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The Besto Pesto
What do you bring when you are invited to someone's place and you want to bring food? If you're like me, you might stress a bit about what foods...
Happy Year of the Goat
Happy New Year! Again. It's the lunar new year for 2015, and a second chance to do the things that will help make this a great healthy and happy...
Long Live Your Healthy Heart!
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), your heart is king. Makes sense. Without it pumping oxygenated blood to the rest of your body, you...
Bone Broth with a Chinese Herb Booster
Ok, so if you're a vegetarian, then this recipe is not for you. Bone broth has many potential health benefits, including: it's rich in vitamins and...
Improve Your Brain Power with a Mental Workout
Quick, what's your sibling's cell number? When is the date for your next haircut? What's the password to your online banking? No, I don't actually...
Treating depression, anxiety, stress with wonder
It’s easy to feel wonder and awe when looking at, listening to, feeling, or tasting something new, unusual, or unique. I have had the opportunity to...
Jumpstart your healthy new year
For some, the words "New Year's resolution" are bad words, like "diet" or "Brussels sprouts" (my least fave food). But making healthy habits a part...
Happy Husband Roasted Vegetable Chowder
After my husband separated his shoulder 2 days before New Year's eve, he was feeling a bit down--he was in pain and not able to do his regular...
Candy Cane Chocolate Coconut Cookies
C-C-C-C-Can you get any better than this?! I need to make these! But I think I'm actually going to wait until after Christmas is over, as I'm...
Don’t suffer the Christmas bloat
You know what I'm talking about. You look in your closet to figure out what to wear to go to the next holiday celebration and you ask yourself,...
Bad news press; Good news reality
Sometimes something comes out in the news that is bad for a profession. Someone's poor decisions and actions can taint the profession as a whole. It...
Treating wintry depression (SAD)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that occurs with a specific season. The most common type of SAD occurs during the colder,...