When the flu bites, when the cold stings … these are a few of my least favorite things! (And I bet I’m not alone!) Fortunately, it is possible to prevent some cases of illness with natural remedies that boost the body’s amazing natural immune system. Even once an illness has struck, there are things a...
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Conjugated Linoleic Acid, or CLA for short, may sound like a mouthful, but this healthy fat offers some impressive benefits. I’ve covered CLA briefly in my article on grass-fed beef, but today I want to dive a little deeper. I’ve found some evidence-based benefits of CLA and how best to add it into your diet....
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Happy February! Whew, I am SO glad January is behind us. We’re one month closer to spring (which, if you’re Canadian, often doesn’t start until MAY…lol…no big deal). Thanks for all of your questions and comments this past week. Many of your questions inspire me to test things out in my own kitchen (yielding delicious results!), so it’s a win-win situation over here.
Q1. I love the look of your Green Warrior Protein Smoothie! Do you think I can swap the dinosaur/lacinato kale for baby kale? I also don’t have celery on hand…what do you recommend?
Hey Melanie, You can definitely use baby kale in any smoothie calling for regular kale or baby spinach. It’ll work great. If you’re out of celery, no problem—you can simply omit it altogether. For a fun twist and creamy texture, try adding a couple tablespoons of avocado!
Q2. Love these posts. :) Quick question—can you tell me what vitamins you take? I am in need of some recommendations. Thanks!
Hey Tammy, Of course! I take MegaFood’s Baby & Me 2 multivitamin (the herb-free version), the MegaFood Blood Builder, vitamin D drops, Udo’s Choice Super 8 Hi-Potency Probiotic, NutraVege Vegan Liquid Omega-3, as well as a chewable zinc supplement every couple of days in the wintertime.
Q3. If I were to make your Apple Pie Oatmeal tonight, would it be okay to reheat in the morning? #oatmealnewb
Hey Lisa, Yes, absolutely! It will keep in the fridge for a few days too. You may want to add a splash of milk to this oatmeal when reheating as it tends to thicken up after sitting. It’s fantastic served cold, too! In addition to the blog and app, you can also find this recipe in The Oh She Glows Cookbook on page 49.
Q4. I make your Vegan Banana Bread all the time. It’s so delicious and I love that it’s pretty healthy!! I have been wanting to make muffins with it but am nervous about screwing up the bake time. Do you know how I could modify your recipe to make vegan banana bread muffins instead?
Hey Lindsey, So glad the banana bread is such a hit! When turning a quick bread recipe into muffins, I usually look to a similar muffin recipe as a guide. My Blissful Blueberry Banana Spelt Muffins are pretty similar. I bake those at 350°F (180°C) for 23 to 27 minutes, so you can probably use that as your guide when turning the banana bread into muffins! I would check on the muffins after about 20 minutes, and then keep checking every few minutes thereafter to be sure. Here are a couple methods I typically use to check for doneness: lightly press the centre of one muffin—if it springs back slowly, it’s ready or close to being ready. I’ll also poke one with a toothpick, and if it comes out clean, it’s probably ready as well. I’d love to hear how the banana bread turns out using a muffin pan!
Q5. Just wanted to ask if I could refrigerate a batch of your Favourite Hot Detox Tonic and drink it cold?
Hi Kari, Yes, you can absolutely chill it! My advice would be to give your tonic a good stir before drinking as the spices tend to settle on the bottom with time.
Q6. Yum! Does your Cilantro-Lime-Garlic Cashew Cream freeze well? Perhaps in ice cube trays? Thank you.
Hey Clea, Good question! My regular Cashew Sour Cream recipe freezes very well (I like to freeze it in silicone ice cube trays for easy removal), but I haven’t tried freezing this one before. I’m wondering if freezing would impact the flavour since there’s fresh cilantro and avocado in there. If you try to freeze it, I would suggest freezing just a small portion and then thawing it to see if the flavour or texture have changed before trying a full batch. We’d love to hear how it goes!
“I just made your Crowd-Pleasing Vegan Caesar Salad for lunch, and I can’t thank you enough! It was genuinely amazing, and I followed the recipe to a T. I have never been a huge fan of Caesar Dressing because the store-bought ones are always so tangy and mustardy tasting. Your dressing blended perfectly and I didn’t mind the Dijon mustard at all. Next time I’ll add some tomatoes and avocados—there will for sure be a next time. Thank you again!!”
