Tag: young and raw

Ginger is a true super herb. It's a carminative herb, which means that it will help to clean, as well as heal the digestive tract. In Ayurveda, ginger is a common ingredient in meals, teas and soups because it...

Green soups are an easy solution to lunch on the go, and they also serve as simple and light meals when you're cleansing. If you feel like you need to give your digestion a break, try blending up some...

Adding these five spices to your food stimulates your brain's satiety center, making weight loss easier. Remember that if you're using these spices to lose weight, it is best to combine them with a healthy lifestyle of wholesome foods,...

Insomnia is a condition where a person has a difficult time falling asleep at night or staying asleep through the night. This condition is more common than you might think with anywhere from 30-50 percent of the world population...

Feeling nauseous is no fun. Here is my quick and easy smoothie that I have used to help my friends and family feel better when their tummies are unhappy. Ingredients:  1 frozen banana 1 cup very cold water - The cold is...

Smoothies are a great vehicle for super food experimentation! You can add pretty much anything you like to a smoothie, to try out how it feels in your body. Hemp/chia seeds - These go awesome in smoothies. Start with 1...

Creating an awesome tasting, nutritionally balanced, easy to digest green smoothie is something of an art form. That being said, it's quite easy to become a smoothie artist, let me show you how. Here are some general guidelines to...

I’m fortunate to eat  fresh veggies straight out of the garden and from local markets now, but as our approaching 2 month-long, living-in-the-back-of-a-truck honeymoon begins, I ask myself, how can we eat raw on the road? And better yet,...

Most of North America is starving for more energy, and we're seeking it from the wrong source - caffeine and unhealthy stimulants. Your body is pretty smart, so when you feel tired, it's probably because you need more rest....

1. Swap out vegetable oils for coconut oil - Coconut oil has one of the highest smoke points of the fats used for cooking.  What this means is that it can be heated up to about 250 degrees Celsius...