity of the flavors. I enjoy using my creativity in designing a menu, in creating new recipes and arranging unique combinations of my tried and true favorites.   It’s an art form and a fun way to express myself. But this doesn’t mean raw foods are the only foods I eat.   I am constantly being asked about what I eat and honestly... Read Full Story

There is no shortage of dietary experts, many of which promote their way as the best way.  Much of the advice you hear or read in this world of information overload is contradictory, which becomes downright confusing to someone who is just starting out in their efforts at improving their diet.  Should they become a vegetarian? Vegan? Raw foodist?  Macrobiotic? Ayurvedic? Flexitarian?   My head starts to spin trying to make sense of it all!  I can just imagine how someone without a background... Read Full Story

Each week I will challenge you to do something healthy for the entire week and take note of the effect it has on you. Whenever I feel sluggish or want to strengthen my immune system, I turn to juicing. My monster size Breville juicer has a prominent place on our kitchen counter, right next to the sink, so it is always accessible and easy to clean…two key components. Think of raw organic juices as nutritional supplements and preventive medicine. Drinking freshly made juices provides us... Read Full Story

I never knew I had sweat glands in my shins.  I kept wondering where the water pouring down my legs was coming from…my shins and knees couldn’t possibly be producing sweat.  Perhaps my vision was just blurred from the sweat pouring off of the tip of my nose and I was starting to hallucinate.  I’m not typically a sweater, so all of this liquid pouring from my body was a bit disturbing to me.  The source of all the sweating…I was in the midst of my first hot yoga class. Hot yoga, for the... Read Full Story

Despite its popularity in recent years in the US, yoga still remains a mystery to many people. “Yoga is too boring for me” or “I’m not flexible enough” are common comments I hear.  Boring?  Obviously they’ve never been to an Ashtanga class.  Not flexible enough?  Hello…you just stated a very obvious reason as to why you need to start a yoga practice. It’s understandable that people are confused.  There are as many types and styles of yoga as there are personality types.  For someone new to... Read Full Story

Okay, I admit it…I get some kind of sick pleasure out of saying that I send my kids to school in the morning with a belly full of raw kale or spinach. As I watch them sipping away at their freshly made green smoothies, I pat myself on the back thinking I am such a genius at deception. What parent doesn’t want to get more green vegetables into their children’s diet? My seven year old daughter cringes at the idea of eating a salad with dinner, but lately I have her happily slurping away at her... Read Full Story

Would you dedicate ten minutes of your day if that was all it took to discover the Fountain of Youth? Or would you laugh and scoff at this seemingly absurd idea tossing it aside as some new age, book-idea-selling-mumbo-jumbo-nonsense? The Five Tibetans are five rites or rituals, which if performed on a daily basis over time are thought to reverse the aging process and restore one to a state of youth and vitality. When I initially heard this claim, I thought it was the most ridiculous thing... Read Full Story