Garam Masala Spiced Pecans

This is a simple recipe with many uses.  Garam Masala is a blend of spices that are both sweet and savory.  It’s one of my favorite flavor profiles and I buy it from Frontier Co-op.  Their organic blend includes cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, cumin, black pepper,...

A Dietary Approach To Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting around 27 million in the United States.  It is an inflammatory and degenerative disorder.  Injury, mechanical, or biochemical stress on a joint sets a complex inflammatory process in motion that...

Leaky Gut, Dysbiosis, and Autoimmunity

Leaky Gut Syndrome and Its Intersection with Dysbiosis and Autoimmunity Autoimmune disease occurs when the immune system attacks the body itself.  Multiple Sclerosis and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis are two examples. In MS, the immune system attacks the myelin sheath that...

Giving Tuesday

On this day of giving, I want to encourage you to support 2 incredible women and their shared mission to create an epidemic of health.  I have had the great honor of learning from them, and they are both huge sources of inspiration for me.  As my own health story has...