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I thought I’d share an article I recently wrote for the Casa de Campo Spa in the Dominican Republic. If you’ve never been and you have dreams of a vacation in paradise this is the place to go! And the spa is amazing! Bake in the Dominican sun without getting Burned Summer is here and the […]
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We all have moments of stress when the world is just overwhelming and we can’t relax and can’t let things go. Sometimes a deep breath isn’t enough to just help us relax. The last few days have been pretty intense for me emotionally we have had a lot of unexpected things happen that have taken […]
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It’s easy to forget how lucky we are to be alive. Many times we take being healthy and being able to live an active life for granted. For some of us giving daily thanks or taking a minute to give thanks for all we have in our lives only happens during times of crisis. I’ve […]
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Last week I shared some ways for nursing moms to support their milk supply through a variety of grains. Today I’m going to focus on something that most of us need more of in our lives, breast feeding or not. Veggies. Veggies should make up most of you plate. Half of your plate should consist […]
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If you’re a breastfeeding mom you’ve probably heard that oatmeal will help increase your supply. Good news if you’re tired of oatmeal: there are plenty of other lactogenic grains and legumes you can rotate into your diet. If you’ve been eating oatmeal and seeing no difference in your milk supply I bet you haven’t been […]
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We are a fat phobic nation. I almost feel like it’s controversial to talk about fat because so many people are afraid of it. We’re afraid of being fat and we’re afraid of eating fat. So many people steam their veggies just because they don’t want to use fat to cook them in, or they […]
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I first fell in love with coconut oil back in 2006 when I was living in NYC and attending the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. There are so many reasons to love it besides the fact that it taste like coconut. I grew up in the Dominican Republic with a coconut tree in my backyard (literally) […]
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I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t know a lot about technology (my brother can attest to that). I don’t own an iphone either so I really don’t know much about apps. Recently I came across an app that caught my eye and I’m not yet sure how I feel about it. It’s […]
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One of the easiest steps to take towards eating real food is giving up the egg white omelet or any variation of it. Why even eat an egg without the yolk? The egg white doesn’t have much going for it flavor wise or nutrition wise. The taste is in the fat. Contrary to popular belief […]
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I promise I’m not a food Nazi. It’s taken me a lot of time, learning and aggravation to get to where I am today in the world of real, nutritious food. I’ve had body image issues for almost as long as I can remember which for me led to an assortment of eating disorders and […]
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