I think for most of us creamy potatoes au gratin is a love at first bite kind of thing. I know it was that way for me. It is one of those recipes that can be dangerously addictive- it is so creamy and delicious and you can devour it without realizing how much you ate! […]
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Tradition is a beautiful thing. For Thanksgiving that means that many people make the same dishes year after year. The turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, gravy and all the classics – you know the drill! Tradition brings comfort and familiarity and can keep our generational customs alive. I do personally like to change things
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This cranberry orange sauce is one of my favorite Thanksgiving holiday condiments! I have never loved plain cranberry sauce, I always needed mine to have deeper flavor. When I added orange juice to the recipe I found the perfect flavor accompaniment. It is also incredibly simple to make which is one of my favorite aspects
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I’ve received hundreds of messages from family, friends, and clients lately. My inbox is flooded with questions about how to protect against the recent measles outbreaks. Parents are receiving school notices about measles outbreaks and their dangers, and people in our community are worried about how to support their kids in case they contract this
Measles Outbreaks: Should You Be Worried? Read More »
Here’s my healthy holiday cookies origin story: I got tired of going to holiday parties or birthday parties for my daughters and having to turn everything down. The sad looks of disappointment in the eyes of the other bakers, moms, dads, and sometimes kids when I would decline to enjoy a special treat they have
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I always get a little nervous around the holidays. A vegan holiday can bring anxiousness to any host. My family loves to host friends, family, and neighbors for meals around the holidays, but not everyone is accustomed to vegan meals, especially around the holidays where butter, cream, meat, and eggs dominate so many holiday tables. “The
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I have made adjustments to an old Swedish pancake recipe but added the delicious, melt-in-your-mouth flavor of masala chai.
Gluten-Free Masala Chai Pancakes Recipe Read More »
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I didn’t grow up in the United States; I’m a transplant, but I find this American tradition so charming – especially since it revolves around one of my favorite things: GOOD FOOD! Why I Love A Vegan Thanksgiving One of the things I love most about living in the United
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This fat-free red pepper hummus will blow your mind, especially because it has no added oils, nuts, seeds, or overt fats! Red Pepper Hummus Did you know that bell peppers, including red peppers, contain an amazing amount of vitamin C, sometimes up to six times more than an orange? Bell peppers are also very high in
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Freshly baked bread was one of my favorite treats as a child, long before I had heard of a gluten-free diet. So, discovering that I could make my own tasty versions of favorites like this gluten-free flatbread – also known as roti in Indian and Pakistani cuisine – was a game-changer for me. This gluten-free
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Does anyone else really miss takeout? This vegan aloo gobi will help soothe your pain. While nothing beats a freshly homemade meal, the ease and convenience of ordering a meal to be picked up or delivered to your house is such a luxury that most of us who have worked hard to regain our health
I remember standing in the health food store at the beginning of my healing journey, wondering which supplements to buy and which not to. At this point, I had never heard of a continuity test, so I was flying blind. There were so many products on the shelves. I felt overwhelmed. I was holding the
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She’s done it again! My daughter, Rayyaan, has created another sweet indulgence that anyone—vegan or otherwise—would love. The best thing about these delicious cupcakes is how clean they are. Nothing that could contribute to chronic symptoms or disrupt your health. I am constantly blown away by all of the energy Rayyaan has in the kitchen;
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Rayyaan’s Wild Blueberry Muffins Even those of us living a healing lifestyle deserve to indulge every once in a while, and there are ways to do it that do not interrupt your body’s healing process! There are endless creative ways to create sweet treats that satisfy taste and texture and fill the kitchen with the
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Rayyaan’s Vegan Tikka Masala (Fat-Free and Salt-Free Optional) For years, I’ve been finding ways to transform traditional recipes into healing meals by replacing certain ingredients with healthy options. It’s always felt to me like expressing a side of my creativity to create new recipes and transform classics so that I could enjoy them while living
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Japanese Ginger Dressing Do you still crave some of the foods you loved before you changed your eating habits and left troublemaker foods behind? It can sometimes feel like moving to a healing lifestyle means giving up all our favorite meals, but that’s not necessarily true. I go into detail about grieving our former diets
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My parents called me frantically because my sister had a high fever, and they suspected a dengue fever diagnosis. “Dengue fever? Really?” I had said to her. I was surprised that my sister had contracted an illness that is typically limited to tropical climates and jungle climates. I talked my sister through tools to get
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As viral and bacterial superbugs become pervasive and endemic around the world, more and more people are looking for ways to boost their health. The Standard American Diet – full of fried foods, high-fat dishes, and processed ingredients – is becoming something that more and more Americans are rethinking. Many people worldwide are looking at
Abandoning the Standard American Diet: How to Start Read More »
A diagnosis of endometriosis can be devastating. A feeling of relief may come from receiving a medical diagnosis when facing endometriosis symptoms, but along with that diagnosis comes very difficult news for women hoping to experience pregnancy. According to this medical journal, up to half of women who experience endometriosis also experience infertility. It’s estimated
Endometriosis: The True Cause and How to Heal Read More »
Has breastfeeding become an inconvenience to us as women? Recently, a good friend and I were at a party with six other moms raising infants. Throughout our conversation, it became clear that my friend was the only mother out of seven women raising infants breastfeeding her child. My friend and I were shocked! “I felt
