

Chocolate for Dinner? And it is healthy? Summer Chocolate-infused Gluten-free Vegan Pasta
Really?! Chocolate for Dinner? And It's Good for Me?! That's right, this recipe is inspired by chocolate. One of my favorite guys at...


Anti-oxidant Packed Vegan Sauce
Farmers' Market Favorite The Most Delicious Vegan Sauce This month, the spotlight is on Bitchin' Sauce... "loaded with fancy, fancy...


Superfood-packed Quinoa Lentil Power Bowl
Queen-o-a. Keen-ya. Kwin-ah! Kin-on-ia.... Eating Food Isn't the Only Way It Can Be Medicine Guys, listen. I care about my patients a...
The Courage of Admitting the Effects of Stress
Ummm…. Ohhhh…. Please, be patient with me, I may be feeling a little stressed. How often do we give ourselves the permission to admit...


Matcha -- My Coffee Replacement
My Farmers' Market Favorite for this month is Matcha Green Tea from The Loose Leaf, a local company from Master Herbalist Meghan Mercier...


The Most Delicious & Healthy Gluten-free Summer Lasagna
A delicious summer lasagna that is also healthy, gluten-free, vegan, and local?! Yup, this recipe has all that and still a treat for...


Gluten-free, vegan Life Savin' Summer Strawberry Shortcake
​​Fourth of July has always been one of my favorite holidays. Growing up on the beaches of Lake Michigan, the 4th was a celebration of...

On the Healing Power of Nature....
Can the body actually heal itself? Hippocrates is largely credited with coining the concept vis medicatrix naturae. Most often...
Prone to Burn-out: Renegotiating My Relationship with Stress
I am prone to burn out. Some estimate that more than half of us exhibit symptoms of burnout at any given moment. When I was a...


Living for the Future
Last week-end, a naturopathic medical student from Bastyr University-California organized a beach clean-up in Cardiff. After the group...