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“You Eat Algae?”

laurel — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:53:35 +0000

Over the past year I’ve been steadily increasing my intake of algae. Yeah that’s right…algae. Superfood algae such as chlorella and spirulina are gaining popularity in health circles thanks to their amazing nutritional qualities and age-fighting benefits. I first learned about algae Superfoods from nutrition expert David Wolfe, who I often talk about on this [...]

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How I Stopped Menstrual Cramps

laurel — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:26:51 +0000

This is a post I’ve been meaning to write for awhile, but I wanted to fully test out my tips and tricks before I shared them with you. I’ve dealt with pretty severe menstrual cramps since my late teenage years and always felt like it was something I just had to accept. But over the [...]

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Gnosis Chocolate Shoppe

laurel — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:54:48 +0000

My favorite healthy chocolate company, Gnosis Chocolate, recently opened up a pop-up shoppe here in NYC. The pop-up store on East 23rd Street is nestled inside Organique, an organic take-out restaurant. I knew I wanted to check out the shoppe and show the Gnosis team my support because there’s no telling how long they’ll be [...]

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Summer Smoothies with Coconut

laurel — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:14:43 +0000

My favorite health food store in NYC just started selling raw young Thai coconut meat from Exotic Superfoods in the freezer section. I was delighted, because it’s summer and I love making smoothies and ice cream with coconut. The meat comes in a 16 oz. package with strips of soft coconut meat. I defrosted it [...]

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Sun Chlorella Superfood Giveaway

laurel — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:14:23 +0000

I first learned about superfoods from nutrition expert David Wolfe at an lecture during my health coach training in 2009. David calls superfoods “the food and medicine of the future,” and they are just that—an exciting group of disease-fighting, nutrient-dense foods that people are only just beginning to hear about. My favorites have always been [...]

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Crofter’s Superfruit Giveaway

laurel — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:55:20 +0000

The nice peeps over at Crofter’s Organic sent me some coupons to try their organic Superfruit spreads, and they’re definitely better than your average jelly. I tried the South America Superfruit spread (made with Maqui berries, passionfruits, red grapes, and morello cherries) and the Superfruit Just Fruit spread (made with red grapes, morello cherries, açai [...]

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Day 2: Healthy Desserts

laurel — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 02:20:12 +0000

It’s Day 2! I’ve been dying to grill some more fruit on my Calphalon grill pan, so I picked up fresh pineapple slices at Trader Joe’s on my way home from the gym. I had a pretty frustrating and stressful day of work (typical Monday), so a long cardio workout and homemade dessert were exactly [...]

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YogaEarth Vitality Review, Giveaway

laurel — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:48:13 +0000

A few weeks ago I hosted a giveaway for YogaEarth’s Balance powdered drink packets. Now I’m happy to announce another giveaway of the Vitality product. Just like Balance, the Vitality drink packets were developed by a group of 250 yoga teachers. But Vitality, designed to be taken post-practice (or post-exercise), “restores core nutrients and builds [...]

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Chocolate Coconutty Macaroons

laurel — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:59:03 +0000

In the world of raw foods, desserts are where it’s at. After falling in love with the raw coconut macaroons I found at health food stores and NYC’s raw/vegan restaurants, I knew I wanted to make them at home. Since my birthday is this weekend, I figured today was the perfect time for an early [...]

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Bee Pollen

laurel — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:51:55 +0000

Over the last two years I’ve been having fun trying different superfoods and figuring out how to add them into my daily diet. I recently bought some bee pollen and added it to my morning smoothie. It was really easy to incorporate and soft enough that I didn’t need to soak it before putting it [...]

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