Week 2: Hydration & Coffee or Tea – 52 Weeks of Wellness Program

Week 2 of 52 Weeks of Wellness: Hydration & Coffee or Tea The focus is on hydration this month and how coffee/black tea impacts this key to wellness. Both are acidic which disrupt the body’s natural pH balance which in turns disrupts the digestive process. So you say, not a big deal. However, first the immune system is primarily in the gut and second, if you are not digesting food may literally be starving to death. This creates the perfect environment to create sickness & disease. Coffee/Tea with caffeine also greatly stress the body which greats to further health issues. So your challenge this week is to greatly reduce…

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The Alarm

The Alarm

The Alarm I woke up before the alarm today, thank God.  I really despise alarms.  Alarms are loud, set our nerves on end, disrupt us from our focus (usually much needed sleep) and force us to take action immediately. My first thought this morning was that this is just like our health.  The alarm signifies our “wake up” call.  We may have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, arthritis or God forbid cancer. Every day we make choices.  We either say YES to health and NO to disease/sickness or we say YES to disease/sickness and NO to health.  There really is no in between. We can…

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Fruits and vegtables can save your life…

Fruits and vegtables can save your life... This months article titled Body Harmony in EWoman Magazine features me! It is wonderful to see so many people taking an interesting in improved wellness, it seriously is as easy fruits and vegetables folks! “I teach people what to eat even more than what not to eat,” said Schnautz. “We are a society of overweight and obese people, yet we are literally starving to death.” “I work with clients who go through chemo or the alternative approach or both,” said Schnautz. “It is crucial to eat as much Whole clean food as possible to enable the person to complete the treatments.…

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Healthy Turkey Black Bean Soup

Healthy Turkey Black Bean Soup

Thanksgiving Recipes: Turkey  Black Bean Soup What to do with leftover turkey? This is my favorite recipe and it is so easy. Another delicious idea is to add a scoop of leftover mashed potatoes or my gluten-free cornbread stuffing when serving. My favorite is the stuffing! Ingredients: 1 can diced tomatoes 1 can tomato sauce 2 cups of cubed cooked turkey 1 can black beans or 2 cups cooked 16 ounces of low sodium vegetable or chicken broth 1 onion chopped 2-4 cloves of garlic minced 1/2 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped carrots 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp cumin ½ tsp cayenne pepper (add more or less to…

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Thanksgiving Recipes Shared: Healthy Turkey Soup Recipe

Thanksgiving Recipes Shared: Turkey Soup Healthy holiday recipes are hard to come by, at least tasty ones. As a result I've put together a series of recipe posts to share with you right here on the site. They are also available for download and printing here. Today I am sharing my Turkey Soup Recipe. If you are searching for more good-for-you recipes, you can also sign up for my wellness newsletter to receive over 70 of my healthy recipes in ebook format. Enjoy! Turkey Soup A great idea for using up left over turkey! 1 – 1.5 cup diced tomatoes 1- 1.5 cup tomato sauce 1-2 cups of…

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Thanksgiving Recipes Shared: Healthy Guacamole Recipe

Thanksgiving Recipes Shared: Healthy Guacamole Recipe

Thanksgiving Recipes Shared: Healthy Guacamole Recipe 4-5 ripe avocados ½ red onion, minced (about ½ cup) 1-2 jalapenos, minced ½ bunch cilantro, finely chopped ½ squeezed lime or lemon juice ½ teaspoon coarse sea salt dash of freshly ground black pepper 1 ripe tomato, chopped Scoop avocado from peal and mash with a fork in a mixing bowl. Add chopped onion, cilantro, lime, salt and pepper and mash more. Add peppers until desired hotness. Keep the tomatoes separate until ready to serve. Cover with plastic wrap directly on the surface of the guacamole to prevent oxidation (it also helps to put guacamole in a glass bowl). Refrigerate until…

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Cranberry Date Salad

Cranberry Date Salad

This Cranberry date salad is a bit addicting! As a bonus, it contains all whole foods. Plus, I recommend using organic ingredients as well to prevent adding things you don't need in your diet such as pesticides and herbicides. It contains dates as a natural sweetener and does not contain sugar. This is so delicious, I eat it for dessert! 2 cups raw cranberries 8 large Medjool dates (pitted) 2 oranges peeled 1 apple chopped 4 tablespoons walnuts Place all ingredients in a food processor or Vitamix and blend for one-two minute. The mix should be chunky. Serve immediately and store in the refrigerator. I like to add…

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Amazing & Easy Cranberry Salad – more like dessert!

Thanksgiving Recipes Shared: Amazing & Easy Cranberry Salad Healthy holiday recipes are hard to come by, at least tasty ones. As a result I've put together a series of recipe posts to share with you right here on the site. They are also available for download and printing here. Today I am sharing my Cranberry Salad Recipe. If you are searching for more good-for-you recipes, you can also sign up for my wellness newsletter to receive over 70 of my healthy recipes in ebook format. Enjoy! Amazing & Easy Cranberry Salad – more like dessert! 2 cups raw cranberries 8 large medjool dates (pitted) 2 oranges peeled 1…

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Gluten-Free Cornbread Dressing

Gluten-Free Cornbread Dressing

Gluten-Free Cornbread Dressing Gluten-free cornbread dressing has been a blessing since I learned that I am gluten-intolerant. You will not feel like you are missing out on anything. It tastes so much better than using gluten-free bread. Especially when gluten-free bread is typically made of low-quality ingredients such as rice, tapioca, or potato starch. It can be frustrating maneuvering through daily life much less the holidays. This is my go-to recipe for Thanksgiving dinner. 2 1/2 lbs gluten-free cornbread (I use the recipe on the Bob's Red Mill cornmeal package) 3 Tablespoons coconut oil 1 1/2 cups finely chopped celery 1/2 cup finely chopped carrot 1 tablespoon dried…

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Thanksgiving Recipes Shared: Crockpot Gluten Free Cornbread Dressing

Thanksgiving Recipes Shared: Crockpot Gluten Free Cornbread Dressing Healthy holiday recipes are hard to come by, at least tasty ones. As a result I've put together a series of recipe posts to share with you right here on the site. They are also available for download and printing here. Today I am sharing my Cornbread Dressing Recipe. If you are searching for more good-for-you recipes, you can also sign up for my wellness newsletter to receive over 70 of my healthy recipes in ebook format. Enjoy! Crockpot Gluten Free Cornbread Dressing 2 1/2 Lbs gluten free cornbread 3 Tablespoons coconut oil 1 1/2 cups finely shopped celery 1/2…

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