Best Choices for Optimal Cellular Function
Most of us want to live long and vibrant lives, which means cellular function must be maintained, and furthermore, optimized, as we age. Every cell in our body has specific nutrient requirements to...
View ArticleWhat Should You Buy Organic?
This week, a participant in my Fertility Foods class at the Reproductive Health Center, commented that she appreciated my explanation of the importance organics and non-genetically modified (non-GMO)...
View ArticleCeliac Disease Awareness Month 2014
Celiac disease is a genetic, inflammatory, systemic autoimmune disease. I was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2010 after searching for 8 years for an answer to low bone density and some mild...
View ArticleStrawberry & Beet Salad with Pears and Arugula
This is a beautiful, naturally gluten-free and dairy-free recipe, full of nutrition and unprocessed ingredients. Oh-and it tastes good too! My little girls thought that fruit in a chicken salad was...
View ArticleJune 2014 Challenge: Try Something New
Trying something new is often deliciously surprising. And fun! I think you will find that to be the case with this Chia Chocolate Pudding. When we make this pudding my silly daughters say “what’s that...
View ArticlePancakes To Be Proud Of
Don’t kid yourself. Pancakes are cake. Flour, egg and sugar; that’s cake. Ask most people who eat pancakes for breakfast and they will sheepishly admit that yes, they know, pancakes don’t top any...
View ArticleTrade In Your Old Vehicle
Years ago when I was working at the Canyon Ranch Health Resort a client said to me, “the chip is just the vehicle for the guacamole”. So we talked about changing the “vehicle”. Typically the vehicle is...
View ArticleHow to Use www.NourishingResults.com
Maybe you get posts by email and never go to the homepage. Maybe you see posts on Facebook and go straight to the articles that interest you. If you haven’t explored Nourishing Results.com lately, you...
View ArticleSimple Turkey Lettuce Wraps
This is one of my go-to recipes for a quick meal that I know my family will eat. I consider lettuce wraps a basic recipe that everyone should master. This recipe uses what I call “Critical Cooking...
View ArticleLove to Grill? Pass on the Carcinogens!
A client asked: “If I marinate chicken with skin and cook on grill with skin, but don’t eat skin – is that a lot worse for us that if I marinate without and cook without. It is so much more tender to...
View ArticleWhat Is Jicama and What Do You Do With It?
For the past year, I have been posting monthly challenges or themes, but now I am transitioning to responding to clients questions and requests rather than maintaining a monthly theme. This post was...
View ArticleRefreshing Kohlrabi & Cucumber Salad
Kohlrabi looks like an alien vegetable. No one knows what to do with it. In fact, I wouldn’t know what to do with it if it weren’t for my two kiddos picking up random vegetables at the grocery store....
View ArticleCeleriac Breakfast Scramble
“Breakfast foods” are typically heavily processed foods containing refined grains, sugar and processed meats. Move away from cereal, toast and conventional bacon and you will feel energized with your...
View ArticleNo Added Sugar Treats
If you’ve tried some of the delicious no added sugar treats that I’ve posted before, you know that “no added sugar” does not mean boring. Challenge yourself to include amazing no added sugar treats...
View ArticleMeal Plan For The Week
Happy New Year! My Ask a Nutritionist column for Fleet Feet Tucson this month focused on one essential change for the New Year and my recommendation is to create a weekly meal plan. This is the key to...
View ArticleIf I Could Change The World
Often when I am running with my sister or chatting with friends the conversation will shift to a nutrition question or the health concern of a friend or family member. Often the person is feeling...
View ArticleChocolate Pumpkin Pancakes (Grain-Free)
Sometimes our made up recipes are the best! We started with the request for pancakes, and so we began to make Elena’s Pantry Almond Flour Pancakes. Then we thought, “pumpkin!”, after all our Halloween...
View ArticleGetting ready for the week
I really do practice what I preach. I make a menu for the week with a corresponding grocery list, then I shop and I come home and organize. And, ideally, I prep some foods on the weekend to save time...
View ArticleFrench Lentil Soup (Slow Cooker)
Last week, I mentioned that I am running with a friend after work once a week. To overcome the challenges associated with getting home later than usual, we are both making slow cooker meals and then...
View ArticleCashew Coconut Vegetable Curry
I love all types of curry. I have always made them on the stove, but last week I thought, “why not try it in the slow cooker?” It worked like a charm! Curry is a versitile dish that you can easily...
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