Young and Raw

People ask me all the time why I avoid wheat and say “what’s the big deal with gluten”? Why is it that all of a sudden gluten is getting so much press? Recently we’ve learned that gluten intolerance is the most undiagnosed disorder in the United States. For every person that is diagnosed, 80 more are undiagnosed. [...]

  It’s fun to get creative with smoothies, the possibilities are endless. Enjoy this smoothie knowing the ingredients are ultra nourishing to your whole body and renewing for the skin. Mango & Spirulina are not only wonderful taken internally, but both ingredients can be applied topically as well as a rejuvenating face mask. Just be [...]

Being sick once in a while is totally normal, or is it? Even though catching a cold or flu is avoidable most of the time, the majority of people out there will tell you sick days are just part of being human. In reality, with the knowledge available to us today we should be getting [...]

  Did you know the apple has a nutritional profile unlike any other fruit in the fruit kingdom? It’s said to be natures vitamin! You know that saying “If you’re not hungry enough to eat an apple, you’re not hungry”? I have to say in my personal experience there’s an element of truth to the [...]

  A high raw meal consists of mostly raw foods with one or more elements being cooked. We chose to integrate sprouted and cooked quinoa to this delicious bowl of seasonal fruits & veggies for a scrumptious new experience for our taste buds. Nutritionally, you have a healthy balance of good fats, plant-based proteins and [...]

If you’re at all unsure about the gustatory merits of kale chips, try this recipe first.  You’ll be shocked at how outrageously fantastic these pizza-flavored crunchers are. Yield:  4 servings Per serving:  188 calories, 10g fat (1g sat), 17.5g carbs, 5g fiber, 11.3g protein Ingredients: 1/4 cup sunflower seeds, soaked for 2 to 4 hours [...]

Most of us throw them away, but did you know those small green seeds that are often thrown away from a pumpkin are actually a powerhouse of goodness! Adding a few tablespoons of pumpkin seeds into a salad or in a trail mix with nuts and dried fruits is a really easy way to incorporate [...]

It seems that wherever I look these days, we are being bombarded with advertisements for beauty products that all claim to make our skin look more radiant, more glowing, less wrinkled and promise ageless beauty. When I look at these products on the shelves, I’m shocked by the list of ingredients they contain. Many of [...]

  When thinking about herbs, there are those that are considered to be medicinal and those that are culinary herbs. Medicinal herbs have been used by societies all around the world for thousands of years as a remedy for curing many different ailments. Some medicinal herbs now get a lot of attention, and you might [...]

For many years now, humans have known that citrus fruits like oranges have immune boosting qualities. Oranges are renown for their high vitamin C content (though other foods like tomatoes and kiwi actually have higher vitamin C contents than oranges!) and people will often eat an orange when they feel like they are getting sick [...]