Category: Food
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 [...]
The 5 Points of Wellness That Are Essential for Longevity and Optimal Health
Born in Sri Lanka, I grew up in a family that considered natural medicine a way of life.
Whenever I had a test in school my grandmother would make [...]
Harvest & Wisdom: Organic Restaurant at the Shangri-La Springs – A Locavore’s Dream
The farm-to-table buzzword has been tossed around so much it’s almost become cliché, not to mention the fact that there are many variations on the def [...]
Abbington Green Bed & Breakfast Inn and Spa: A Dream Come True
Abbington Green B&B Inn and Spa literally is a dream come true on so many different levels. As a guest, it’s a dream to stay there and trust me, y [...]
Selective Mutism: Natural Approaches for Vocal Restoration
What do you do when your patient or client appears to respond to every instruction you give them yet when you directly ask him or her a question there [...]
Fueling Your Cells with Food: A Naturopathic Perspective
Food is medicine and what we fuel our bodies with determines how our body runs. I recently became certified in the Wahls Protocol which is a diet ther [...]
The Benefits of Local and Farm to Table Eating
“Let Food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”
~ Hippocrates, 4th century BC
A quick Google search will reveal a list o [...]
Debunking Fad Diets
It seems like every few months, there is a new diet fad. Let’s talk about the most recent popular fad diets.
Ketogenic Diet
A healthier way to do a m [...]