holistic

23 posts

Marita Lynn of My Kitchen Intuition

Marita Lynn

When we interviewed Marita Lynn, it felt like old friends hanging out. She is so passionate about creating healthy, delicious food and teaching others how to create their own.  It’s contagious. But, what’s even more interesting, is how she got there!  Listen to her story and be enticed by her […]

Our gut is our immune system.

Microbiome

Our gut is our immune system. We can’t stress that enough. Take your gut seriously! Listen to find out why it’s so important. Here’s the transcript: Debbie  Today, we’re gonna talk about our microbiome. In other words, our gut. Wendy  Our gut flora!  And everything it affects and everything it’s […]

let go of the stories

On the Other Side of Letting Go

By Debbie Peterson Integrative health I’m often telling clients to let go of the stories they tell themselves. “I need coffee first thing in the morning;” “I’m not good at exercising;” “I need something sweet after dinner . . .” We all have these little stories. Some of them aren’t […]

By food, we mean real, whole food.

Food is Simple. . . or, is it?

The other day, I was sitting in my home office and looked up at my bookshelf filled with dozens of books about health, wellness, nutrition, and eating theories. As I read their spines, titles I am all too familiar with, I had this thought: I bet if I were to […]

Stress.  What a loaded word.

I Can’t Stress This More

Charles R. Swindoll, an evangelical Christian pastor, author, educator, and radio preacher once said, “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” I liked that quote so much that I ripped the page out of my inspirational quotes calendar and taped it to my […]

Most people don't get enough sleep

Doggone Tired

Sleep is our second foundation of health. Partially because of its importance, and partially because it is, like nutrition, something we have a lot of control over. Most people don’t get enough sleep–even if you think you are. What is enough?  At the least (as an adult) that means seven […]

Rice Noodle and Vegetable Ramen with Tofu

Rice Noodle and Vegetable Ramen with Tofu

What goes in the soup: 1 medium onion, chopped 10 shiitake mushrooms 3 scallions chopped 2 handfuls baby spinach and/or 2-3 baby bok choy, chopped 7 oz firm organic tofu, cut into small squares 1 T toasted sesame oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 1- 2” piece fresh ginger, grated 4 […]

we've learned to grab temporary "band-aids"

What are your Band-Aids?

Over time, we’ve learned to grab temporary “band-aids” like pills, topical treatments, potions, caffeine, alcohol, working, shopping, social media, TV. These “band-aids” can continue to cover up what’s festering and the side effects often add to our suffering. Rip it off! Listen to our 40th Nourish Noshes podcast and let us […]

making a salad from greens I grew in my garden

Eat Your Weeds!

There is little more satisfying than making a salad from greens I grew in my garden. In the spring, I prepared the soil with compost I collected all year and then planted lettuce seeds.  I’ve made probably 50 salads from harvesting the greens before they “bolted” in the last couple […]