From Carnivore to Vegan: My Journey to Plant-Based Bliss
It began with a phone call from my sister. We were catching each other up on our lives– hers as a single mom and healthcare administrator, and me, recently divorced, …
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Diet Wars: Why Do We Care What Others Eat?
A paleo, a keto, and a vegan all walk into a bar…I don’t know the punchline, but I’m quite sure a lively debate ensued. Like face masks and social distancing, …
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What’s the Deal with Salt?
More salt? Less salt? What kind of salt and what’s the difference? I am going to tell you that you should be eating adequate salt, but it needs to be …
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Five Ways to Get More Vitamin D
With more people concerned about immune function, it’s important to remember vital nutrients that keep the body healthy and strong. Vitamin D, also referred to as the “sunshine vitamin” regulates …
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The Delicate Dance of Difficult Teen Conversations: Hard Truths vs. Hurt Confidence
If you’ve been following my articles, you know me by now. I’ll talk about anything. Masturbation. Boobs. Pot. Open relationships. [Looks both ways. Covers mouth. Whispers] Therapy. But I soon …
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How to Buy Organic for Less
Eating organic is important. It’s also expensive. The good news is that there are plenty of ways to make your produce selection healthier and more cost effective. Freezer Friendly The …
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Why it’s Not OK to Let Yourself Go During COVID-19
COVID-19 has upped everyone’s stress levels, and most of us long for a return to normal. However, it appears we’ll need to adjust to a new normal. Over the past …
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Carbophobia: Are Your Fears Well-Founded?
Since Dr. Robert Atkins published the first issue of The Atkins Diet in 1972, low-carbohydrate diets have been reinvented dozens of times by weight-loss gurus looking to cash in on …
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Meat Lovers Will Swoon Over These Meatless Meals
The vegan diet, which excludes meat, seafood, eggs, and dairy, is more popular today than ever. The US News and World Report’s 2020 diet rankings places the vegan diet in …
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Intermittent Fasting to Succeed in Self Isolation
Right now, most of us are confined to home, struggling with stress, anxiety and quite a bit of boredom. It can be very easy to repeatedly check out the fridge, …
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A Personal Connection and Home Cooking
Ladies, I’ve done it all – vegetarianism, feminism, hairy legs, rejection of female roles, and so far, 14 years of motherhood. I have knocked on Death’s door in malnutrition, and …
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Immune-Boosting Foods and a Super Salad Recipe
No one has any immunity to Covid-19 because it is a novel virus, but with the medical system overworked and everything else going on, staying as healthy as possible is …
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Make Fermented Foods at Home
It goes without saying that as we face a global health pandemic, it’s more important than ever we eat right, stay healthy and do what we can to stay positive. …
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Six Smoothie Ingredients to Get You Through Your Week
In the current global environment, it’s more important than ever to plan what you need to buy at the grocery and think about what you are eating. And with more …
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