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Detox with Me: A 10 Day Group Detox
Because you enjoyed the 4th and now it's time to detox!
Detox Starts Friday July 14, 2017
Via phone and Skype
Has weight loss been something that you've struggled with...
Pretty in Pink Salad
Serves 4-6
I couldn't resist naming this salad after my favorite Molly Ringwald movie. Sillyness aside, the lycopene from the watermelon and Vitamin E from the hazelnuts make the perfect combination fo...
Simple Steps to Beautiful Summer Skin
Looking at the weather forecast for this weekend makes me think that summer is finally here! If you are like me, you can't wait to spend as much time as possible outside soaking up some much-needed Vi...
Ways to an Easy Breezy Allergy Season
It's that time of year again. Everything is in full bloom and now your allergies have sent you sneezing and wheezing. Why does this happen? Exposure to certain allergens causes them to bind with IgE a...
Nourish Your Thyroid, Nourish Your Metabolism
Sunday April 30
5-6:30 PM
141 East 35th Street
New York, NY 10016
Have you ever wondered why you have low energy even after 10 hours of sleep and countless cups of coffee? Or why even though you exercise...
Dijon Turnips and Arugula
Makes 4-6 servings
Turnips are an amazing vegetable because they have a starchy vegetable texture yet are light and won't weigh you down feeling bloated. They are also packed with detoxifying indole-3...
Simple Ways to Spring Clean You
Despite what the EPA is telling you, we are living in a very toxic world. In fact according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s report on human exposure to environmental chemica...
Bow Pose (Dhanurasana)
Perhaps, Madonna said it best "Open Your Heart to Me." In keeping with this month's theme, I chose a heart opening pose. In yoga philosophy, the body has many energy centers called chakras. One of the...
Goji Berry and Pistachio Truffles
Makes 24-30
Don't even be tempted to surprise your honey with big heart shaped box of drug store chocolates! Instead share your love with these tasty treats made with heart healthy goji berriesand pi...
10 Easy Ways to Love your heart
As a naturopathic doctor, I don't have the secret to mend a broken heart, but I would say I know a little bit about keeping one healthy. Our heart is probably one of the most important organs in our...
Curried Beet Latkes with Tahini "Sour Cream"
Serves 4-6
A new take a traditional holiday dish. They are lower in carbohydrate than the original version and gluten-free but still just as tasty.
A Serene Holiday Season, Seriously!
Whether you look forward to them or simply dread them, it's official, the holidays have arrived. Unfortunately, what often follows this arrival, are colds and flus, weight gain and even depression....
Seated Forward Bend Pose (Paschimottanasana)
If the holidays make you want to go hide, then this pose is the next best thing. Well perhaps no one will be fooled but seated forward bend is an excellent way to relieve some holiday pressure. Perfo...
Dispelling Food Myths
Eating healthy in this modern age can be very confusing. The internet is both a wealth of great and terrible information which only adds to this confusion. To simplify things, here are some of the myt...
Head to Knee Pose (Janu Sirsasana)
Piling on the stuffing or going for that second slice of pumpkin pie can call for some major yoga Rx! Choosing twisting poses like Janu Sirsasana is great way to send some love to ourdigestive system...
Pumpkin Everything Bagels
Makes 2
If you're gluten-free, your post Thanksgiving Day brunch just got better thanks to these amazing bagels by Health and fitness expert and personal chef, Sherri Norige, of Shaped by Sherri. Eve...
Hatcho Miso Udon with Basil
Serves 4
Miki Hirano of Maruya Hatcho Miso in Okazaki, Japan and owner of Ms Genmai mini rice cakes brings us this yummy soup of udon and miso. Udon traditionally is not gluten-free but you can...
Thunderbolt Pose (Vajrasana)
Shin-shin-toistu-do is a variation of yoga brought to Japan in the 1940s by Tempu Nakamura. This form of yoga focuses on developing Ki (life force) through seated and moving meditation, breath techni...
Going Japanese to Prevent Disease
For many years Japan has surpassed the rest of the world in life expectancy with the average person living to be 83.7 years. Unfortunately, with a life expectancy of 79.3, the US has fallen quite behi...
Eagle Pose (Garudasana)
Even when I am in Paris, I have to "faire du yoga," One of my favorite places to do my sun salutations en français is Be Yoga. So I decided to ask one of my Be Yoga teachers, Garance Clos, to chose a...