Seasonal Allergies + Your Gut

With spring just around the corner, many are finding themselves bracing for the worst; sneezing, sniffling and runny eyes are just a few of the symptoms that those suffering from what is typically referred to as seasonal allergies may experience. An estimated 50 million Americans report seasonal allergies each year (1) and allergies are the […]

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Heart Health and Meditation

In order to achieve and maintain optimal heart health, it behooves us to eat properly, exercise, avoid man-made synthetic fats and avoid smoking. Not too surprising, is it? But did you know that there are proven heart health benefits to adopting a regular meditation practice, too? While findings show the four top reasons people begin […]

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Love and Your Health

It’s February and love is in the air. What comes to mind for you this month? For many, two things are likely to surface: 1. February is designated as American Heart Month to advocate cardiovascular health and raise awareness about heart disease. American Heart Month is a wonderful opportunity to focus our attention on ways […]

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Is a Bone Broth Cleanse Right for You?

Raise your hand if a bone broth cleanse has crossed your mind as part of your New Year’s resolutions! Whether its because you feel a ‘re-set’ is in order after too much sugar and drinking during the holidays or due to a health concern you’re finally going to address, bone broth positioned as a cleanse […]

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Beating Holiday Bloat

Feeling bloated after overdoing it at your holiday gatherings? Rather than suffer and have to look for ways to remedy the situation, why not just not get bloated in the first place? Let’s start with a little background. First, what is bloating?  For anyone lucky enough to never have experienced it, imagine a pressure within […]

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Sourcing Your Thanksgiving Turkey

Did your turkey come from a farm such as one shown above? With Thanksgiving just around the corner, chances are you’ve already got your guest list and your menu planned, and the likelihood that a turkey is going to be the pièce de ré·sis·tance is quite high. But do you know where that bird is […]

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Paleoista Broths <> Erewhon !!

Growing up in the late 70s / early 80s in a suburb of NYC with a hippie mom meant lots of ‘interesting’ food. She was wise beyond her years in teaching me some fundamental principles of what it really means to eat food that is truly healthy. No sugar.  Zero.  It wasn’t until I was […]

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RESPECT THE PLANET: DRINK BONE BROTH

How many times have you heard it: “meat is bad for the planet”? On PETA’s (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) website (1) is the following statement: “When land is used to raise animals instead of crops, precious water and soil are lost, trees are cut down to make land for grazing or factory-farm […]

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