by L Young | Sep 23, 2016 | Blog, Recipes
The start of apple season lures me in each year to my old time family favorites (maybe with a healthier twist). Growing up with apple trees, the smell of fresh made applesauce and apple pies, has me rushing to my local farmer’s market and health food coop to buy tasty, local, organic apples each Fall. It’s the next best thing to getting them freshly picked from a local farm.
I wanted to share my easy to put together favorite, apple crisp. You don’t need a crust (although you can add one if you’d like), and this version is Gluten and Guilt Free! Enjoy and have a happy Fall season!
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by L Young | Sep 21, 2016 | Blog
Are you prepared for life’s unexpected health encounters? Whether it’s the unexpected accident, sports injury, illness, or caring for a loved one, attempting a crash course of balanced eating/living doesn’t give the same short term affects as a crash diet. Eating and enjoying a healthy lifestyle has so many benefits aside from managing our weight, but it does take a little planning. When done right, it can mean the difference of maintaining some control and leaving us with a healthy edge when finding ourselves or the health of a loved one compromised.
After recently finding myself on the “healing” side after a surgical procedure with only a few weeks to prepare, I discovered that my normally healthy, balanced lifestyle was a good foundation, but is it enough to address healing and pain? We often rely on the hope that medications will take care of the rest, but when the unexpected occurs a different route may be needed. How about a delicious Food Farmacy to start?
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