Tag: health
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Easy Roasted Root Vegetables
Dear Reader, Here’s a simple recipe that can warm a winter’s day. This time of year can be cold and wet – it sure is up here in the Pacific Northwest! According to Ayurveda, cooked root vegetables are just the thing for winter days. Creating an atmosphere of coziness can transform a depressing day into…
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The True New Year
Dear Reader, How are you? Please feel free to comment and let me know. Are you feeling a bit sluggish? Do you feel like the extra holiday pounds just won’t budge? Are you a little extra mucus-y? Is your digestion just – off? If you answered yes to any or all of these, it’s a…
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Gluten Free Gravy Recipe
& The Holidays When you Have Hashimoto’s Nov 17 Written By Amanda Baker Dear Reader, First, I’d like to share my gluten free gravy recipe with you. It’s easy – aside from the making of the homemade broth base. I found a good broth company called Kettle and Fire, and if you don’t have time to…
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Ginger Chicken Recipe
Dear Reader, This recipe is perfect for the cold, windy days of fall. It will warm you from the inside out. It’s also deeply healing. First, the recipe, and then some interesting information on the healing properties of ginger. Ginger Chicken with Yams Ingredients 3 cups homemade chicken broth Recipe for Homemade Broth {Note: I…
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How Yoga Heals
Dear Reader, Have you ever heard of the Vagus nerve? It’s the nerve that wonders through the body, from the brain to the various organs. It’s the communication highway between the brain and the gut. Let’s look at pieces from the article Vagus Nerve as Modulator of The Brain – Gut Axis and Inflammatory Disorders…
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How To Make Homemade Chicken Broth
Dear Reader, Let’s start with the recipe! This homemade broth features in much of my cooking. I’ll talk about why it’s a powerhouse in healing autoimmunity after the recipe. How to make bone broth Ingredients (organic wherever possible) 1 whole chicken (I just got a good one at Trader Joe’s – but most grocery stores…
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Positive Thinking Alone isn’t Enough
Dear Reader, Achieving true wellness is a lifelong journey. Along the way you will experience moments of pure relief. I feel lighter. I feel rested. I feel clear, are thoughts you’ll have. When these thoughts arise in your body and ring true in your mind, you know you’ve reached a moment of actual healing. This…
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“The Book of Hope”
Dear Reader, Every Thursday I send out this post, always on healing autoimmunity naturally. What’s interesting is there are so many layers to healing autoimmunity. One important layer involves stress. Stress is like gasoline on the autoimmune fire. What is the water to put out this fire? The cooling raindrops of Healing Lifestyle Practices. A…
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It’s Possible to Transform Your Life, One Small Step at a Time
Dear Reader, According to Ayurveda, the art of healing related to Yoga, you can awaken your own healing power. We each have a purpose in life. Some of us have big obstacles to overcome, such as an autoimmunity diagnosis. The higher the obstacle, the more potential for transformation there is in overcoming it. When you…
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It’s OK to Rest
Do you feel overwhelmed? If you have Hashimoto’s – that’s overwhelming on its own. Add that to living in this crazy world, and your overwhelm is completely understandable. Our culture pushes the busy, the fast paced, the work all-hours. But if you push too hard, you will exhaust yourself. It’s terrible for your autoimmunity. Shifting…
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