This salad is what summer tastes like! It’s quick and easy and the ingredients are readily available in the summer. The combination of fresh flavors will get you tons of compliments if you serve it at your next summer BBQ. I took it to a pot luck picnic with friends from a business group and it won first [...]
There is nothing I enjoy more than spending some time in the sun. I remember as a teenager spending the day at the beach with friends, getting a lovely tan, feeling so relaxed and calm. Did I use sunscreen? No, there wasn’t such a thing. But I would walk to a little store by the beach and buy [...]
I regularly talk to clients about cholesterol and I find that many are confused and even deceived about its importance in the human body. Cholesterol is so important that we manufacture it in our body in multiple places, including the liver and small intestines. Without cholesterol, we cannot exist. However, cholesterol has endured decades of bad reputation as [...]
Anyone who knows me knows I am not a proponent of sugar (my kids have called me the Sugar Nazi). But there are occasions when a dessert is appropriate, and for that occasion, I have a recipe for a chocolate pudding made with the healthiest ingredients possible. You might be surprised to find avocado in this pudding – [...]
Some of the unhealthiest foods we consume are in the form of condiments. I make this wonderful homemade mayonnaise because I don’t want to eat what is available in the grocery store. Commercial mayonnaise is full of unhealthy oils and other ingredients that can contribute to inflammation and other health issues. This recipe is very easy to make [...]
