Personalized Medicine- Friend or Foe?
One of the most exciting advances in healthcare is the growing field of personalized medicine. Personalized medicine involves identifying genetic and genomic information that helps predict a person’s susceptibility to developing a particular disease. This is very powerful information, but only if you know what to do with it. The first thing you need to know- Your genes are not [...]
Peanut Butter and Jelly Salad
Can salad be a comfort food? How about a peanut butter and jelly sandwich without the bread? This salad includes a sweet flavor and a crunchy texture- just what you crave right? I love to eat food that has a crunch to it. When you combine all the ingredients below, you can have all of the pleasure and none of [...]
Can 15 Minutes A Day Change Your Life?
Is it really the middle of July? It’s feeling more like the dog days of August. It can be hard to bring yourself to do much of anything when the sun is as blazing hot as it is today. Unfortunately the heat is going to stay around for a while so how do you keep yourself motivated to do the [...]
Are You Ready to Declare Your Independence?
Happy 4th of July! It’s a wonderful day to celebrate. While it’s important to remember and be thankful to all the men and women who fought so bravely to win our freedom, it’s also important to make this a very personal holiday too. “No man is free who is not master of himself.” Epictetus When I was a child under [...]
Have a Healthy Sandwich for Lunch!
Have you been dying for a sandwich-type meal? A portable lunch-on-the-go that you can eat with your fingers, take on a picnic or bring to the beach kind of treat? There are endless combinations of ingredients that can be rolled into a nice, neat, tasty lunch. But what are you going are you going to use for a wrap? There [...]
Cinnamon Glazed Grilled Pineapple
Recipe courtesy of Get Inspired Everyday Cinnamon Glazed Grilled Pineapple- Paleo, vegan, autoimmune, gluten-free, dairy-free Serves 6 INGREDIENTS: 1 pineapple (about 5 pounds) 2 tablespoons maple syrup 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat the grill on high Prepare the pineapple by cutting off both ends. Stand the pineapple on it's base and slice off the sides. Next, cut the [...]