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Fiber is Preventive Medicine

Fiber is Preventive Medicine

It might not be a sexy topic, but the value of fiber is preventive medicine! In this Navigating Nourishment podcast, Wendy and Debbie discuss the importance of fiber in our diet, highlighting its various health benefits, including preventing constipation, lowering cholesterol, promoting gut health, and providing prebiotics. They emphasize the […]

KC Sullivan of Two River Mushrooms

Interview with KC Sullivan of Two River Mushrooms

Meet KC Sullivan, owner/founder of Two River Gourmet Organic Mushrooms. In this podcast we learn all about the wonders of mushrooms, including a future that uses mushrooms for things not food-related! Fascinating information that will make your mouth water and motivate you to go get some of his mushrooms to […]

Our appetizer was “fresh cici beans” with a sesame dressing

Cici Beans

by Debbie Peterson Last week, I had the privilege to go out to eat with my mother at Semolina Restaurant in Red Bank. It’s a fairly new place, having the space that the restaurant Dish used to be in on White Street. I chose it because they are a farm-to-table […]

Sweet Potato Pancakes with Apple-Pear Sauce

Sweet Potato Pancakes

Sweet Potato Pancakes with Apple-Pear Sauce slightly edited from paleomagazine.com makes 8-10 small pancakes The picture in the magazine made them pancakes look fluffy and full instead of the traditional flat that often happens when I experiment with gluten-free foods.  This recipe did NOT disappoint.  I appreciate the nutrient density […]

These are some of the warning sign of orthorexia.

Are you Orthorexic?

orthorexia – an obsession with eating foods that one considers healthy or proper; fixation on righteous eating She came to me because she wanted validation that everything she was doing was right.  During her Health History Consult, she quickly outlined all the good foods she was eating and then gave me a […]

What color do you cook your green vegetables?

50 Shades of Green

What color do you cook your green vegetables? Nourish Noshes Podcast: 50 Shades of Green At the little family-owned local Italian deli that I every so often buy prepared foods, my daughter recently asked if she could get their broccoli rabe. This is a vegetable that I make regularly at […]

A Detox. It can be a loaded subject...

What do you think about Detox plans?

“What do you think about Detox plans, Wendy?” she asked me with an eagerness I’ve seen many times. It felt an honor to be asked in front of a group of other knowledgeable people – but it was also a little uncomfortable because it can be a heated topic. My […]