The word hormone is widely misunderstood. Bring it up, and people immediately think about sex, mood swings, PMS, or menopause. The truth is, each of us is one big hormone casserole! Hormones are a part of your endocrine system, and in short, they are chemical messengers that control and are affected by every single thing …
Random things for today. 1. I have been getting a lot of emails from my workshop participants who want an electronic copy of the smoothie recipes. So I posted the smoothie workshop recipes in a new page tab (see above). There are also a bunch of other ones if you click on smoothies/juices in the …
The Perfect Chocolate Pudding, Productive Texting, and Pre-PIP Planning! Read More »
Has anyone ever asked you that question? No one has asked me that in a while, but I’ll admit that it has happened in the past. I suppose “normal” refers to “just like everyone else,” because I’m pretty normal compared to my own standards. I do find, however, that sometimes I forget that I can …
Yesterday for breakfast, I had this: The day before, I had this: Today? Totally in the mood for a chocolate milkshake (ingredients: cacao powder, vegan protein powder, stevia, vanilla extract, ice): I drank half of this and dumped the rest—so I guess that was pretty wasteful. I know I won’t drink it later though, and …
From my grocery supplies, I used part of the avocado for guacamole (chips were made out of the sprouted grain tortillas), and I used the rest for chocolate pudding. I’m not great at following recipes for things like pudding…so I’ll just link you to Gena’s recipe because I know that one is good.
Today I wanted a combination recovery plus energy boost smoothie. Unfortunately (or fortunately?) it turned out more like a pudding. Here’s the recipe: 1 3/4 cups coconut milk 1/2 scoop Vega powder (chocolate flavor) 2 Tbsp raw cacao powder 1 Tbsp vanilla extract 1/4 cup chia seeds 2-3 Tbsp agave 1 Tbsp maca powder I …
I attended a workshop this weekend by David Romanelli, author of Yeah Dave’s Guide to Livin’ the Moment: Getting to ecstacy through wine, chocolate, and your ipod playlist. I have’t read the book…yet. I will. I found Dave’s insights and anecdotes to be refreshingly grounded—he seemed to be a real person with a real message. It …
Yoga and Chocolate…and Wine and your iPod Playlist Read More »
I had a rough time deciding what to name this post because of a conversation I had with a friend yesterday. We discussed how there is a level of contradiction in the way we name our healthy raw and pure foods as a vague reference/comparison to unhealthy Standard American Diet (SAD) counterparts. For example, why …
