Video Step by Step Yoga Relaxation Breathing Techniques

Meditation on Clean Cuisine and More

Video Step by Step Yoga Relaxation Breathing Techniques   Yesterday I posted an article and video interview with my friend, yoga instructor Niki G., discussing relaxation techniques for stress and anxiety. Niki and I also talked about how yoga is helpful for numerous health problems (including weight loss, high blood pressure, multiple sclerosis, etc.) Mounting [...]

Relaxation Techniques for Anxiety and Stress this Holiday Season

Yoga Tree Pose

Yoga Tree Pose Yoga Relaxation Breathing Techniques Improve Overall Health   As 2010 winds to an end I think just about everyone can use some relaxation techniques for stress. I absolutely love the holidays, but they also totally stress me out. I’ll be honest; staying calm and relaxed isn’t something I’m known for being all that great [...]

A Simple and Healthy Snack Food – Golden Summit Trail Mix Review

Golden Summit Trail Mix

I’m always on the lookout for a simple healthy snack food and my good friend Cherie recently turned me on to Golden Summit Trail Mix. Unlike most mass marketed trail mix products, Golden Summit Trail Mix is made from pure, natural and wholesome ingredients. This is a snack you can feel good about! Golden Summit [...]

Healthy Cream of Mushroom Soup and Video

Dairy-Free Cream of Mushroom Soup using "Cashew Cream"/ Gail Ingram Photography

I realize “healthy” and “cream” are not exactly synonymous but my vegan, dairy-free Healthy Cream of Mushroom Soup really and truly is very, very healthy. The creamy base is actually cashew cream, which is incredibly easy to make and honestly looks and tastes like the real deal. Since Thanksgiving is right around the corner I [...]

Whish Body Products: All Natural Skin Care Line and Contest

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Discovering Whish Body Products…All Natural Skin Care Line Is glowing, beautiful skin on your whish list this holiday season? So many people interested in eating clean do so not only for their health, but also to look good too. And let’s face it; a big part of looking good is having healthy looking, glowing skin. [...]

Video on How to Make Gluten Free Pizza

Italian Plate

  Video on How to Make Gluten Free Pizza As much as I do really love healthy food I’m not so dietetically pure that I’m going to try and convince you I don’t like foods like ice cream, French fries and pizza. Let’s be frank: pizza, for one, tastes really, really good. Homemade Pizza is [...]

Organic Manna Bread Muffin: Healthiest Muffins in the World

chocolate muffins

I know it’s a bold statement to call something the healthiest anything in the world, but I seriously think the Manna Muffin by Manna Organics just might be the healthiest muffin EVER…at least it absolutely must be the very healthiest muffins you can buy already made. Discovering the Manna Muffin has made clean eating just [...]

Clean Eating Appetizer Video: Edamame Hummus on Crostini

Clean Eating Recipe for Edamame Dip

Edamame Hummus on Crostini We went to my friend Cherie’s for a dinner party a few nights ago and I thought I’d share the video for the “Clean Eating” Edamame Hummus on Crostini appetizer we made. It’s sometimes hard to find easy healthy recipes that are not only crowd-pleasing but also super tasty. Edamame beans [...]

Video: Yoga Workout Routines at Home for a Younger Body

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      I’m a big fan of at-home fitness simply because having a few good workout routines at home, right at your fingertips— that you can do whenever you want—are the ones you’ll most likely actually do, especially if you don’t have to get dressed and schlep to the gym. Since I’m really into [...]

Our Vegetarian Dinner Party: The Menu, Recipes & Video

Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Soup

We entertain family and friends a lot at our house and everybody who comes knows the deal…the dinner is going to be healthy. This makes first time dinner guests a little nervous (I admit it’s mostly the men that worry they’ll be stuck eating sprouts and rabbit food; my girlfriends are always more adventurous.) Anyway, [...]

Video: Making a Vegan Caesar Salad Dressing Recipe

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                            Our son, Blake, had his first ever Caesar Salad in the Bahamas at Café Martinique (a French restaurant headed by Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten) and since then he has become a Caesar salad connoisseur, which was what motivated me to create a Clean Cuisine [...]

Video: Simple Yoga Exercises for a Great (Feeling) Body

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What is a Great Body? Everyone has a different definition of what makes a great body. My definition is pretty simple. A great body is one you feel good walking around in (your muscles aren’t tight, you aren’t in pain, you feel strong, etc.) as well as a body that can actually DO stuff! If [...]

Ivy on Fox News with Dr. Manny: Diet Tips for Healthy Eating and Weight Loss

clean eating produce

Changing how you eat is not easy. Trust me, I know. Many of you know my story and you know I changed my diet after my diagnosis with MS in 1998 (I was 22 years old.) However, I’m STILL learning about nutrition on a daily basis and I’m still making changes to what I eat. [...]

Video for How to Make Grass-Fed Lamb Burgers (Greek Style!)

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A few months ago we went boating with a group of friend to a place called Peanut Island. The island isn’t really as exciting as it sounds but it does have picnic tables and BBQ facilities so it’s a great place to bring all your friends, grill it up and leave (better than getting your [...]

Video Omega-3 PART 1: Why are Omega-3 Fats Important (Plus Enter to Win Contest!)

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As most of you know, my husband, Andy Larson, is a general surgeon with a special interest in bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery). In addition to advocating a healthy diet plan (based on “clean eating”), he recommends omega-3 supplements in the form of pharmaceutical grade fish oil to all of his patients. But, because so [...]

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