Jules, I’m so happy to hear my Vegan Caesar Salad surpassed your expectations! I love your idea of adding tomatoes and avocado next time. I like to make a wrap using this salad plus a few of my Crispy Breaded Tofu Strips—sometimes I’ll add some BBQ sauce for an extra kick too. It’s really out of this world!
When you have a batch of these amazing Raspberry Chocolate Almond Butter Cups in the freezer, you know life is good. These little cups of heaven are made with all natural almond butter, coconut oil, maple syrup, and freeze-dried raspberries. You might as well make a double batch of these healthy almond butter cups. GUYS....
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Welcome to Thursday Thoughts, my weekly column where I share what’s going on, what I’m loving, and other random things that cross my mind.
This past week has been a doozy! Not in a bad way but more in a, “Whoa, that was powerful,” way.
1) It was a week ago today that I heard the news about National Cheat Day. I hopped on social media to do a couple live videos to pick apart why this “strategy” is absolute rubbish, damaging, and indicative of some major healing that our society needs to do. I heard back from SO many people that they’re struggling with this endless cycle of “be good during the week and go YOLO on the weekend”…
…specifically that it’s not working for them. At all. And I wrote a blog post about it, too. Click here to read 5 Reasons to Ditch Cheat Days. It’s totally brought up a larger theme of perfection and the belief that you must be rigidly perfect with your diet to make progress. And that sets you up to ultimately fail – because let’s be real, life happens – which then sets you up for the guilt / shame cycle to begin again.
More specifically, I’m reminded about my own childhood perfectionistic tendencies (though I’m far less rigid and perfection-driven than I used to be) and how that was, on a deep level, motivated by fear. In fact, when I read Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly – which looks into the power of vulnerability – a lightbulb went on above my head. So much of what she writes about with regard to perfectionism resonated with me.
If you’re in the throes of a cheat day cycle you can’t break, I highly recommend her book as a starting point to start learning how vulnerability and trust – not tight control and perfection – are the way to a better relationship with food.
2) Switching gears entirely…I’ve been testing a new natural deodorant that, for me, is a total winner: Primally Pure’s new charcoal deodorant. We’ve used natural deodorant now for a couple years, and this new formulation from Primally Pure is way more gentle on my skin but still effective. (I have really sensitive skin.) Z has been using Fatco’s Stank Stop for years, and it works really well with his body.
Finding the right natural deodorant for you can take time, so if you’ve been on the hunt, don’t give up yet.
3) Tuesday I filmed 6 brand new cooking videos with my friends from the Inspo Network. It was organized chaos…a million tiny dishes of prepped food! What’s really exciting is that every month, I’ll have six videos coming out so you can watch and follow along.
4) I’ve had to switch up my reading list for a while because I’m starting the Nutritional Therapy Consultant program through the NTA in just two weeks! My primary goal is to refresh my content knowledge. (Hey, I graduated with a human physiology / biology 17 years ago and a lot’s changed!) I’m listening to The Big Fat Surprise on audiobook right now. Holy shit, y’all. This is the book I’ve been looking for for the last five years.
I studied science in college, learning how to read studies, interpret results, and look at data with a critical eye. So now, whenever a junk study or one that shows a weak correlation but not causation or one that’s funded by a group with a vested interest in positive results comes out…it’s easy for me to pick it apart. But not so much for you if you’ve never learned these skills.
Anyway, highly recommend it if you’re tired of people saying egg yolks will give you a heart attack.
5) The full moon this week was amazing! I’m feeling so much more connection to the moon lately, paying attention to the lunar cycle and phases…not to mention how it syncs up with my menstrual cycle. I can’t help but think how science (see above) is great but there are some things we still don’t understand…great mysteries…and that’s okay. Left my crystals out overnight for a recharge, too.
6) This week, I’ve been doing some really sweet FB Live videos about functional movement and how to move better, get stronger, and be pain-free. Join my closed group and check them out.
7) Susan David’s TED Talk about emotional courage had me like WHOA this week. Go watch.
That’s some of the randomness going through my brain this week.
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Today’s episode is something I only dreamed about years ago when I started a little blog on the subject of natural health. Today I am honored to have two amazing and highly qualified researchers on the show to talk to us about glyphosate and GMOs and why their presence in our food might be at...
Continue Reading...133: GMOs, Glyphosate, Organic Food & What’s Making Our Children Sick
I was first introduced to castor oil as my due date approached with my first child. Like any mom, I was eager to meet my little one so I turned to the expansive wisdom that is Google to find ways to speed up my body’s natural process of going into labor. I found many folk remedies...
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