Author: Lindsey

I am a holistic nutritionist/conscious eating coach and birth doula, writer, and creativity maven (photographer, cook, crochet/macrame artist, poet, short story writer), gardener, and yogi. I am the mama of three beautiful furbabies, and live in Arizona.

Drop that Desani: 8-glass drinking recommendation no longer holds water

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It's been the recommendation ever since I was a young tot: Eight full glasses of water a day - and an apple - keeps the doctor away. I remember as a kid trying to follow that recommendation; I could barely get through a glass before I realized I was just forcing it down. Perhaps I'm just [...]

Whose plate is turning “one” today? Yours!

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In case you didn't know, today is a special day: Happy 1st Birthday, ChooseMyPlate.Gov! While I haven't personally been utilizing this great resource, a cursory look at the website today has impressed me. With a clean, user-friendly interface for the Internet surfer, you can learn about all of your basic food groups: Fruit, veggies, grains, [...]

Will soft drink ban turn New York into the “Skinny Apple?”

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So - the mayor of the Big Apple, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has decided he wants  to try banning soft drinks larger than 16 oz. from being served in restaurants and other related establishments. Uh oh. While soda is probably one of America's biggest (no pun intended) problem factors in the overall diet in [...]

Cha-cha-cha-Chia Seeds

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So - it's now been over a week since I've incorporated these tiny, nutty-flavored seeds into my daily diet. While lauded as one of the world's best "super foods" (cape not included), I cannot say that I have personally noticed any particular improvement nor any discomfort in having included them into my daily culinary routine. They are [...]

Meaning of “mother”

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Meaning of "mother"

I don't often write editorials anymore...I got tired of repeating myself every year, every week. But as Mother's Day neared, it was too personal not to express what mothers mean in my life. This was an editorial I wrote for my newspaper this past week... *Love* to mothers and daughters everywhere.