How To Disinfect Without Harsh Chemicals and Filling Up The Landfills

Hello vibrant souls! I hope this finds you well and safe. My heart goes out [...]

Fire Cider

Tis the season…for fire cider! Yup the fiery elixir that supports your immune system and [...]

How Is Your Thyroid Connected to Your Microbiome?

Originally Posted on June 19, 2015 Updated January 29, 2019 First off I would like to [...]

Your Skin – It Has a Microbiome Too

Originally Posted on May 2, 2015 Updated January 29, 2019 Week four and we are talking [...]

Gut Microbiome – Your Foundation for Living Vibrantly

Originally Posted on April 24, 2015 Updated and reposted January 29, 2019 Here we are, week [...]

Oral Microbiome – Why You Need to Know About Yours

(Originally Posted on April 18, 2015) Last week we began the Microbiome series with an [...]

Microbiome – What is it?!

(Originally posted on April 10, 2015) When I first began telling people I was a Microbiome [...]

Easy Fish – A Taste of Morocco

I had the divine pleasure of meeting Ron of Wild West Coast Seafoods a couple [...]

Carrot Cake Overnight Oats

This recipe has become a huge hit with the students here at the EpicAcademy Yoga [...]

Sprouted Chickpea Salad with Spicy Mango Dressing

This month I have the honor and privledge of being back in Manual Antonio, Costa [...]

One Pot Spicy Thai Noodles

Since the cold and rain continued for so long this year and the work load [...]

Seed Crackers – Raw

This is such a busy time of year on the farm, then again when isn't [...]

Thai Red Curry Stew – Slow Cooked

Made up a batch of this Thai Red Curry Stew for the family dinner yesterday [...]

Frittatas – Easy Seasonal Master Recipe

  The master frittata recipe below is from the welcome spring dinner earlier this week. [...]

The Power Of Your Words

Words; how can these things made up of letters contain so much power?? And yet [...]

Cucumber Tomato Dill Salad

I posted this recipe on the EpicSelf.com blog originally when I was here in July [...]

Egg-free Scramble Done Three Different Ways

For those of you who miss eggs in the morning, here’s a great egg-free scramble [...]

Lentil Stew

I'm in beautiful Manual Antonio, Costa Rica sitting in my favorite cafe, enjoying the breeze [...]

Bacteria Are Your Friends

(Originally Posted on September 9, 2014) For many years now much focus has been placed [...]

Mushroom Dumplings In Broth

I made this delightful soup during the holidays and wow, it turned out far beyond [...]

Gingerbread Paleo Muffins

Gingerbread! Suddenly I was seeing all these beautiful gingerbread people and muffins and houses all [...]

Deeply Satisfying and Nourishing Oatmeal

Cold, wet, rainy, snowy, stormy day? Some days you just want a nice hot bowl [...]

Deepening Conscious Eating

Conscious eating inspired this blog I originally wrote on April 15 of this year just [...]

Gut Health – 3 Steps To Improve Yours In One Day

Really?! Is that even possible you ask. Yes! It is. Realize though we are talking [...]

Simple Stress Free Holiday Menu

Holiday Menu This is a simple stress free menu that you can use for any [...]

Cranberry Apple Sauce

I got some fresh cranberries from the Cranberry Festival in Fort Langley BC this year [...]

Arugula Salad

I LOVE arugula. It's one of my favorites and I always have some in my [...]

Apple Pie Spiced Kale

Who doesn't love the smell of apple pie baking?! Believe it or not this kale [...]

Roasted Parsnip Mash

I love parsnips. I didn't always though. As a kid I never ate them and [...]

Succulent Roast Turkey

  Succulent roast turkey; my secret? Brining!! Yup, I was new to it but now I'm [...]

Sunshine Coconut Pancakes

Sunshine Coconut Pancakes; just the name makes me feel warm all over. One of my [...]

Cauliflower “Cheese” Spread

This cauliflower cheese spread is a great way to add extra flavor to veggies, pizzas, soups, [...]

Rustic Onion Soup

I had a plethora of onions that needed to be used up, it was cold, [...]

Rustic Cream Of Mushroom Soup

Do you include mushrooms in your food repertoire? You should if you aren’t as they [...]

Living Healthier – One Simple Step

Recently a friend asked me this question; “I love your book (Live Vibrantly! 10 Steps To Maintain [...]

Winter Green Soup

Winter Green Soup is my favorite go to soup for winter; and it's not just for [...]

Carrot Ginger Chai Muffins

Those of you that have tried these begged me for the recipe so here it [...]

Almond Yogurt

I have been expanding the repertoire of what I can use water kefir as the [...]

What To Do With Carrot Tops

You’ve probably often stared at those huge carrot tops and thought to yourself “what on earth does [...]

Rediscover Your Youthfulness, Beat Fatigue & Feel Amazing!

Will You Accept My Challenge? - 21 Days To A Better You Let’s face it; [...]

365 Days Of Gratitude – Will You Join Me?

Somehow it’s the middle of January. Seriously I just cannot keep track of time anymore. [...]

Grab N Go Egg Bacon Muffins

I wasn’t planning to post a recipe today but so many of you that saw [...]

Lacto-Fermented Carrots

Lacto-fermented carrots is one of my favorite recipes and its super easy. Carrots taste so delicious [...]

Cultured Foods – Why Eat Them? Plus Cultured Mayonnaise Recipe

So what’s the big deal with fermented or cultured foods? Why are they important? Does [...]

Grass-fed? Pasture-Raised? Sustainable? Difference? Why Care?

I’ve seen it happen so many times while speaking to groups; I start talking about [...]

Why Eat Organic? Does It Really Matter?

Eat organic, don’t eat organic. Only eat certain foods organic. Why does it matter? Why [...]

MCTs For Enhanced Athletic Performance

One of my readers asked for tips to nutritionally enhance performance and endurance for athletic [...]

Chocolate Coconut Bliss “Candy”

Energizing And Anti-inflammatory; how I would describe this recipe. Many of my friends and coaching [...]

Tropical Morning Power Smoothie

I created this smoothie while in Costa Rica for my 30 day fellowship with Epicself. [...]

5 Habits To Transform Your Mornings And Life

In past blogs I’ve talked about habits, rituals and practices. When I made a major [...]

Immune Boosting Chicken Broth

You can read about  the benefits and reason why you want to include bone broth [...]

Movement – Why Is It Vital?

You’ll notice that I use the term movement as opposed to exercise. It is important [...]

Emotions Causing You Physical Pain?

Emotions causing you physical pain? They were for me. It all began about five or so [...]

How To Eat Well On A Budget

Eating healthy and eating well does not have to cost a fortune; you can eat [...]

Back To Basics 101 – Soak Nuts, Seeds, Legumes And Grains

Here we are week three already of our Back To Basics 101 series. We’ve been [...]

Back To Basics 101 – Bone Broth Demystified

Earlier in the week, we broke down what water kefir was, how to get started with [...]

Back To Basics 101 – What Is Water Kefir?

While giving my presentation, “Live Vibrantly! 5 Steps To Maintain Youthfulness, Increase Energy and Restore [...]