The 2 Key Questions to Ask to Stay on Track
For so many of the clients I deal with, the idea of eating healthfully seems fraught with all kinds of hurdles that interfere with the best of intentions. You want to stick with healthy eating, but...
View ArticleMy top 4 tips for cooking healthy over the holidays
Does this pattern sound familiar? You take the time to buy all the foods you need to stay healthy throughout the year. It’s sometimes a bit of a challenge, but overall, you manage to stick with it and...
View ArticleIf You Worry You’ll Never Love “Healthy” Foods
I often hear from people who’ve adopted healthier diets who tell me, “There are so many weird and new foods. I just can’t see myself ever loving them as much as I love my normal foods.” Have you felt...
View ArticleTwo key shifts that helped me clear my candida
The other day, I had a sudden realization: although I often refer to myself as “95% symptom-free, 99% of the time,” it has actually been over a year since my last symptom flare-up. Ever since I first...
View ArticleBirthday Cake and 2021: How to Get What You Want
How is 2021 going for you so far? Is it living up to expectations? If you were hoping that January 1, 2021 was going act like a magical switch that would change our lives in an instant, you were not...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Keto Fudge (sugar-free, dairy-free, grain-free, optionally...
[Who wants a plate–I mean, a piece?] One of the holiday delights that I absolutely cannot do without is fudge. (In fact, if you check the archives of this site, you’ll find not one, not two, but THREE...
View ArticleWhat does it take to quit sugar?
We’ve all been there (except for my husband, apparently): You’re working at home, producing great work. . . but suddenly, mid-afternoon, you’re overtaken by a massive sugar craving, and go searching...
View ArticleHow to Deal with Setbacks, Part One
Ever since I first started my anti-candida diet, I’ve been asked this question countless times (before the ACD, the most common question I was asked was, “When are you due?” Yes, really.). This week,...
View ArticleDoes your food do this for you?
Now that I’m an (ahem) mature woman who has been with my spouse for almost two dozen years, I can honestly say that I don’t know a single female friend who doesn’t have at least one cringe-worthy...
View ArticleGrain-Free, Sugar-Free, Nut-Free, Dairy-Free Salted Caramel Truffle Cups
[The perfect healthy obsession! These Salted Caramel Protein Cups are vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, egg free, soy-free, nut-free, yeast-free, and low glycemic. Suitable for...
View ArticleHow your mindset affects your diet
I love stories of people who “made it” later in life. For instance, did you know that Julia Child didn’t publish her first cookbook until she was 50? Laura Ingalls Wilder didn’t publish her first...
View ArticleThe Power of One
When you’re first told you need to change your diet for health reasons, it can feel like you’ve been dumped into a huge vat of chocolate with a collection of random tools and utensils floating...
View ArticleBroccoli Spoon Salad
[If you’re looking for a new favorite salad, this is it! A great new way to use broccoli that everyone can love. This Broccoli Spoon Salad is vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free,...
View ArticleQuick and Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Snack (Keto, Candida, Sugar-free,...
Craving cookie dough? You can have some chocolate chip cookie dough in less than 5 minutes! Plus it’s vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, egg-free, soy-free, nut-free, yeast-free,...
View ArticleDreena Burton’s Wow ‘Em Waffles
These Wow ‘Em Waffles from Dreena’s new book, Dreena’s Kind Kitchen, are a treat! If you’re looking for a great breakfast or brunch option, these waffles are vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free, ,...
View ArticleLower Oxalate Hummus
Plant-based eaters can rejoice with this new version of hummus that’s also low oxalate! If you love hummus, you’ll love this dip that’s grain-free, egg-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, nut-free, soy-free,...
View ArticleCarob Spice Almonds
[Craving a crunchy, sweet-and-spicy, healthy snack? Carob Spice Almonds are vegan, sugar-free, gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, egg free, soy-free, yeast-free, and low glycemic. Suitable for all...
View ArticleWellness Weekend, July 4-8, 2013
It was our turn in Canada last week, now it’s your turn in the U.S.: Happy Independence Day, Americans! I hope you are all having a wonderful time this holiday July 4th with family and friends. And if...
View ArticleSix Degrees of Alisa and Hallie–and No Bake Chocolate Chunk (or Chip) Cookies!
[This post is part of an ongoing series of interviews with (and recipes from!) cookbook authors, bloggers, women entrepreneurs and home chefs whose work I enjoy and admire. If you’ve got someone in...
View ArticleWellness Weekend, July 11-15, 2013
Happy Thursday, everyone, and happy Wellness Weekend! (I love when the weekend starts early, especially in summer–don’t you?). Thanks to everyone who left comments last week about Instagram and how it...
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