Makes 4-6 servings 1 cup quinoa (soaked in water with 2 tsp whey, buttermilk, yogurt or kefir for 6 hours) 1 ¾ cups water 1 tsp unrefined sea salt 1 large cucumber 2 large tomatoes 1 medium red onion 1 cup cooked black beans 1 cup basil leaves 2 limes ¼ cup extra virgin oliveRead the rest of this entry…
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I'm a certified nutritionist, blogger, writer, and mom. My passion is teaching people how to live a healthy diet-free life. Most of us don't grow up with an education in nutrition. The food companies and the diet industry take advantage of this fact by marketing foods and products as healthy, when they're not. Eating healthy shouldn't and isn't a complicated process. I want to help people make sense of this information by transforming these conflicting messages into a simple straight forward plan of action towards better health.
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Women Who Drink Tend to Be Thinner
March 11th, 2010 by Angela, NutritionistBellevue Nutritionist, Angela Pifer writes: A new study, based on the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS), was recently published with the finding that “women who drink moderately are less likely to gain weight over time than those who don’t.” The study did not find a causal link and only offers loose theories to explain their findings.Read the rest of this entry…
