Angie starts the Salad Club at work!
Here’s a letter I just got from Angela in California. She’s a renegade and a leader, and I love what she did at her office! I think you will, too. Dear GreenSmoothieGirl, I wanted to write you and tell you how you have really changed my life and in turn the lives of many others. I [...]
2 Comments • Continue Reading →The manliest men on the planet
Ben texted me that surfer Laird Hamilton is 48 and looks 26, eats a lot of raw and organic, and is one of the “manliest men on the planet,” and I should blog about him. Then I said, “Then how come I haven’t seen him on vegetarian athlete lists?” He said, “Because he’s not pure [...]
3 Comments • Continue Reading →Should I “eat right for my blood type?”
A recent grad from Institute for Integrative Nutrition applied for the GreenSmoothieGirl Health Coaches certification and said this: “I’ve studied over 100 nutritional plans, and the 12 Steps to Whole Foods program is the most comprehensive, practical, grounded approach I have found.” (That’s the goal. I think I’ve studied all those nutrition plans, too. Most [...]
35 Comments • Continue Reading →and the oxalate controversy rages on……
We got lots of interesting email in response to my rebuttal to the wildly exaggerated and completely undocumented article posted by one “Sarah, the Healthy Home Economist” that tells people not to drink green smoothies and says they can “devastate” your health. Heidi, a “low oxalate” blogger / site owner wrote a response. I like [...]
11 Comments • Continue Reading →Can green smoothies “DEVASTATE” your health?
Sarah the Healthy Home Economist online recently posted an article about how green smoothies can “DEVASTATE” your health. The content was so unsubstantiated that at first I refused to respond to it. But Amanda said, “She has a big audience and people are freaking out about it.” Sarah cites the oxalates phenomenon, wherein a natural [...]
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Cade pitches state finals today
This is my boy Kincade, graduating from high school this month. He’s a delightful kid to have around, loving and funny. He’s also the starting pitcher today at Timpanogos High School, in Game 3 of the state playoffs. He’s 6’3” and throws 90 mph. He’s injury free and healthy as an ox. This is the [...]
13 Comments • Continue Reading →A cup of joe…..friend or foe?
I’ve mentioned that I grew up not drinking milk and still never do. So why has my bone density “off the chart” for a 20-year old even though I’m mid-forties? I’ve been tested multiple times now using different tests. I don’t know, but these are my guesses. They’re based on what the literature says about [...]
11 Comments • Continue Reading →an update on my sports-mom dramas
If you read my silly blog last week about the mom who asked me to make Funeral Potatoes, here’s the update. The boys are still high on their last game, a shutout (10-0) against Springville. My son pitched the whole contest and was the star of not only the game, but also this Daily Herald [...]
28 Comments • Continue Reading →Giveaway, Chia Pudding Recipe—and why you need Omega 3′s
At our VIP class a few weeks ago, I taught 6 nutrition habits, each of which can have a dramatic effect on your health. One is using chia seed (I gave my favorite ways to use it) for Omega fatty acids. One thing I feel passionate about is getting people to understand how critical a [...]
21 Comments • Continue Reading →Announcing the GreenSmoothieGirl Health Coach Certification program!
I am going to certify 12 GreenSmoothieGirl Health Coaches in September, 2012. We’re very excited. Often I talk to readers who have a new IIN diploma, or who are self-educated, and want suggestions for ways they can make a career or part-time job helping people with their health knowledge. We have an opportunity for you. [...]
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