Prep Time: 15 Minutes Total Time: 15 Minutes Ingredients For the slaw: ½ of a large green cabbage ¼ of a medium red cabbage 1 large carrot 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley for garnish (optional) For the dressing: 2/3 cup avocado mayo 1 tablespoon organic cane sugar 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon celery seed 1 teaspoon smoked Celtic …
It’s Raining Men!
It’s Raining Men! By Melissa Crispell CNS, CNHP Alright guys, it’s time to take control of your health and well-being. If you take better care of your yard, golf clubs, car (fill in the blank) than your health please read this! Men are lucky they don’t face PMS or Menopause, but they do have their share of things to keep …
Giving the “Green Light” to Stess Reduction
This article first appeared on Holistic Primary Care. By Dr. Russell Jaffe, MD, PhD The brain controls and regulates every physiological function in the body, connecting every organ and affecting every single E LT Green 3cell. The eyes are direct extensions of the brain, and while their most obvious role is in receiving and processing visible light, they also play other more …
Vegan Alkaline Apple Pie Recipe
Yield: 8 servings Prep time: 30 min Total time: 1 hour 15 min Ingredients Crust: (1 large crust or 2 small) 2/3 cup coconut oil, cold 2 cups coconut flour 5 Tablespoons hot water Filling: 7 apples (granny smith) 1/3 cup coconut sugar 2 Tablespoons tapioca flour 1 Tablespoon cinnamon powder 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract 1/8 teaspoon cloves powder 1/8 …
Them Bones, them bones, them dancing bones
By: Melissa Crispell, CNS, CNHP While our bone stops growing longer after puberty our bone tissue doesn’t. Our bones are constantly being remodeled. If the typical remodeling half-life is 5 years that means that every 10 years, we would have a totally new skeletal frame! Before you go celebrating your new structure, let’s take a closer look. “1 in 2 …
Mom’s Quinoa Salad
Ingredients: ( Organic/biodynamic) -1 c. quinoa (I use a mix of white, red, and black organic quinoa) -2 c. water -1 tsp garlic finely chopped -½ medium red bell pepper -1 small yellow heirloom tomato -1 small shallot sliced thinly -½ medium cucumber (quartered lengthwise and sliced) -1 avocado (chopped) Dressing: – 2 tbsp white balsamic vinegar -1-2 tbsp water …
Allergy and Inflammation
A tolerant immune system is essential to well-being. When we lose immune tolerance, we experience problems such as allergies, which are exaggerated responses of the immune system. The most conventional thinking about allergy focuses on the immediate provocations, the Type 1 immune responses. However, it may be that delayed mechanisms (Types 2, 3, and 4) are a major factor in …
Cali Pad Thai Recipe
This flavorful dish is as comforting as it is healthy! Serves 2 Cook time: 40 minutes Total prep time: 1 hour Main Dish Organic/Biodynamic Ingredients: 1 small spaghetti squash 1 carrot (julienned) ½ md red bell pepper (julienned) 1 C bean sprouts 1 C snap peas (blanched) 2 duck breasts sliced thinly (optional – substitute for your protein choice) Sauce Organic/Biodynamic Ingredients: 1 large …
Luminous Brain
Russell Jaffe, MD, Ph.D., CCN A sustainable brain responds to life with resilience and learned optimism. From mood stability to mobility, from senses to sensibility there is much we can do to add years to life and life to years. This is a brief user’s guide and contemporary update about how to have a healthy brain for life and how …