A few years ago we went on a quest to find the cleanest possible organic coffee in toxin-free packaging. As you probably know, organically grown coffee beans are widely available--this is great! Unfortunately, even organic beans are almost always roasted, packaged, and brewed in ways that can add all sorts of unwanted chemistry to your morning brew. This means that by the time your organic
Recipes & Healthy Eating
8 of Our Favorite Superfoods
You probably know that blueberries and yams are super foods, but did you hear that coffee is, too? If you're looking to boost your nutrition, read on for eight of our favorite super foods--plus how to easily incorporate them into your daily routine. 1. Leafy greens Why they're super: You'll probably find dark, leafy greens on anyone's list of the world's healthiest foods, and for good
6 Back-to-School Immune Boosters
-Written by Suzanne, resident Grandma and Certified Holistic Health Coach I didn’t think that by September we would still be dealing with Covid-19 and be somewhat quarantined, but here we are. Because of my age (69) and my husband’s age (66), we have been mostly only leaving home to take our daily walks. There's so much we can't control right now, but I have been focusing on keeping my
8 More Things Keeping Me Sane
How are you all holding up? Here in New York, it's starting to seem like this really is never going to end, and I'm feeling a sense of loss over the summer that we'd planned. Here are 8 things that are helping me stay semi-sane: Home improvement projects. Since we are rarely leaving the apartment these days, I've been inspired to improve the inside! I splurged on these organic sheets, have
Turmeric Golden Milk Latte Recipe
I don't eat a lot of meat, but I am always trying to cut my dairy consumption. When it comes to my on-again-off-again relationship with coffee, I mostly fail at skipping the dairy. When my friend ordered me a Tumeric Golden Milk Latte at a local coffee shop recently, I couldn't believe that the mug of creamy deliciousness was vegan! I set out to perfect the perfect recipe at home, and what
A Simple Cleanse to Reset After the Holidays
Happy New Year! If you're feeling a little sluggish and weighed down from the festive season, I'm right there with you! But I don't believe that you need to go drastic after indulging during the holidays. A simple cleanse is enough to reset your body and get back to normal. As always, I'm more interested in what you can add IN to your diet rather than what you might want to eliminate. Here are
Healthy Thanksgiving Ideas
It seems like the minute Halloween ended, the Christmas season began, with the stores in my neighborhood decked out with trees and stockings in their windows, and my inbox full of gift guides! The 2019 Gimme the Good Stuff gift guide is in the works, but first can we talk about the other holiday? The one in November that we all celebrate? Here are some of the ways you can make this year's
Healthy Cereal Guide
1. Ezekiel 4:9 / 2. Butterfly Bakery of Vermont / 3. Cascadian Farms Purely O's / 4. Arrowhead Mills / 5. Barbara's Brown Rice Crisps Overall Best Healthy Cereal Food for Life Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Grain Crunchy Cereal packs the most nutritional bang per spoonful. (Read more about this brand under Good Stuff below.) As a child of the 50’s, I ate cold cereal for breakfast
Baby Food Pouches
1. Beech-Nut organic varieties / 2. Happy Baby / 3. Sprout / 4. Plum Organics / 5. Ella’s Kitchen / 6. Once Upon a Farm / 7. Peter Rabbit Organics / 8. Serenity Kids / 9. White Leaf Provisions Soon after Felix turned one, he finally started enjoying foods other than breast milk. Unfortunately, by this point I was pretty burned out from preparing and then throwing away homemade pureed
Easy Cleanse for Busy Moms
If you follow me on Instagram, you've probably gotten sick of my stories about my Sakara meals. (Sakara is a plant-based, organic meal-delivery service). They are so delicious and obviously very healthful, that I find myself wanting to snap a picture of every one. I've done a bunch of different versions of Sakara: four-week programs, three-day programs, a ten-day DIY program, and,