Tip #3 - Love Red Lentils 05/13/2012
 This past spring I have been exploring how to incorporate whole plant based spring liver loving foods like bitter dark greens into the everyday. Spring is the time for liver cleansing. A healthy liver means we can GLOW on the inside out with healthy looking skin and by feeling good through our ability to detoxify. Click here for more info about all the benefits from loving your liver!
Many of us may know about all the amazing benefits to eating a whole foods diet and lots of greens. Sounds great in theory, but how can we actually we make a seasonal whole foods lifestyle practical and delicious? So I set out to see if the "impossible" could be possible :-) This is the kind of challenge that I LOVE! Using the 5 Secrets to Everyday Health, I explored ways to make whole plant-based spring cuisine convenient, easy, quick, affordable and delicious. Above: Produce Items from the Spring Produce Shopping List. Photo compliments of Richard Giordano Photography Add Comment In my last spring inspired dessert blog post we learned that avocados love limes. We also discovered that you can have your cake and eat it too since you can enjoy a delicious dessert that is very healthy :-)
Here is a recipe for another spring time inspired dessert that can be made in minutes with avocados and a few of your everyday ingredients from your pantry.  In case you have just joined me, I am exploring different ways to incorporate Swiss chard into my every day. Learning more than one use for an ingredient is the secret for easy everyday healthy meals. :-) Feel free to check out Swiss Chard Adventure #1 and Swiss Chard Adventure #2 for other ideas of how to use this seasonal green in your everyday cuisine.
Today’s recipe was inspired by at The Vegan Project. When I asked for Swiss chard inspiration on Facebook, she was the first one to respond with an idea. She suggested using dark leafy greens to wrap a quinoa dish topped with a peanut butter sauce. Continue reading to see where I took her inspiration. Everyday Swiss chard a la Easy 04/30/2012
 One of the secrets to making everyday health easy, is to be able to look at one ingredient and have several ideas come to mind for how to use it. Right now, as part of my exploration to incorporate spring liver loving foods into my every day, I am experimenting with Swiss chard. I have included chard on my Produce Shopping List for Everyday Spring West coast Cuisine. Psst, I like to re-use the same shopping lists to make everyday health more convenient.
 To learn the art of making everyday health easy, it is helpful to be able to look at an ingredient and have several ideas come to mind for how to use it. Right now as part of my exploration to incorporate spring liver loving foods into my everyday, I am experimenting with Swiss chard. I have included chard on my Produce Shopping List for Everyday Spring West Coast Cuisine as I try to use the same shopping lists to make everyday healthy and convenient. Despite the fact that as much as I like greens, I have never really liked Swiss chard; I think it tastes like soap. I’m much more of a kale type woman, but when I saw Swiss chard on sale at Whole Foods for $0.99/bunch, I was inspired to learn to LOVE this veggie.
Cleansing for GLOW Inside and Out 04/17/2012
 How do you know when it is time to cleanse?
Do you notice that your tongue has a white coating in the morning when you wake up? Or maybe you yawn after a main meal and just want to curl up and snooze. Perhaps you experience abdominal bloating and gas, especially after a main meal, or you feel "spaced out" and your mind is cloudy. Though most people experience this at some point in their life, these are all common symptoms of what is known as ama in Ayurveda, and it's simply a sign that our bodies needs balancing. Spring Into Wellness with GLOW 04/07/2012
 Eating Seasonally for Wellness
By consuming food that’s in season, it becomes healing for Mother Earth and for our bodies. In-season produce can often be sourced locally, thus helping to reduce our carbon footprint. Since it is available in abundance during its peak season, it is rich in nutrients and natural occurring flavours. Another advantage is, that it’s often less expensive or on sale :-) Seasonal foods also help provide the right type of fuel for our bodies to maintain balance, like grounding warming foods in the winter and lighter cooling foods in the summer. So what do our bodies need in the spring during the in-between time from the transition of cold to warm?  3 Ways for Health Conscious Women to Lose Weight and Satisfy Cravings for Chocolate, Sugar, Chips & Cookies
It's not as hard as you might think to give up sugar, chocolate, cookies, chips, and other addictive foods that add extra weight, and take away from your GLOWing energy Here are three easy and delicious solutions to satisfy your cravings & assist you with weight loss. Left: Mint Coconut Chocolate Chip GLOWnola Parfait with Cashew Creme Recipe for Raw Vegan Almond Nog In the spirit of giving during the holiday season and winter soltice, I am sharing one of my favourite holiday recipes with you. This article is a follow-up to my previous blog post ~ Three Reasons to Deliciously Replace Sugar This Holiday Season & Ideas for Healthy Sweetener Alternatives, to offer you some ideas for how to use healthy sweeteners during the holidays.
Bring Joy and Peace Into the World this Holiday Season  Sugars are essential to life. We need glucose from whole food sources like fruit, whole grains, and starchy vegetables for vital body functions like fueling our brain cells. However, sugar in its refined and processed form, can cause us to feel down, gain weight and is harmful to the planet. During the holiday season, when we celebrate peace and joy - there is no better time than now to enjoy delicious alternatives to sugar that are good for you and the planet.
Above: Julie's Healthy Raw Vegan Cheezecake with Chocolate Hemp Sauce | Julie Beyer's
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