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It’s not easy being a health-conscious parent raising healthy kids. Everyone has an opinion on the healthiest diet these days. Whether you subscribe to paleo, keto, carnivore, raw vegan, pescatarian, lacto-ovo vegetarian, or low-carb, you probably have a belief system about what everyone should eat for optimal health. I support everyone’s right to choose what’s
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Let me start by saying that hormone replacement therapy has offered hope to many women struggling with chronic symptoms. Solutions that offer hope and possible relief for women are something to be celebrated. However, in both cases, the pitfall is the idea that they are the only solutions. Let’s dig deeper. WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON
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How do pregnancy myths start? Where do they come from? I’ll tell you where they don’t come from – women who have been through pregnancy. Pregnancy myths have become so commonplace we don’t even question some of them anymore. Sometimes, it feels to me like women have become secondary in their experience of pregnancy. The
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Despite good intentions, many “experts” are all wrong about birth. They’re perpetuating birth myths left and right, and it’s not always their fault. For years, media of every kind has trained us to see birth as a traumatic, painful experience rife with adrenaline and danger. We rarely see examples of any births that take place
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When I was growing up, infertility was a word I barely heard. While there have always been women who struggle to conceive, it used to be very much the exception. These days, it’s almost impossible to find a family that infertility struggles haven’t impacted. According to this chart from global data company Statista (also shown
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Do you remember that infamous slap from Will Smith during the 2022 Academy Awards broadcast? Comedian Chris Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada, who suffers from advanced hair loss, saying he couldn’t wait to see her in G.I. Jane 2 – a dig about her shaved head. Smith then walked onstage and slapped
5 Hair Loss Lies Every Woman Should Know Read More »
I had a really exciting trip this week. An unlikely trip. Probably not what you expected me to talk about. It was to the Hunts Point Produce Market in New York. Read about my adventure!
My Hunts Point Produce Market Adventure! Read More »
If you’ve been following the conversation around clean beauty, you might be confused about the truth regarding nontoxic skincare. As with all toxins in our environment, including everything from food and water to perfumes, air fresheners, and clothing, conflicting voices seem determined to create endless confusion about what’s safe and what’s not. I’m here to
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Is it just me, or does it feel like there is a new emergency every day in some part of the world? Staying calm in emergencies is more crucial than ever. Every day I check the news or Instagram, there is another disaster resulting from conflict, severe weather, geologic events, and more. Just this week,
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You know that nagging feeling that you’ve forgotten something? That feeling that Kevin’s mom in Home Alone couldn’t shake as she flew to Paris until she realized they’d left their son at home. I hate that feeling… I’m someone who likes to think of everything. Growing up, my family called me a “know-it-all” because I
Top 20 Emergency Supplies: PPE, Survival Gear, and More Read More »
An emergency power supply is not something I used to think mattered. Until I needed it. Do you know the famous Joni Mitchell lyric, “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone?” Like so many things in life, electricity and other reliable forms of power are so
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Have you had one of those moments where you feel like you’ve prepared everything you need for a hike, a day out, or a child’s field trip, and suddenly, you realize you forgot something essential? It’s usually not as big a deal if you forget their favorite snack if you have other food, but what
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I have been around the unstoppable power of women my whole life. Yet so many women have no idea just how powerful they are. I have three younger sisters, lots of girlfriends, my mother who raised me, my grandmothers, aunts, mother-in-law, and sisters-in-law. I serve primarily women in my work and am a mother to
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Emergency food storage should be standard for every household, like car insurance and teaching our children how to cross the street. I’ll tell you why. During a major storm during the pandemic a couple of years ago, our power went out. Instead of coming back on within 24-48 hours, we were still waiting for power
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We’re two weeks into the new year and many of us are already thinking ahead. What are our health goals in 2024? Is it time for a new year detox? Should we get in a cleanse or two right off the bat, or is it better to pace ourselves? I find that New Year’s resolutions
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Are you committed to a healing lifestyle that involves regular consumption of the Medical Medium ® Heavy Metal Detox Smoothie? It may surprise you that you can change how you consume this smoothie and still receive the benefits. For some, having the smoothie exactly as the recipe dictates is challenging or impossible due to sensitivities,
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Looking for more healthy, caffeine-free drinks to enjoy that bring all the coziness and warmth you’re looking for during the holidays? My saffron rooibos tea is a match made in Heaven. Rooibos is a favorite caffeine-free tea option around the world, and when combined with the healing power of the subtly flavored saffron, you’re left
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We know coffee isn’t good for us (read all the reasons why on my blog), but that doesn’t mean we have to give up indulging in a warm comforting drink when it’s cold outside. This month I was experimenting in my kitchen, a favorite pastime of mine, and I came up with a recipe I
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Here we go again. Another new mystery bug that is raising alarms around the world – first in China, and now in the United States. And if you’re reading this in 2025, you’re hearing all about the horrible flu that has been going around since the year began, as well as the bird flu that
What is White Lung and How Can We Avoid It? Read More »
Do you love bringing the heat with your meals? If yes, then this incredible raw sriracha sauce is for you.
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