Author: Amanda Baker
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How to make healing chicken breasts for dinner ~
When we begin viewing our food as medicine, the real healing begins. I don’t believe in ‘diets’ in the traditional sense of the word. Dietary regimes based on mindsets of self-shaming, self-punishment, and denial don’t work if you have autoimmunity. The last way of thinking you want to crystalize is one that attacks the self.…
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Autumn – A Season to Heal
Freedom comes when you take charge of your own health. No one else can do it like you can, because there’s only one YOU, and each person is unique. You have a constitution that’s only yours – a body type, a certain way you respond to stress, a life history. You are a true original.…
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To Calm Anxiety
The Rhythmic Lifestyle is all about living in tune with nature. We are actually part of nature. We have a purpose in the web of life, and it’s a purpose of self discovery and illumination. You’re perfect just as you are. Sometimes it’s hard to believe that though – like ‘why does my body feel…
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Intro to Ayurveda
According to Ayurveda everything in the universe is connected. All the ecosystems – from the vast cosmos to the backyard garden – interconnect, including the ones in our own bodies. True health is achieved when the inner ecosystems within the body are in balance. Ayurveda is the sister science to Yoga. Both are based on…
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Simple Gluten free muffins
A gluten free lifestyle has many benefits. A calmer and happier gut is one of them. Living with an efficient digestive system is life changing. Imagine: no more bloating, constipation, or diarrhea. Instead, your system easily eliminates waste in a productive morning bowel movement. You are free and clear to enjoy the rest of your…
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Quinoa Bowl
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According to Ayurveda, the ancient healing system that is the sister science to Yoga, all disease begins in the gut. And so, it makes sense to take care of the gut, or the digestive system. The best way to take care of our digestive systems is by eating healthy food. There are many techniques and…
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Spring Equinox
I’m wishing you all a beautiful Spring season. The equinox was last week, and as it coincided with a full moon, it was a powerful one. This time of year feels more like the new year to me than January 1. The light is new, and I feel new also. I have been writing a…
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Winter Warm-up Soup
It is cold up here in the Pacific Northwest! At the beginning of the month, we had some days where the world was softened with white, sounds muted by the quiet snow. Now it finally feels as if the heart of winter has passed, and that Spring is just around the corner. But it isn’t…
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A Clear View
Today and tomorrow I am doing a mini-cleanse. I am only eating two foods at each meal. While this sounds boring, it is very beneficial for the digestive system to take a rest from sorting out how to digest a bunch of different foods, especially if our system is sensitive. And, there is no starvation…
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When Springtime throws you a Wintry Day
Springtime in the Pacific Northwest is never predictable. Last week my five-year old and I met friends at the beach for a sunny day that satisfied my Vitamin D craving, and more; today, the sky is characteristic grey, a cold wind is making the leaves shimmy, and I think it may rain. When I saw…
Living Lighter 