by Melanie | Oct 5, 2017 | Food as Medicine, Healing Journey
Yep, this is a blog focused on healing. And I’m going to share a recipe that’s basically all about putting sugar on strawberries. (It’s delicious, by the way.) Most people don’t have to completely banish sugar from their lives in order to live a healthy and balanced...
by Melanie | Oct 4, 2017 | Food as Medicine, Herbal Medicine, Self-care
“Alice laughed: “There’s no use trying,” she said; “one can’t believe impossible things.” “I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was younger, I always did it for half an hour...
by Melanie | Oct 3, 2017 | Food as Medicine, Self-care
Lots of veggies are a good idea — most of the time. For folks with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (including Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease) and during certain kinds of flare-ups of other digestive disorders, there are times when lots of fiber actually...
by Melanie | Oct 2, 2017 | Autoimmune Illnesses, Food as Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine
It’s here! This is my first time participating in VeganMofo (Vegan Month of Food) and I’m looking forward to giving you a window into how the combination of compassion for animals, Ulcerative Colitis (and a few other autoimmune disorders) and my work as a clinical...
by Melanie | Aug 23, 2016 | Food as Medicine, Healing Journey, Plant-based Medicine, Self-care
It’s very rarely the first thing a new client mentions to me, but once we’ve established some trust and rapport, I often start to hear certain familiar fears and questions bubble up around the edges of the conversation. “I’m not focused on...
by Melanie | May 9, 2014 | Food as Medicine, Healing Journey
Food is an important part of the healing journey. It can be an outlet for creativity, a source of great pleasure, and a way of practicing deeper values of social justice and ecological sustainability. Yet, for many of us, myself included, food has also been fraught...
