4 Reasons to Love Green Smoothies

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Loaded with fruits, vegetables and all the goodness therein, smoothies are one of the best gifts of health we can give ourselves. With four - eight plant foods made into a glassful of deliciousness, it's an amazing way to start our day. And talk about powerful benefits!

Is Alzheimer’s Preventable?

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Can Alzheimer's be prevented?  Yes, says Dale Bredesen MD. He has identified 36 biochemical combinations that contribute to Alzheimer’s and developed a program that can help prevent and even reverse Alzheimers. I was fascinated to hear Dr. Bredesen on the Food Revolution Summit . These notes condense an hour-long interview, and strengthen my Color My Food lifestyle.

A Force Field of Super Immunity

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Imagine a force field of protection around our body that reduces the risk of everything from colds to cancer and gives us exceptional health throughout life. That force field is Super Immunity and it comes from superior nutrition. When we eat lots of high-nutrient, natural plant foods we get optimal amounts of immune-protective micronutrients.

10 Reliable Meatless Monday Recipes

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Weekdays are hectic. Homemade dinners only happen if I plan ahead. These reliable Meatless Monday recipes get us back on track eating the Color My Food way: whole-foods, plant-rich meals where meat is more of a condiment and dairy is a treat. These meals are chosen for their ethnic influence rich in spices and variety of plant foods (beans, grains, vegetables, herbs and raw foods).

10 Ways to a More Sustainable Easter

Easter is the most sacred time of year for the Christian faith. For others, it's the gathering of family for a holiday feast. Yet somehow Easter has become synonymous with candy and plastic eggs, resulting in an explosive uptick in plastic pollution and food waste. I’ve found the antidote to all the excess is to be mindful. Here are 10 ways I’m aiming for a more sustainable Easter.

4 Favorite Fish Friday Recipes

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Fish Fridays is a tradition during Lent that I've taken in earnest for health both of spirit and body. Traditionally Catholics abstain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday and on Fridays during Lent, the forty-day season in preparation for Easter. Motherhood can have a funny way of bringing us back to our family roots. But even if not for faith-based reasons, fish is so is good for our brains, our hearts and overall health, it really merits its own day of appreciation.

Winter Comfort Foods

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We headed north to a family cabin in the woods near Bethel, Maine for school’s Winter Break. I packed our warmest clothes, and also paprika knowing goulash would be on the menu. The following days were full or winter sports making for happy tired muscles, and hearty appetites. Here’s my week’s menu anchored on winter comfort foods.

Make a Difference with Meatless Monday

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Last year proved beyond doubt that we cannot wait for government or politicians to address climate change. We have substantial influence as individuals. Eating less meat is a way to do something about climate change. And it's not only better for our planet, it's also better for our own health.

7 Soup Meals for Cold Weather

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What to eat when the temperature drops? A bowlful of healthy, wholesome soup does the body good. Here are my favorites, loaded the way I like with nutrient-dense superfoods that will boost the energy shield of our immune systems keeping wintertime colds and viruses at bay.