GREEK LEMON CHICKEN SOUP (AVGOLEMONO) FOOD AS MEDICINE Lemons provide over 100% of your daily vitamin C requirements. Known for their high antioxidant content, lemons help fight free radicals in the body and protect your vessels. Lemons are also a good source of thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, iron, calcium, and beyond and can support adrenal…
TOP WAYS TO BOOST GLUTATHIONE Glutathione is the master or “grand-mama” antioxidant essential to immune health, liver detoxification, cancer prevention, fertility and cell membrane integrity to name just a few of its functions in the body! We talked on the podcast this week (Check out Episodes 110 and 112 on Alzheimer’s and Cognitive Decline!) about…
SIMPLE BOLOGNESE FOOD AS MEDICINE This bolognese sauce is one of my go-to weeknight dinners that comes together in less than 30 minutes (and half of that is cook time so you can clean the dishes as it finishes!) This dish is literally a savior after a busy workday and hits all of the right…
NATURALLY NOURISHED GIFT GIVING GUIDE I had so much fun curating these gift bundles for you! The items can work together in a theme or you can cherry pick for your giftee! All items are of brands of high integrity and selections that I have on my personal wish list or currently am enjoying. All…
HOLIDAY RECIPE ROUNDUP With the holidays upon us, lots of time is going into planning the perfect family meal and ensuring there are real food options to fit your lifestyle can be super challenging! To make life easier, we’ve rounded up all of our favorite holiday blog recipes in one place in hopes that you…
ROASTED DELICATA SQUASH SALAD FOOD AS MEDICINE This salad takes a “nose-to-tail” approach to consuming delicata squash and is an awesome way to incorporate fall produce into your diet. This philosophy of eating is often applied to animals but when treating vegetables in the same way we reap the benefits of a vast array of…
BACON WRAPPED BUTTERNUT SQUASH FOOD AS MEDICINE Butternut squash has a range of health benefits from blood sugar regulation to its antioxidant functions. Being high in soluble fiber and pectins, this squash helps to prevent blood sugar spikes in the blood caused by the digestion of carbohydrates. The abundance of carotenoids available in butternut squash…
SLOW COOKER HATCH CHILE CHICKEN SOUP FOOD AS MEDICINE Hatch chiles are low in calories and rich in vitamins A, C and K and the phytonutrient capsaicin and are a great base for soups, stews and casseroles. The addition of bone broth to this soup provides glutamine to provide support for gut lining as well as…
KETO AND FOOD FREEDOM Once you’ve found your groove in a ketogenic state and are seeing signs of fat adaptation, it may be reasonable to bring in small amounts of natural sweeteners from time to time. While we don’t advise this become a daily occurrence, there is a time and a place to bring them…
