Archive for August 2015
Lauren’s Kitchen: Cucumber Peanut Salad
Yes, it is anther cucumber recipe but seriously they are the fruit of the season and are so cooling for the body which is welcome this month. This is a salad that will bring all of your favorite tastes together in each bite; spicy, sweet, crunchy, and salty. While the ingredients for this salad can be prepped ahead you…
Read MoreLiving Well Series: Stage Three, Optimizing Organ Function
In my practice and research I have come to identify four stage of healing that the body moves through when using natural remedies to heal the root of the problem. I refer to this process as The Living Well 4™. The three therapies I use work together to engage the body’s natural ability to clean, eliminate…
Read MoreLauren’s Kitchen: Sautéed Zucchini with Mint, Basil and Walnuts
Are you kidding me? More zucchini? Heck yes and there’s plenty more to follow this time of year, so having a stash of recipes will give you some options. Sometimes just plain and simple is the way I prefer —especially when the temps are scorching and no one wants to be in the kitchen one minute…
Read MoreLiving Well Series: Stage Two—Clean and Fortify Organs
Last week I shared Stage One of the Living Well 4 and described the basic protocol used to open elimination. The importance of opening elimination first became imminently clear in a two year international collaboration with European physicians using Gemmotherapy and Homeopathy as their primary therapies and a study of over 100 of my own cases. I…
Read MoreVegan Egyptian Okra with Tomatoes—Bamya bel zait
It is okra season in Texas, and I am craving this flavorful stew. My son-in-law Joe shared this treasured recipe years ago while dating my daughter. While there are countless other reasons to love him, this recipe certainly added to his appeal. If like me, you have spent your life avoiding okra I think…
Read MoreLiving Well Series: Stage One—Optimize Elimination and Let the Healing Begin!
Regardless of your list of symptoms, the road map to natural healing will always begins with optimizing elimination. Optimizing Elimination is Stage One in the path to restoring immunity that I teach my clients and practitioners. Why is this true? When your physical body’s ability to clean is compromised, your natural ability to heal (immunity)…
Read MoreLauren’s Kitchen: Chilled Cucumber Avocado Soup with Mango Salsa
Most of August, I just can’t imagine turning on anything that might raise the temperatures one more degree in the house. When you are experiencing one of those days you will thank me for sharing this delectable Cucumber Avocado Soup. This can be whipped up in your Vitamix, traditional blender or with an immersion blender each…
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