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I wanted to improve my gut health so I started to experiment making kombucha at home a few months ago. Now I want to share my findings with you. This new discovery takes some time to finetune, but I can tell you this: I save a lot of money by not buying this drink from
Ingredients: 1 cup quick oats2 ripe bananas1/4 cup chopped walnuts1 teaspoon cinnamon1/4 cup raisins soaked in water for 15 mins (if you are concerned about carbs, you can skip the raisins) Preparation: Preheat the oven to 350F. In a medium size bowl, mash the bananas well. Add oats, soaked raisins, walnuts and mix well. Then
Ingredients: 6 big apples (yellow, less juicy, work best) Half pack of Phyllo Dough 1-2 tbs cinnamon 1-2 tbs nutmeg (optional) 1 TBS honey Handful of raisins (optional) Handful of walnuts (optional) Avocado or coconut oil spray (or 1/4 lb of melted butter for non-vegan version, to brush the dough sheets) Preparation: Peel, then shred
Cauliflower is a very versatile vegetable that is naturally high in fiber and B-vitamins. It’s low in calories and rich in antioxidants. It can be adapted to many recipes, from pizza crust to “fried rice”. Here is a quick recipe that has a little “kick” to it, mainly from the cayenne pepper and the chipotle
With inflation hitting the wild caught salmon prices pretty hard, I turned to my pantry to discover some cans of this delicious fish. So instead of baked salmon, I decided to make salmon patties. I used a 14 oz can, so I ended up with 6 patties. You will probably get 3 patties from a
That is the question I get from some of my clients. My answer is: “Well… it depends.” For many people one or two cups of coffee per day is OK, especially if it’s black coffee. What we put in the coffee matters a lot, so the cream, sugar, artificial sweeteners, syrups are not recommended. I
May is Mental Health Awareness month and instead of talking about anxiety and depression, I decided to touch on an omnipresent symptom: STRESS. Do you know that stress affects everything in your life, from blood pressure to hormonal health, from hair loss to weight gain? And as they say, the only people that have no
I am so honored that our local paper, Midland Daily News, interviewed me and welcomed Wellness Within You as a new business in the Great Lakes Bay Region community. Over the past few weeks I have been reaching out to various businesses and organizations looking for ways to cooperate and help each other. With each
With frigid temperatures and short days, we tend to navigate towards rich and sugary foods. Holiday time seems to be a big wave of cookies, cakes and all kinds of treats. I hear from my clients how the break rooms at work are filled with treats every day. Now that is past the beginning of
I’m on day 12 of the reset diet and feel great! How can I feel great when I can’t have sugar, alcohol, coffee, dairy, egg or gluten? Well, I guess my body likes the stuff I can have, the good, clean, made from scratch food. I’ve been busier nowadays, with a lot of food planning,