Mood-Boosting Supplements

The foods you eat have a huge impact on the way you feel every day, but taking supplements can help boost your mood too. Dr. Christiane Northrup recently wrote a great article on the Huffington Post about the limitations of antidepressant medications, and gave her suggestions for a natural approach to boosting your mood and [...]

Mood-Boosting Supplements is a post from: Laurel On Health Food

Quinoa Corn Salad

For the salad, bring water to a boil and add the quinoa and sea salt. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 15 minutes. Turn off the flame and set aside to cool, fluffing with a fork periodically. Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a saucepan, add the corn and simmer 2 to 3 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water. Place the corn, tomatoes, cabbage and cucumber in a mixing bowl. Add the quinoa to the mixing bowl. To make the dressing, combine all ingredients in a blender and pulse until smooth. Stir the dressing into the salad. Serve room temperature or chill for 1 hour.

Summer Reading

Ever since I moved to New York, I’ve been blazing through books. I have lots of spare reading time when I take the subway to dance class, the gym, or my favorite health food stores. So, the latest book I read is called Women, Food, and God by Geneen Roth. I had the opportunity to [...]

Summer Reading is a post from: Laurel On Health Food

Rigati with Green Peas

Cook pasta per package directions. While pasta is cooking, heat the oil and sauté the onions about 5 minutes until golden. Add the garlic and sauté 1 minute. Add salt, pepper, sage, peas and water. Bring to a boil, reduce flame and simmer about 5 to 7 minutes. If using fresh peas, cook about 12 minutes or until tender. Turn off the flame. Remove half of the peas and liquid, and puree in a blender until smooth. Combine the pureed peas with remaining whole peas. Mix thoroughly. When the pasta is done, remove, drain and serve with fresh pea mixture on top of each serving or mix the sauce together with the pasta and serve.

Eat Nuts, Reduce Cholesterol

I just read about a new study in the New York Times on how eating nuts can improve your cholesterol levels. The study found that eating 2.4 servings of nuts (of any kind): Reduces your total cholesterol level Reduces your LDL “bad” cholesterol level Improves your ratio of total cholesterol to HDL “good” cholesterol In [...]

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