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Almost 12 years ago, I took to the health and wellness field as a way to know myself while... Full Bio
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Everyday Tips for Healthy Living: Eat Micro-Greens to Power Pack Nutrition by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating These little greens come packed solid with nutrients so dense, it’s hard to find anything else that meets their match. If you think about it, seeds and sprouts rely on a ... Read on »
The Seaweed Secret: How to Boost Minerals (without milk!) by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking It makes sense that sea vegetables are so high in minerals: they're literally bathing in them. Minerals from the deep-sea floor are churned up and get absorbed into the cell w ... Read on »
Food and Feelings - Separating "feeding from feeling" to ease food cravings and heal your life by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Working with emotions is not about starving them, or their associated cravings, out. It's not about having control over them either. Contrary to our fear of them and our need ... Read on »
No More Bottled Dressings! by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking There are a few good reasons to say bye-bye to bottled dressings (including sugar, preservatives and the fact that making your own is so easy) but number one in my book is the ... Read on »
Top Three Reasons Why Cruciferous Vegetables Are So Good for You by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking People ask me, "What products do you use on your skin? It glows." I reply, "A $2 bar of soap and some olive oil". Then of course I tell them that I eat mor ... Read on »
How to Make Your Own Homemade Nut Milk by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking I've been making my own nut milks for years, but it wasn't until recently (as soon as I let go of my raw cow milk share) that I needed a healthy, sustainable solution for my d ... Read on »
The Poop Scoop - A Guide to Healthy Poops by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking High-Fiber Recipes Below! Not much older than eleven or twelve, my friend had us in stitches after her first day of her new babysitting gig: The mom came home and asked if the ... Read on »
Coo Coo for Coconuts by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking How to Open a Coconut and Coconut recipes below! Somewhere in the 50's, coconut oil got a bad rap due to its high levels of saturated fats. Coconut oil does indeed have the hi ... Read on »
Fish Schooling - How to Cook a Whole Fish by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Although there might be something intimidating for you about cooking a fish whole -- head, tail, skin and all -- I assure you that the process is easy. It's actually hard to f ... Read on »
Egg Nutrition - Laying the Foundation for Good Health by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Print this Article Unlike the human egg, which relies solely on the nutrition filtering into the womb from its mother, a chicken egg holds within it everything it needs to dev ... Read on »
This article is the second piece ... by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking This article is the second piece to my series on Conscious Eating: how to eat mindfully to reduce stress, lose weight and conquer the desire of emotional eating. My first arti ... Read on »
Cooking with Tea - Tea Recipes by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Even a novice cook will have some herbs and spices lying around her pantry. She might also have some tea. Just as thyme and oregano are added on the fly during cooking, tea le ... Read on »
Electrolytes for Energy and Endurance by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee 1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Just as a battery needs a charge to run a machine, muscles need an electrical charge to make our machines run. This surge is produced by electrolytes, special minerals that cr ... Read on »
Seared Steak with Red Wine Reduction -- VIDEO! by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Searing is a method of cooking where just the surface layers of the food are cooked, leaving the center rare to medium rare. Nutritionally speaking, this keep vitamins, health ... Read on »
Healthy Kids - Farm to School Program by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking I thought I'd post this blog, after hearing yesterday about the recall of 143 million pounds of beef from the California slaughterhouse being investigated for animal abuse. Co ... Read on »
Olive Oil -- In Season by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Olive oil should be consumed all year round, but winter is the best time to savor its freshly crushed, robust flavors. Sign up for Alison's Natural Cooking eLetter - articles, ... Read on »
Shopping Cart Makeovers by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Even "natural" foods shoppers need a shopping cart makeover. With so many packaged, refined and processed items, it's hard to get out of any natual foods market with ... Read on »
Shopping Cart Makeovers by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee 2 Comments Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Cooking Even "natural" foods shoppers need a shopping cart makeover. With so many packaged, refined and processed items, it's hard to get out of any natual foods market with a cart of ... Read on »
VIDEO! Smoked Salmon by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Smoked Salmon Video Recipe: Smoked Wild Salmon on the Stove-Top Smoker Yield: 2-4 servings This recipe will be featured in the March issue ofNatural SolutionsMagazine (former ... Read on »
Kid's Health -- The Rotating Breakfast by Alison A. Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking One of the biggest dietary problems I see for kids (and adults) in the modern world is the addiction to refined breakfasts: boxed cereal, pancakes, rolled oats, toast, even &q ... Read on »