Resting and Relaxing
melissa2025-07-04T14:27:17-07:00May 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
melissa2025-07-04T13:53:05-07:00Looking 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!
A quick message that explains a lot
melissa2025-07-04T13:09:15-07:00According 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
Learn to love exercise again
melissa2025-07-04T12:46:31-07:00This 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
melissa2025-07-04T07:48:31-07:00For 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
The Humble Collard Green
melissa2025-07-04T06:48:13-07:00Today 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
30 Days, 30 Soups
melissa2025-07-04T04:59:30-07:00For 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
Medical & Recreational Cannabis Tip
melissa2025-07-04T02:46:31-07:00I live in an area where medical and recreational marijuana (cannabis) is now legal. With all of the news, I have been wondering if the addition of recreational cannabis will stir more people to explore
Exercise is more than a walk in the park…
melissa2025-07-04T01:38:24-07:00…and this is great news as it gives us so many opportunities for adding movement to our lives. I hope you like the following suggestions and look forward to your great ideas for fitting in
Day 3 of the 30 Days, 30 Soups Project
melissa2025-07-03T23:05:29-07:00Okroshka - Cold Kefir Soup From Russia While it may be the dead of winter for many of you, the sun was shining bright and it was warmish in Oakland so I could not resist