Category: wellness
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How to pick and stick with your New Years’ resolutions
2023 is here! The month of January can be an exciting and energizing time. You’re motivated to kick off new habits, boost your activity and energy levels, and eat more veggies. But, if your 2023 goals are ambitious and numerous, January equally can be stressful and anxiety-inducing. Research tells us that New Years’ resolutions that…
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How to allow yourself rest while traveling
Originally written Sunday November 13 Yesterday I went to hot yoga and afterwards met my partner, Ernie, for lunch at Bouche in Paris’ 11th arrondissement. From brunch we wandered around what is becoming a familiar region of Paris to us: the Marais and Canal St. Martin in the 11th, 3rd, and 4th arrondissements. Once the…
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Yoga classes in Paris
Missives from a rainy, Parisian Sunday Yesterday I went to a yoga class in French at Paris’ Modo Yoga. I’ve practiced yoga in the United States for 15 years now, but I had never taken a yoga class in French. How better to improve my French than to jump in with both feet and learn…
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‘Yoga is hard’ and five other toxic myths about yoga.
I’ve been practicing yoga for 15 years and teaching for 4. These are the most common assumptions, misconceptions and myths my students walk into the studio believing. If you can overcome these assumptions, showing up for yourself on your mat becomes easy! Yoga is hard. This one is partially true. Yoga can be hard, both…
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5 tips for beginners to build a yoga practice
Have you always wanted to do yoga and be more flexible but just haven’t found the time for it? These five tips will help you build your practice holistically so that you not only make time for yoga but you also crave how good it makes you feel. Tip 1: Listen to your body Pain,…
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A Vegan Month in Review
What I Learned: Will I keep eating vegan after January 31? More or less! Even before this experiment I ate vegan or vegetarian for 90% of my meals. I will meal prep and choose vegan recipes, and I do not plan to buy cheese, meat, or seafood at the grocery. Both of these decisions I…
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Vegan Nutrition: Iodine
Iodine: Where does it come from and why do our bodies need it? What iodine does: Iodine assists in the function of our thyroid gland and its production of hormones T3 and T4 (which affect metabolism, growth, heart rate). It also assists in fetal brain and bone development. Iodine deficiency can lead to swelling in…
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Simple, creamy turmeric pasta
Surprise! Another gray, cloudy day here in Central Ohio. For lunch today I was simply craving a warm, cozy bowl of pasta to brighten my outlook on things. When I need to whip up a quick but satisfying hot meal, I often turn to this quick pasta recipe. Its creamy sauce is made so by…
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Red dye (carmine) isn’t vegan.
Red dye! Specifically, carmine. Carmine is a common red dye derived from the crushed up bodies of the cochineal bug, which produce carminic acid to defend against ants. To make 1 pound of carminic acid dye requires approximately 70,000 female cochineal bugs. Where you’ll find carmine: BlushCandyEye ShadowInkJuiceLipstickPaintRed clothingSausageYogurt Alternate names for carmine: cochineal extract,…
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My recipe for the best vegan sourdough bread
Look. It was a grey, snow-rainy Monday, and I don’t have a long post to share today. But I did bake off two loaves of bread, and I can attest that the bread is delicious. I love my staple recipe for sourdough bread. It has brought me and my family so much joy in These…
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The ethics of veganism
My first introduction to veganism came from the pamphlets animal rights groups handed out at my college’s dining hall. The colorful trifold displayed cute animals frolicking through fields. I gazed at those tiny, fluffy chicks, ate tofu for a week, and then (I have to admit) went back to eating meat the next week. While…
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What’s the difference between cacao powder and cocoa powder?
I was making my favorite smoothie with cacao powder + almond butter this morning when I thought: What is the difference between cacao powder and cocoa powder? They are both: Besides those vague characteristics, I honestly had no idea what the difference was. Join me in this learning journey! Cacao Powder: Cocoa Powder: If you’re…