I love it when followers or students send in questions or comments either on the blog or to our contact@ipivot-now.com link. I get some of my best inspirations there! Last week I had a question about whether I had recipes with meat as protein. This person had been...
I had a lovely lunch today at one of the wonderful food trucks in town. It was a very generous Greek Plate with pita, dolmas, tomatoes, kalamata olives, cucumber, red onions, feta cheese, pepperoncini and more. But it was simply too much for one meal. For my dinner, I...
If you have been in one of my herbal or holistic nutrition classes, you have likely heard me reference Maria Noel Groves and her brilliant book, Body Into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self-Care. Here is a delicious chai tea blend that she has created which,...
I love great spice blends, especially those made with healthy herbs. Dukkah is an Egyptian blend of nuts, seeds and spices. And as always, I like to add a little calcium kick to the mix, so this blend includes our good friend Urtica dioica, commonly known as nettle....
Did you know that cooked kale, spinach, and collard greens are all good calcium sources. Collard greens come in as having the highest amount: a half-cup provides 164 mg of calcium.This recipe was submitted by one of our amazing Yoga vs. Osteoporosis students, Kay...
Did you know that broccoli benefits your brain health by functioning as an antioxidant? Antioxidants fight oxidation in the body and oxidative stress is related to aging, memory loss, Alzheimer’s and cognitive decline. Broccoli is also rich in glycosylates, which...