Hip Pea Power Bowl

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I love peas! I have fond memories of mixing them into my mashed potatoes as a kid because I loved that green polka dotted look. It made me happy…like balloons. I don’t eat mashed potatoes that often anymore, but I eat peas several times a week. Peas are a power house fruit, packing in a […]

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Bachelor of Science Degree & Practitioner Certifications

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Heliotherapy: A Return to Safe Sunbathing for the Reversal and Prevention of Human Diseases was my thesis at the University of Natural Health. You can read a summary here. I began my studies in this program in 2008. The program at the time was an old-school correspondence style with books, pencil, and paper. It was […]

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Natural Skin Care

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I used to have the worst complexion. In my mid-20’s I had such bad acne that I was prescribed Accutane to control it. Leaving the house unexposed without base foundation makeup was something I could never comfortably consider even knowing that the makeup was clogging my pores and making my situation worse. I wish I […]

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I Have Discovered Nirvana BUT It Comes With a Catch!

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Banana-only “ice cream” is not a new recipe for me, but I was always under the impression that you had to have a fancy Champion Juicer to make it. Recently I learned how to make it using my food processor!! It has the texture of ice cream, it spoons like ice cream, it’s cold, it’s […]

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Will Dr. Pill Become Dr. Plant?

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In Spring 2013 The Permanente Journal published the special report “Nutritional Update for Physicians: Plant-Based Diets.” I have listed below what I thought were highlights from the report, however, I recommend that you read in full the lay-person-friendly report here. Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care consortium, based in Oakland, CA, and is made […]

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My Flossing Confession

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I have been married to a dentist for nearly 13 years and I only started flossing regularly about 2 years ago. GASP! I’ve flossed on and off my entire adult life, yet I just couldn’t get into a new daily habit with it. I was always too rushed in the morning or too eager to […]

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Bejewel Your Soul with Medjool Dates

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I have fallen deeply in ooey-gooey love with Medjool dates. I always thought dates were those hard little squares in otherwise perfectly good granola cereal so I never developed the incentive to seek them out. Until recently…and now I can’t quit. And I’m so curious about them so I’ve done some research to learn all […]

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Acidic & Alkaline Attitudes

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I went away two weekends in a row recently, both trips for fun, to North Carolina and came home with two totally different dispositions and attitudes. One was an impatient, irritated & tired Carla. The other was a peaceful, joyful and alert Carla. Both trips were to the mountains and both involved a lot of […]

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