Our ancestors didn’t have the choice to eat foods out of season, for the most part. However, today, we can find berries in our food markets in the dead of winter. Our bodies, though, know when it’s summer or winter and we do best when we are in sync with […]
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After 13 years of coaching, we had the opportunity to take the board exam to become nationally board-certified health and wellness coaches. Not only did it reinvigorate our passions for coaching, but we learned new skills and strategies that we are excited to use with our clients and groups. Listen […]
A delicious, healthier version of your traditional chocolate chip cookie Gluten-Free Dairy-Free I discovered a version of this recipe on the Martha Stewart website in my quest to find a delicious, yet somewhat healthy gluten-free cookie. Cutting down on gluten can be a challenge sometimes, especially when you absolutely […]
In this episode of Nourish Noshes, we interview Greg Jacobson, CFP. He is an old high school buddy of Debbie’s and an extremely intuitive Financial Planner who really gets how our personal outlook on finances and how we manage them parallels our outlook on overall health and wellness. In our […]
It’s something we say often to our clients, our podcast listeners, our friends, our families: Question everything. We take in information every day. And if it’s interesting enough, we often share the information with others. The thing is, it’s secondhand information or third hand or fourth hand . . . […]
Getting Unstuck by Reframing How We Think I read recently that, all too often, our suffering is the gap between the knowing and the doing. That feeling when you know that turning off the TV and working on your novel would do your soul good, but you don’t move. You […]
When you slow cook onions, their sweetness caramelizes and makes a great flavor topping for so many dishes. This flavor is called umami – a savory addition. Here’s how we make our own caramelized onions. 2 large yellow onions, peeled (about 1 pound) 2 T ghee, coconut oil, EVOO, or […]
We just don’t talk enough about perimenopause and menopause. Sure, we all know the common symptoms and maybe we’ve heard of a few ideas, but we often feel alone in the transition. Is this normal? Why is this happening? What can I do? One thing we know for sure – […]
There’s a lot of ambivalence about eating fat. For generations, doctors and other practitioners demonized fat for causing all kinds of health problems. We want to shine some light on how fat is not only good for us, but absolutely necessary. And, as we always say, it’s not just about […]
In this revisit of our Magic Melatonin podcast, we discuss what Melatonin is, how it works in our bodies, the benefits of it (including its beneficial effect on cancer), foods that help our bodies produce melatonin, and the question about supplementing. Transcript of Magic of Melatonin–Revisited Edited for clarity. Wendy […]
One of my favorite summer family trips is to go blueberry picking. We go early in the morning before the crowds. At that hour, the dew drops still hang on the plants and the birds sing to us. We pick a lot! We split the harvest and freeze half to […]
It seems simple and obvious, but we don’t usually think about it. Or, maybe we do, but not deeply enough to make a difference. Choice. We go about our days doing all sorts of things, mostly out of habit. Think about all that you do on a typical Monday from […]