Category: Healthy Eating
BOOSTIE™: Clean, Sprouted Nutrition for Your Health
We live in a time when it’s increasingly difficult to determine the origin of our food and uncover the hidden ingredients. The FDA doesn’t require all [...]
BOOSTIE™: The Forgotten Foods Our Ancestors Ate
Why am I offering a seemingly boring product that contains mostly nuts and seeds, with a bit of cacao nibs and an electrolyte version? Maybe I’m “nuts [...]
Flexing: The New Food Attitude!
As a registered dietitian for over 20 years, I look at food in a very different way. I believe food has always been medicine, and I understand the val [...]
8 Incredible Benefits of Goat’s Milk
I’ll admit it: I’ve been obsessed with goats for a long time - long before I finally realized my dream of having a dozen or more romping around in my [...]
The Scoop on Abusing Sugar
Did you splurge over the holidays? If you’re like 75% of the American population, you ate too much sugar in the form of sweets or simple carbohydrates [...]
Hey, Honey! The Awesome Power of the Tiny Honeybee
In February, I opened a one-of-a-kind, bee- and honey-centric boutique in Naples named Grand Central Honey. Everything in the store is dedicated to th [...]
Forget the Calories, the “Weight Debate” – It’s All About Your Hormones
Thinning hair? Weight gain? Fatigue, bloating....and what happened to my skin? And now, belly fat? Why am I so irritable, anxious, and can’t sleep thr [...]
What You Eat Affects Your Mental Health
September is National Suicide Awareness Month, but every month should have a focus on mental health, which is more prevalent than you may realize. Acc [...]
Does Your Pantry Need a Detox?
This time of year is known for spring cleaning and clearing out those spaces in our home that haven’t seen the light all winter. Decluttering your liv [...]
Is Your Meal Plan Causing Fatigue & Stress?
Are You...
Tired three or more days per week throughout the day?
Frustrated by abdominal fat?
Gaining weight despite your best efforts in diet [...]
From Breath to Body: How Food and Flows Help You Let It Go!
The common misconception behind yoga is that you have to be flexible to do yoga. That is very far from true—yoga is so much more than bending your bod [...]
The MIND Diet and Alzheimer’s
Chronic disease has become increasingly more prevalent worldwide, which is a concern for the aging population. Specifically, 5.8 million Americans hav [...]
Top Foods to Eat for Brain Health
Our brain plays such a fundamental role in our being. It plays a role in how we communicate, our mood, memory, ability to think, forge relationships, [...]
The Key to Longevity Is at the End of Your Fork
Our bodies are designed to be resilient! Our immune system is our number-one defense to help protect us from disease. Developing a powerful immune sys [...]
Can Reducing Stress Really Be as Easy as Breathing?
We live in a world full of chaos and commitments. Overtime, busy schedules, long work hours, family obligations, financial and health concerns, trauma [...]
Drink Less and Be Better Hydrated
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 [...]
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 [...]