Gingerbread Smoothie

This is a great on the go breakfast or snack.  Packed with protein, fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, anti-inflammatory herbs and even some iron.  Oh, and it’s delicious! Ingredients: 1 cup unsweetened almond milk 2-4 Tbs of hemp protein powder 1/4 tsp turmeric 1/4 tsp ginger 1/4 tsp cinnamon 1 Tbs molasses  If you have blood […]

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Allergies

It’s that time of year again.  The weather is getting warmer, the flowers are starting to pop out of the ground and all over the valley allergy symptoms are coming out of hibernation. What are allergies? In order to understand allergies, we need to understand the immune system.  The immune system is a complex array

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Masala Chai

In India, chai is the word used for tea with milk in it.  Masala chai refers to tea with milk and spices.  The spices that are traditionally used in masala chai are warming and can be used to help fight off a cold, or to warm you up when you feel chilly.  They are also

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Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate This hot chocolate makes a wonderful wintertime dessert or snack.  It has all the taste and health benefits of chocolate, without the sugar or dairy.   With the richness of coconut oil and the natural sweetness of the almond milk, most people do not need to add extra sweetener.

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Pre-Holiday Detox

I had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  Full of family, friends, and yes, LOT’S of food and drink!  I don’t know about you, but after Thanksgiving I am often left feeling a little heavy.  My body feels like it wants a cleans or a detox, but who has the time between Thanksgiving and the Winter holidays?  Luckily,

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Accupuncture on my brain

I am involved in some in depth study of the acupuncture points on the head.  There is so much information that gets processed inside our heads.  The cognition that goes on in there is really special to our particular species.  I love that through acupuncture we can  access the deep intelligence we are all capable

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Fiddleheads

A late afternoon hike at Mt. Toby this weekend was a beautiful thing.  The streams and waterfalls were full from the recent rains, singing to us as we made our way on the moist earth towards the slowly unfurling fiddleheads.  Careful to take just a few from each plant, we crouched delicately by the side

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Spring Detox

It’s a rainy Sunday in mid March.  I am sitting at my kitchen table, watching the rain fall and the snow melt.  I can feel the seasons shifting around me as the deep freeze of winter is replaced by the wetness of spring and the promise of new growth.  I can’t see them yet, but

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