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Seasonal Eats Made Simple: Root Vegetables and Budget-Friendly Winter Recipes

Explore the versatility of root vegetables this December. Learn about their nutritional benefits, seasonal availability, and budget-friendly recipes to warm up your winter meals. As winter settles in, it’s time to embrace the bounty of seasonal produce, especially...
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Gratitude in Practice: Rethinking Thanksgiving Traditions with Compassion

Explore the complexities of Thanksgiving with a thoughtful reflection on gratitude, historical context, and inclusivity. Discover how to celebrate with mindfulness and compassion. Thanksgiving is often seen as a time to gather with loved ones, share a delicious meal,...
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Reducing Neurodegenerative Risk Through Nutrition and Lifestyle

Discover how factors like diet, physical activity, gut health, sleep, and stress influence neurodegenerative disease risk. Learn practical wellness tips to support brain health and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other disorders. Have you ever walked...
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TEDxManhattan (Sat, 3/1/14): Changing the Way We Eat

If you've been keeping track of my Twitter feed or are a part of my LinkedIn network, you know that I'll be hosting a viewing party tomorrow, Saturday, March 1, 2014, for the TEDxManhattan live-streaming event "Changing the Way We Eat." This may seem like a nutty...

Honey v vinegar

I've had a handful of conversations over the past couple of weeks involving motivational approaches to helping others achieve their goals and some of the information I was receiving bothered me. One friend relayed to me that she was berated into quitting smoking when...

Aging

We are all getting older. That is not meant to bum anyone out; it's actually very good news. Recent data show that the U.S. population's average life expectancy is now 78.6 years, over three years more than 20 years ago; and it is estimated that, by the year 2030,...

For starters: 7 steps to meal & menu planning

For starters: 7 steps to meal & menu planning

Master meal and menu planning effortlessly. Learn how to streamline your weekly meal prep, save time, and ensure nutritious and delicious meals for you and your family. One of the keys to healthful eating and the best way to stave off boredom and hunger pangs is to be...

One-week challenge: (added) sugar

Last month, I introduced a one-week challenge asking participants to eliminate dairy products and have them track their process.  The results can be found here.This time around, I find it fitting, since many of us have probably overindulged on sweets during the...

Brunch Bunch: The Pancake Edition

Not too long ago, a group of us were craving pancakes and met up for brunch at Café Orlin on St. Marks Place. The lines outside of this place are notoriously long and if there's one thing I won't do it's wait in a long line. (I am very busy and important, plus,...