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Do I have a Food Allergy or Sensitivity?   You’d know it if you have an allergy! A true food allergy causes an immune response such as nausea, vomiting, hives and swelling of the lips and throat, which can be life-threatening. Common offending foods are peanuts,...

Look Ma, No Pump! The circulatory system brings many substances to cells and then removes waste products that are the result of metabolism. Some of these substances cannot enter or return through the capillary walls, including excess fluid and protein molecules and...

It's that time of year again when people think about New Year's Resolutions and set goals for their improved health. We all know the story-generally the goals are lofty and by February, they are back to where they started. This year set small sustainable steps to...

The Healing Kitchen: A Program for Veterans is a one-hour call-in program on Thursday's from 6:30 to 7:30 PST. The Healing Kitchen is a nutrition and culinary education program with topics of particular interest to Veterans. Did you know that 70% of your immune system...

Well, the evening before Thanksgiving, I returned home from helping the Veterans at about 5:00 p.m. ready to finish prepping the holiday meal. I walked in the door and the living room was dark..uh oh. I walk in the kitchen and the overhead light was on, but the...

Focused Optimism Climate change, and other factors, threatens our land, food and water security on a global scale.  Nationally our health is deteriorating– there are 18.8 million people currently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, 7.0 million more people undiagnosed and...

Tomorrow is class 2 of The Healing Kitchen: A Program for Veterans. Please join us! Here is the registration link for class 2. https://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/FRI82329MBDRKBAS You can also ask a question on the registration form. Please...

I am currently working with a group of Veterans offering nutrition education and daily meals for them and have been working on The Healing Kitchen: A Program for Veterans, for about a year. I am now expanding the program to Veterans everywhere. It’s a call-in program...

It’s Food Coloring Season ‘Tis the season for rolling pins, sugar cookie dough, cookie cutters, and little drops of color added to a bowl of white frosting that turns it into pumpkin orange, Christmas tree green and ornament red. The problem is what is in those little...

Tossed or Composed? There are two main types of salads; tossed and composed. A composed salad is when the ingredients are artfully arranged on a platter or plate and the dressing is drizzled on the top. One famous example is Salade Nicoise, which consists of potatoes,...

From my work as nutritionist and chef with a group of Veterans these past months, boy have I learned a lot! Some of what I have learned is from conversations with the Veterans and some is from observation. I wonder if you're always in the Service even after you've...

I help a group of Veterans with their health and it includes answering lots of nutrition questions and cooking them healthy foods-some ingredients are right out of the garden! Tonight's dinner was baked cod with lemon, brown rice pilaf and a green salad. I also made a...

Wilma is my 5 year-old doggie pal who has traveled with me to 41 states and is simply the best dog ever! Well, I did what rookie runners do, but I suppose I am in that category again. Yesterday my first run was 4.1 miles. Granted I didn't run the whole time, but still...

When I was 45 I trained for my first (and only) marathon and monthly massages were my little secret weapon. The masseuse was a runner as well and well-versed in anatomy, so if she felt something a little off with my body she would mention it. As an example, my left...

I love Fava beans and look forward to them in the spring! My favorite way to use them is lightly cooked and marinated in a vinaigrette and served at room temperature. Have you ever wondered how to cook Fava beans? Here's a great photo from a garden in Puget Sound that...

Veterans and a Healing Kitchen My son Russell was a corpsman in the Navy and his fellow soldiers called him Doc. It’s a corpsman’s job to keep their fellow soldiers healthy and sometimes simply alive. In 2010 Russell was with the Marines in the Helmand Province in...

Finding the Gap Being a creative, high-strung sort, meditation is something that I have always thought was for others. I have set up little alters with flowers and feathers and incense and a pretty pillow to sit on, purple or deep red being preferable, and tried to...

My son returned safely home from Afghanistan in 2010. As a corpsman in the Navy, he was with the Marines in the Helmand Province trying his best to keep them healthy or simply alive when he was needed. As my thank you to the Universe for bringing my son home safely, I...

Today is Day 7 of my Cleanse. The last time I posted about my Cleanse was the evening of Day 2 and I was a little cocky-no symptoms, I'm so clean, etc....Well the next morning I woke up with a headache and I really don't like headaches. I almost took an aspirin, but...

We all need a kick-start sometimes. I have healthy habits about 80 percent of the time, but that figure was slowly eeking into the 70% category and my clothes were getting tight. I have known I need to hit the refresh button for a bit now, but finally something in me...