Category: Food
Is a Plant-Based Diet the Future of Foods? How to Decide What’s Right for You
Overwhelmed. This is how many of us can feel when it comes to making the “right” choices for the health of ourselves, loved ones, and family. We are i [...]
The Chef’s Table | Recipe
Veggie-Forward Beef + Beet Tartar organic | regenerative | a classic for the future
If the future of foods is in sustainability, carbon footprint, [...]
Did You Know You Have Two Brains?
What is your gut telling you? Those knots in your stomach, that queasy feeling, and those butterflies are signals to your brain that an emotion, hormo [...]
5 Tips for Eating with Intention
Mindfulness, simply put, is a state of becoming fully aware of what is happening in the current moment, without judgment. Food is an essential part of [...]
Global Farming for Change: The SWFL Hidden Gem That Can Help You Live a Healthy, Happy Life with Nutrient-Rich Foods
Did you know that right here in SWFL (Southwest Florida) exists a 40-year-strong, non-profit global farm and education center that is home to the grea [...]
The Chef’s Table | Recipe
The “It’s Good for You (wink wink) Super Food” Cocktail
Local organic kombucha | Carambola citrus soda | Cranberry hibiscus | Vodka optional
Ing [...]
Love Your Liver
It is rare—if ever—that you take part of your day to send gratitude to one of your organs or body systems. In fact, have you ever taken a moment to fu [...]
Pumpkin Pie, 7500 Years in the Making: Past + Present + Future
“Hey, Hawaii guy!” he calls to me from across a kitchen that is bustling yet moving with the precision, intention, collaboration, and beauty of an orc [...]
Pumpkin Pie v.2
Do you love this recipe, but don’t want to get your hands dirty? This and other plant-based/GF/superfood pies will be available on a limited pre-order [...]
PAUSE…The Cycle of Change
As a woman after age 40, your life isn’t falling apart—it’s falling into place. Women can thrive at every life stage and celebrate our ever-changing b [...]
SuperFoods for SuperKids: Changing the World One Snack at a Time
“If only there were a category of foods that can be grown sustainably that are naturally super rich in a wide range of the phytonutrients we need and [...]
SuperFood Frozen Pops
Why can’t the everyday foods we eat be made from sustainable ingredients packed with naturally occurring micronutrients? Can we have snacks that give [...]
How to Have a Happy, Healthy Summer Vacation
Summer vacations are great, but if you are trying to eat healthy or if you have a food sensitivity, they can be stressful. Time off should be fun and [...]
Clean Your Tap Water of Toxins and Chemicals
Clean, hydrating water once flowed freely on our planet. It is a gift from Mother Earth and at Spring Aqua, we believe Mother Earth got it right.
A [...]
From Breath to Body: How Food and Flows Help You Let It Go
A common misconception is that you have to be flexible to do yoga. Nothing could be further from the truth! Yoga is so much more than bending your bod [...]
Garlic Herb Cashew Spread (serves 4–6)
Recipe:
In January 2021, Chef David Robbins launched Not A Burger, plant-protein patties, at the 3rd St S, Downtown Naples Farmer’s Market. A clean, [...]
The Value of Whole Foods When “Healthy” Foods Aren’t So Healthy
Abbott: I say, “Who’s on first? What’s on second? Don’t Know’s on third.”
Costello: Are you the manager?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: You gonna be the [...]
The New Food Attitude: Stop Shaming Your Diet and Have Fun!
As a registered dietitian for over 20 years, I look at food in a very different way. I consider food to be medicine, and I understand the value of the [...]
Roasted Lion’s Mane Fungi and Fermented Garlic Honey Yummm Sauce (serves 4 – 6)
Recipe:
Local lion’s mane, equally delicious and medicinal, is our choice for this recipe. It’s kept simple to let the mushroom’s natural flavor and [...]
Talk DIRTy To Me
Sex, drugs, and rock & roll” excitedly exclaims the general manager of an infamous 5-star South Beach, Miami party hotel abundant with A list cele [...]
The Food Interview…Why Your Dietitian Should Be Asking These Questions
I have been a dietitian for 20 years and when I tell people that, it never surprises me that they think my job is to tell people how to lose weight an [...]
Challenging Our Modern Food Systems
Growing up on an organic, small family farm in rural Kauai, Hawaii during the 80s/90s; eating fresh, clean, and locally/seasonally grown was just a pa [...]
How Dis-ease is Created in the Body
I have pondered on the word “resilient” this year, never thinking how it would become a word with so much meaning and power. We have all witnessed an [...]
We Have to Stop Living in Fear
People are recognizing that we can’t believe everything we are told anymore. Government agendas, hospitals getting money for COVID cases, social media [...]