I have had requests for veggie burger recipes so I thought I would share a couple of fun and yummy recipes that I have made over the years.  Here are two different options: my baked Nutty Veggie Burgers and Raw Southwest Veggie Burger.  These are soy-free, wheat-free and dairy-free – much easier to digest and healthier than the typical veggie burger!

It is time for another fun contest!  This contest has to do with balance – something we are all working to achieve.  Embria Health will send one of my readers a free 3-month supply of Epicor.  Epicor is a whole food supplement that balances the immune system and provides the body with vitamins, minerals, aminos, antioxidants, and beta-glucans.  Epicor’s purpose is to bring balance to the body so therefore, to be entered into this contest, email me your personal balance…

I have always known that the balance of “acid vs alkaline”, internally, is a key to health and longevity.  I have always encouraged everyone to become more alkaline through foods, de-stressing, minimizing environmental toxins, meditation, and green drinks.  What I did not realize years ago was how crucial alkaline water is to the formula of health!  Why is alkaline water possibly as or more important than alkaline foods?  Here is an amazing fact about alkaline water…

 Here is a soaking and sprouting chart that I created from years of practice.  I have individually listed each nut, seed, grain and legume with their corresponding soaking and sprouting timeline. This chart should take the mystery away from the whole soaking and sprouting procedures and make the process very easy to understand and follow.

This might sound odd but red kidney beans are delicious when cooked and sauteed for tacos.  They are easy to digest and add a yummy fun flavor to tacos – just slightly sweeter compared to pinto or black beans.  I like to mash and grill them in coconut oil, taco spices, cilantro, lemon juice and a few other fun ingredients – easy and delicious!

I have been receiving many questions about coconut water so I thought it would be good to post this article again about the health benefits.  There are so many amazing super foods on the market right now.  The water from Young Thai Coconuts  is one of these amazing power houses of nutrition and unfortunately gets overlooked too often.  I knew from experience that coconut water was great for digestion, constipation and high in electrolytes, but once I dug deep into…

The average American consumes over 65% more grain products, such as refined flour, than in the 70’s.  Refined and processed flour, which is added to most commercial and prepackaged foods on the grocery shelf, is actually quite toxic to the body and does much more harm than good.  It is true that whole grains are healthier, such as whole wheat versus white and brown rice versus white rice, but they are still acidic and can put a strain on the…

I thought it was time to post some healthy and delicious desserts that are great for every occasion.  The reipes include Banana Chocolate Chip Cake, Fresh Strawberry Pie and Almond Thumbprint Cookies with Jam.  The banana cake is great for birthdays!!  The thumbprint cookies are a lot of fun for kids to make and are a healthy treat or even quick breakfast.  If you have kids they will love them and have fun making them with you

  I recently wrote about the importance of simplifying your diet and lifestyle.  The next step to simplification is to decrease the acidity of your body by eating more alkaline foods.  Over 95% of Americans have “Acidosis”, which simply means they are overly acidic in their blood.  This is extremely dangerous and threatening to health.  I know many of you have heard the terms “Acid” and “Alkaline” and it might be confusing.  This is probably the number one issue that…

Nothing is more exciting for me than combining uncommonly mixed herbs and spices.  For example, I love dill & cilantro, basil & cilantro, miso and rosemary, etc.  I can use the same base for a meal but use completely different sauces and spices making it feel like a totally different meal.  My mission was complete hearing my husband say that the meal was an exotic experience as if he had just eaten in another country  Last night’s dinner was a new combo that worked…