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Finding yourself through food

My friend, Kathy, came into my office on Friday swooning over the movie, Julie & Julia. She convinced me that I really needed to see it, because it was about all the things I like — food, love, and, best of all, … Continue reading

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Boxing ourselves in with a label on how we eat – is it too limiting for the expansive energy we are?

Every time I teach a class, I am reminded of how hard-wired we all are to have an opinion, judgment or a definition about who we are with respect to eating. As I start a class, I typically have people … Continue reading

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Fuel Your Chakra Circuit: Recipe for Garbanzo-Cashew-Coconut Curry!

This recipe will give you the infusion of energy and yellow you’ve been looking for! Garbanzo-Cashew-Coconut Curry Serves 2Fulfills: Root, sacral, solar plexus, heart, throat, third eye chakras What does it do for you: Wakes you up to the power … Continue reading

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It’s all about smell.

I am coming out in the open about something seemingly very private – the sense of smell. For me personally, I notice the essential role that it plays in just about everything I do. Perhaps there are people that have … Continue reading

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Did you ever have just blueberries for dinner?

I’m a city girl by upbringing, but I have farmer blood. My mom’s father grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. To this day, my almost 90 year old grandfather continues to have a clever, earthy slant on how … Continue reading

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Head, heart, gut: Aligning ourselves to be present when eating

In the past couple of days, I have been fortunate enough to be in the company of some truly remarkable people who have the gift of being in the present moment. You can tell they are engaged in the NOW … Continue reading

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Deanna on the Amazing Women Radio Show with Dr. Marlene Sierse

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5 Big “Bytes” to Meaningful Meals

(1) Eat more raw plant foods than animal foods – it’s better for the planet and for you: In a perfect world, a raw foods diet that is devoid of animal products and doesn’t use resources related to heat would most … Continue reading

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Bright Ideas for Keeping the Brain “Plastic”

Research has shown that there is a lot of variability in how our brain ages. As we venture into our middle age, there are stark differences in individuals’ brain gene expression. If we take all the right steps to improve … Continue reading

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Psychology Today blog post by Dr. Deanna Minich – “How Fast Living (Not Just Fast-Food Eating) Leads to Obesity”

How Fast Living Not Just Fast Food Eating Leads to Obesity by Deanna Minich The way we eat and the way we live go hand-in-hand. For the majority of people, they are eating in their cars, at their computers, while … Continue reading

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