Sweet & Simple: Creamy Fruit Pudding Recipe

Creamy Fruit Pudding Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: none Yields: 4 servings Ingredients 1, 8-oz package of soft tofu, drained 3 cups fresh or frozen & thawed mixed berries, divided 4 tablespoons orange juice concentrate 4 teaspoons honey Mint leaves for garnish Directions 1. Drain the tofu by pressing it between paper towels. 2….

Do you take an All or Nothing Approach to Your Health?

I know how busy we all can get, right?   How come then, do so many of us think of our health in terms of the absolute?   Okay, let me break this down for you.   We are either going all out- we go to the gym and work out, we eat healthy, lots…

Smart Spring & Summertime Snacking

Whoo hoo!  Snacktime, my favorite! As the weather gets warmer and a lot nicer to be outside, I tend to be on the go more often than not. I’m going to guess that you’re the same way. Well, what happens, then, when you’re always on the go and you get hungry?  Maybe not for a…

Take Me As I Am, Warts and All…

There’s a conversation that I’ve been having inside my head for some time now- yes, that is different than hearing voices inside my head in case you were wondering! I’ve been thinking and thinking about how much time and energy is spent by each of us at any given moment in time that relates to…

What the Swine Flu Is and Isn’t

Before you start grabbing for the nearest bottle of antibacterial anything, hear me out. There has been A LOT of news coverage over this particular virus & even though I don’t have a magic cure-all, I do have common sense. If you only listen to the news, you are probably wondering if you should ever…

The Mediterranean Diet

Diets Based On Culture & What That Means To You For some reason or another, I never really entertained the thought of my culture, my familial background, as being something I should take into consideration when I was deciding what to eat. However when I began my training as a Holistic Health Counselor at the…

The Blood Type Diet

I was first introduced to the Blood Type Diet, “Eat Right 4 Your Type” as written by Peter D’Adamo, ND, in early 2006. I heard him speak as part of my training at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. I found the concepts fascinating and completely realistic. Although I can see how following the recommended blood…

Rate Your Health

Your Health? Precious Resource, Valuable Commodity, or On the Brink of Extinction?‏ Rate Your Health! Is it in Bountiful Supply? Limited but still there, usually? Like Low Taxes- You’ve Heard it Exists but Have yet to Find it? Did I Get Your Attention? Most of us take out health for granted, that is, until we…

Getting in Touch with Your Own Humanity

I usually try to keep on top of my emails and messages, but sometimes, even the best of intentions go awry. BUT I recently found this video in my inbox and wanted to share it with all of you. Enjoy and please let me know what you think. If this doesn’t make you think twice…