COCONUT ENCRUSTED SALMON Ingredients 3-4 salmon fillets coconut salt, pepper, parsley flakes MASTER VINAGRETTE ½ cup olive oil ¼ cup raw apple cider vinegar (with the mother) 1 tbsp tamari/soy sauce (low sodium and gluten free preferable) 1 … Continue reading
How to Say No to a Gift of Sugar With a wide grin on her face, my daughter placed a chocolate bar in my open hand. “For you!” she explained, “In appreciation for helping me out yesterday.” My daughter … Continue reading
What Do Water, Horoscopes, Rats and Writing Have in Common? These are just a few of the topics I’ve chosen to write about in my “The Lie I Once Believed” series. They are quick 1-3 minute reads (and many … Continue reading
How exercise is to the body what prayer is to the spirit by Rusty Nokes Here’s something that is true for me. When I train I am in tune with my body. Whether I am training hard or easy, heavy … Continue reading
TABOULI SALAD Ingredients 1 ½ cup cooked millet or quinoa or combination of both 1 cucumber finely chopped 1 bunch each fresh Italian and curly parsley, cilantro and dill (wash and remove large stems before chopping finely) 2 green … Continue reading
Why I Don’t Exercise to Lose Weight As I stuffed yet another goodie into my mouth, I thought it was okay because I’d walked for an hour and lifted weights earlier that day. I could justify any binge eating … Continue reading
The Lies I Once Believed My friend introduced me to a new place to post my articles called Medium. There are no advertisements, pop ups or banners. I especially like it as a reader. I can customize what I want … Continue reading
What Are You Focused On? After the holidays, I tentatively stepped on the bathroom scale to get an idea of the inevitable damage of two weeks of indulging in daily glasses of eggnog, late night raids on the leftovers in … Continue reading
I recently discovered that a good friend of mine, Betty Ann Harris, loves to cook and creates fabulous recipes that are nutritious and delicious. She’s agreed to share these with us! I will feature one of her creations on a … Continue reading
Santa vs. Jesus Like most children I looked forward to the excitement of Christmas morning where I’d spill out of bed, run down the hall, and see all the many wrapped gifts under the tree. Santa did not disappoint. … Continue reading