Doing Harm – How the Medical Community Is Failing Women Episode 001 In this first full episode, I interview Maya Dusenbery a journalist, editor, and author of the book Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick. Doing Harm was named one of the best books…(Read More)
You. You’re not defined by your health Your health is just a piece of who you are You. You’re not defined by your family, your job or where you live.They’re just a piece of you. You’re beautiful and unique. Placed on this earth to do what only you can do…(Read More)
What do you do when you make yummy shrimp tacos and have coconut milk left over?! Make a smoothie of course! I’ve recently been having some inflammation issues with my hips ( no running for me right now ☹ ) so I created my own super food, anti-inflammatory smoothie! What is it about this…(Read More)
What Are Food Intolerances? Well, it’s first important to understand that a food intolerance is NOT the same as a food allergy. To read about food allergies see part 1 of this series. Food allergies are reactions to food that trigger the immune system. On the other hand, food intolerances are reactions…(Read More)
Believe it or not the father of medicine Hippocrates, the one who is quoted as saying “let food by thy medicine” was also the first known person to record an adverse and likely allergic response to food, cheese to be precise. I would have loved to know Hippocrates thoughts as he observed these foods that…(Read More)
A few weeks ago my husband and I decided to try out a local restaurant that we had heard amazing things about. The restaurant lived up to the raves and I am convinced that I had THE best shrimp I’ve ever eaten. The shrimp were served dressed in cilantro and a light…(Read More)
I am a firm believer that when people claim they don’t like this food or that food it’s not that they don’t like that particular food, they just haven’t had it prepared the right way. That being said my family knows that the most dangerous words they can utter are “I…(Read More)
You know those recipes that you pinned on Pinterest with the intention of making one day?…. Yea me too. However, this Father’s Day turned out to be the perfect opportunity to try out on of those recipes that I’ve been holding onto for years! This year dad requested something a little on the…(Read More)