We’ve all heard it before: it’s okay to not be okay. It is acceptable to embrace a situation when it doesn’t go as planned. We do not have to “toughen up” or “put on a face” to cover how we really feel. Not being fine: stumbling, hurting, crying; is acceptable and nothing to be ashamed… Continue reading Why It’s Okay to Not be Okay
Words are powerful. They hold value and strength. Words make us move, shift, change our thinking, our logic, our way of life. Choosing which words to use is critical. They can carve a road to happiness or a path to discontentment. Take for example the words “can’t” and “won’t”. A research study was conducted on… Continue reading How Word Choices Affect Our Habits: Get To vs. Have To
Fideo is one of things that takes me back to my childhood. It’s a fill-your-belly-and-your-soul kind of soup that is simple, yet never basic. I could eat bowl after bowl (and I have). For those of you without the luxury of growing up with this stuff, fideo (vermicelli), is first sauteed to release its nutty… Continue reading Low-Carb Fideo
It’s hard to talk about failure. When we dream up things to do and goals to reach, rarely does we say “hey, I don’t really want to accomplish all this”. No one ever sets out to fail and yet, failure is par for the course: a diet that gets derailed; a workout that gets ignored; … Continue reading The Success of Failure: Four Ways to Turn a Negative Situation into a Positive Experience
Holistic medicine can be seen as unconventional in the Western world. This thought that our being is interconnected seems peculiar to some, after all we have been taught to compartmentalize our bodies. Tooth hurts? See a dentist. Foot issues? Call the podiatrist. Have a rash? See the dermatologist for some ointment. Conventional medicine doesn’t stop… Continue reading What is Whole Person Health?
We all deal with stress throughout our lives. It affects us in different ways, at different times, and our ability to cope with it varies from person to person and even from incident to incident. There are times when a bad grade or lackluster work project causes anguish. Sometimes it is an issue in our… Continue reading Stress and Nutrition: What to Include, What to Avoid
Change is the only constant – it is inevitable really. Yes, there are times when we see it coming, but then there are times when it smacks us upside the head (#2020). Although change can be scary it can also serve as a time to reset for a new normal; a new baseline per se… Continue reading Finding a New Baseline
I use a lot of coconut products: oil, cream, butter, shredded, water. All add great additions to any dish whether sweet, savory or spicy, but none reign quite as supreme in my book as coconut milk. I use it a fair amount. It is rich, creamy, and has a very similar mouthfeel to cow’s milk. … Continue reading Coconut Milk Three Ways
If you saw my last post on meal prepping you saw that it is not always easy, but with a little planning it can be doable. A lot of time the biggest hurdle is figuring out what to buy. You want ingredients that keep for at least a few days, preferably a week. You also… Continue reading Creating a Meal Prep Menu
For those who like calm and order, meal prepping can be very effective. It helps to set up the week, leaving little up in the air to figure out on the spot. However, for those who find meal prepping stress inducing, it can be a little daunting to think about. All those containers and preplanning… Continue reading Meal Prep Your Way to Goodness
