New Year, New You?
melissa2025-06-29T22:49:44-07:00Happy New Year! Many times, we start the new year by making resolutions for a new and improved version of ourselves – a Melissa 5.0 in my case. But maybe we do not really want
Resting and Relaxing
melissa2025-06-29T22:32:48-07:00May 2019 Newsletter Re-post Hello and Happy May Day! I hope you are well and enjoying all the beauty of spring. Rest and Digest We all have heard the term “Fight or Flight” but
March Is Nutrition Month
melissa2025-06-29T21:01:43-07:00Looking forward to spring and all of the wonderful produce that it brings, I cannot think of a better month for nutrition month. And to celebrate, we are kicking off the month with...rhubarb? Yes, rhubarb!
Kale Sucks!
melissa2025-06-29T20:08:56-07:00Kale Sucks! That is what a very smart and funny guy said to me the other day. Yes, it is true some people just do not feel the love that is going around for this
A quick message that explains a lot
melissa2025-06-29T18:26:24-07:00According to classical Ayurvedic texts, "There is nothing in the world which does not have therapeutic utility in appropriate conditions and situations." Conversely, no food or herb is assumed to help everyone always. Remember we
Delicious and Nutritious! Or how to enjoy yourself while building immunity.
melissa2025-06-29T17:18:19-07:00There is no time like the present to build your immunity. Your body relies on the food and beverages you consume to do EVERYTHING it does for you. There is no way to get
Learn to love exercise again
melissa2025-06-29T15:52:39-07:00This is an excellent article on why exercise is necessary for health and a reminder of how easy and fun it can be to fit into our day: Link here
If You Stop Thinking Of Exercise As A Way To Lose Weight, You May Actually Enjoy It
melissa2025-06-29T14:22:14-07:00For years, I thought of exercise in terms of calories in and calories out: Eat too much pizza on Saturday night, take an extra spin class. Skip an hourlong run, skip a bagel the next
30 Days, 30 Soups
melissa2025-06-29T12:17:46-07:00For the next 30 days I will post one soup recipe each day - starting the new year off with easy, tasty ways to bring veggies into our day. First up is a soup using
The Humble Collard Green
melissa2025-06-29T10:27:35-07:00Today we have a beautiful rain storm here and we are so happy for it. And since the trees still have their winter look, a warm dish for dinner is the plan. A few years