Does it seem that many plant-based recipes have strange and uncommon ingredients? The main reasons are that they are great for getting the right nutrition and are often substitutes for the missing protein you get ...
10 Every Day Quickies for Health
What You Do Counts! These 10 EVERY day quickies for health can make a difference in your life - who you ultimately become or what you end up doing. Every step contributes to that. It's the same with our health. We ...
My first Giveaway October 1-31
I’m excited and ready for my first ever giveaway to celebrate reaching 1000 followers on Facebook and the opening of our new tee shirt shop. I feel so honored to share plant-based recipes and how to live a healthy ...
Oil-Free Hummus Formula
Hummus is a great snack, perfect as an appetizer for a crowd, and much cheaper to make yourself than buy it at the store. It's also one of the easiest ways to eat beans. Eating beans every day is a very good ...
Juggle to Improve Your Brain
This last holiday, one the the gifts I received was this burlap bag full of juggling balls. I actually had requested it because I love to throw things into the air and catch them. I know, it's a bit strange, but I ...
10 Ways to Get More Sleep, Stay Slim and Improve Aging
I don’t know about you, but I need sleep. Lots of it–at least 8 hours a night– or I’m not very productive the next day. I find myself constantly raiding the fridge. and maybe, even, I’m a tad cranky. And of ...
Should You Give Up Cow’s Milk
Why would you give up Cow's milk, you might ask. "It's a staple from my childhood and the main source of calcium," you say. It may seem like an impossible feat, but it can be done. I wouldn't have thought it myself, ...
Nutrition Year in Review
If you haven't been to Dr. Greger's website, NutritionFacts.org, I highly recommend it as a great resource for fast and easy-to-understand videos about studies in nutrition and health. There are over 2,000 ...
Sharing a Personal Health Journey
Diane's Journey to Health This is a post about my personal health journey. I'm not just talking about losing weight and lowering cholesterol, although they are a part of it. It's about dealing with my increasing ...
Tomatoes for Health
I'm passing along to you this great email I received from Dr. Fuhrman about the benefits of tomatoes. If you are interested in receiving these emails yourself, you can sign up here: Dr. Fuhrman's Email and ...
Flaxseed vs Diabetes
Every once in a while I'll post a video from Dr. Michael Greger's website, nutritionfacts.org. His videos, like the one below on flaxseed and diabetes, are easy to understand and a quick way to get information from ...
Obesity, It’s Not Your Fault
I just returned from a trip to Boulder, Colorado, for a few days to see my son and to drive out to the plains of Nebraska, about 4-5 hours northeast of Boulder. The visit to North Platte, Nebraska, was to see the ...
Vegetarian Buffet with Jane Goodall
Wow, I feel so lucky to have met Jane Goodall. We have friends that know her and it was during a very special event that she spoke at for the teachers in the area. We live there now, but at the time, we traveled to ...
Give up coffee?
Give up coffee, you say? Are you crazy? Yes, I felt that way, too, but sometimes life sends you curve balls. I wasn't feeling like my normal, happy self and giving up coffee was one of those things that I needed to ...
Potatoes: To Eat or Not to Eat
Potatoes have gotten a bad rap, but they are actually a great addition to a plant-based diet. If you're going to incorporate them in your diet, you just need to be smart about it. Don't be afraid of them, but also, ...
