Posts by Katherine
Sweet & Sour Sweet Potato Salad
Do you ever get a craving for something sweet, and sour? This salad has the perfect balance in the comforting and familiar form of potato salad. With a few upgrades… Sweet potatoes, long considered a powerful food for women and hormonal balance, are now being touted as a “functional food”. Definition: Functional foods are any food…
Read MoreSpring Soup with White Beans, Asparagus, and Ramps
This satisfying spring soup made with white beans and seasonal asparagus and ramps makes a great lunch or dinner and is perfect for a plant-based spring detox. Serves four. Ingredients: 1/2 lb or one heaping cup of dry white beans (or use 2x15oz cans, drained and rinsed) 1 onion – diced 1 tsp salt 2…
Read MoreCoconut Oil For Stress Relief
Coconut oil applied topically after a hot shower does wonders for relieving stress and calming and supporting your nervous system. It is easy to be so busy “getting things done” that we get out of touch with our innate sensuality as women, and we need, need, need sensual experience just as much as nourishing food…
Read MoreHow To Survive Hotel Food…
Hello from Montreal, Atlanta, Boise, you name it! Today I want to talk about how to eat right and keep you and your hormones happy……while cooped up in a hotel All. Day. Long. I usually do a fair bit of traveling for business events, which means staying in hotels, sometimes without ever leaving. So I am…
Read MoreNettles for Bone Health
Something I haven’t talked about here yet is bone health. You may be thinking, as I have in the past, “I’m too young” or “my bones are fine” or “I’m already taking meds for that.” The truth is you are never too young or too old or too healthy to be thinking about prevention! And…
Read MoreEarthing for Hormone Balance
Spring, spring, spring, the earth is warming here in New England. I find myself drawn to wandering around the leaf strewn yard in my bare feet. (Especially since my husband has so carefully cleaned up the dog doo…) A shudder of energy and ecstasy runs from the soles of my feet through my whole body,…
Read MoreGet Rid of Depression – Play in the Dirt!
Let’s play in the dirt!!… The warmer weather is steering me away from the to-do list, and the garden beckons. I am seduced by the dirt. Getting my hands and feet in it is a passion of mine I try to wear gloves, but sooner or later they come off and my senses are delighted by the…
Read MoreThe Change
I have been thinking about all of us women entering into this amazing life-changing transition called perimenopause and menopause or, the change. And I have noticed some things about us that I wanted to share with you. After working with so many women for so many years, I’ve learned something about the experience many of…
Read MoreAromatherapy, Saffron and PMS
Saffron was used 3,500 years ago for the treatment of PMS and there are now studies showing our ancestors were right! Taking saffron can help reduce all the symptoms of PMS right across the board – anxiety, mood, headaches, fatigue, pain, cramping, cravings etc… Here’s a short video on how this works. Apparently a little…
Read MoreSharpen Up Your Brain Power
I have been experimenting with the supplements, food and lifestyle practices that sharpen up my brain power for many years, searching for those lifestyle practices that give me the best energy and clarity. Some people would say I am disciplined, but not really. I just like to feel really really good! So recently I have…
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