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SedonaVeggie One Pot

Sedona veggie one-pot

Sedona one pot

So since I have arrived in Sedona, AZ, I have not had any desire to eat meat or fish except when I was taken out by Clint and Michelle for a fabulous Thai where it was all about the juicy meat. The terms of where I am staying ask that I respect their vegetarian policy so I saw this as an opportunity to take a break from meat and explore how I feel eating more vegetarian structured meals.

I spoke about some new foods that I discovered in a recent video blog post:

So today I had a bit of me time and cooking is my go-to for creative time. From a limited pantry I knocked up a delicious one-pot meal; so here is the recipe. This is a great meal for cleansing, giving the system a rest from meat (or not), and also for sensitive stomachs post tummy upset or when suffering a flare up of IBS, Crohn’s or Ulcerative colitis; enjoy.

PS. This is a great carb loading meal for athletes as it is jammed with electrolytes and easy on the stomach, non-bloating carbs; add fish, poultry or meat to complete the meal.

Ingredients:

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March 29, 2016
Ratatouille – Sort of – In a hurry
Recipes - Healing and nourishing foods

Ratatouille – Sort of – In a hurry

sort of ratatouille

Hi Folks,

Here is a simple vegetable recipe that doesn’t require much work and can be prepared in advance for several meals.

I could have made this in the le Creuset pot but i was also cooking a beef and lentil curry so i made do with a large glass Pyrex dish.

This will be tasty served with white fish, poached/ fried eggs, or chicken and optional carbs on the side if needed such as brown or basmati rice, quinoa, mashed potato or baked potato or sweet potato.

Cottage cheese will also blend well on the side of this Ratatouille. If you are a condiments queen or king as myself then pesto or fresh herbs (e.g. basil) will add even more flavour to this dish.

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February 29, 2016
Recipes - Healing and nourishing foods

Quick Beef and Lentil Curry

Beef and lentil curry 2

Hi Folks,

Here is tonight’s dinner; a nice mix of animal and vegetarian protein providing an abundance of nutrition for the body.

I am a big fan of curries; when cooked healthily they are packed with anti-inflammatory ingredients such as turmeric, chili, ginger, and can be jam packed with all varieties of protein, beans and lentils, and vegetables. It is added fats from cream, too much butter/ ghee or coconut cream, and excess rice, fried rice and naan breads that can take the dish into ‘high calorie’ territory. This is something totally in your control. If we are too lazy to cook we sometimes order the meat part of the curry as take-out and serve with added vegetables and if we have earned the extra recovery carbs then we will make home-made pancakes or chapatis/ Roti’s (try a google for some recipes).

Serving options include simply with greens if you are going lighter on the carbs, with some rice, quinoa or sweet potato for a more sustaining recovery meal, or with an egg if you crave a little more protein. Some chopped coriander will top this nicely once we hit the spring and summer months when herbs are more available.

Apologies for the quick post; I will let you use your imagination on the more cheffy strategies as I am off to get a training session in!!

Ingredients: more or less

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February 29, 2016
Clinic Services / Sports nutrition / triathlon

Sports Nutrition Clinic Services

Hi healthy peeps,

I recorded a quick video blog earlier today to let you know a little bit more about my approach for athletes in the clinic. Mostly because there isn’t really an adequate title to cover what I do and provide to athlete clients.

Firstly my qualifications; I am a pharmacist, Nutritional Therapist, and Senior Associate member of the Royal Society of Medicine.

This means that I have trained in pharmacy and health care, functional medicine and functional and medical diagnostics, nutrition and sports nutrition, and also have been gifted a high level of sensitivity to the energy of people and what is going on in their bodies.

Science and a little bit more!

Some call this being psychic, medically intuitive, an energy healer and so on. I just see it as a nice way to help you even more because I sense what you and your body need on a day-to-day basis. This can come in handy when assisting you reach your goals! I don’t have a crystal ball, I don’t want to see anyone’s future; I simply sense what you need in the moment that I am with you or before I meet you which can be interesting.

It can be as simple as just saying hey I think your body will benefit from a probiotic in the month before your race, and then all the facts will point to this. Or it will give me a sense of what is the most immediate concern for you when the paper and science will tell us we need to do fifty things; sometimes it is best to keep it simple and go on what the body needs in that moment… and then work from there.

Something that this does give me is a knack for feeling your energy, and the state of health within the muscles and what you need to do to assist their recovery; so if you are open to it and I sense it is needed I may suggest some energy sessions, a go on the PEMF machine, some healing aromatherapy oils (I use Vibrant Blue oils; here is a nice blog on how oils work and Panaway by Young Living oils is a favourite for those with sore or tired muscles) or some other helpful strategies.

Secondly what I really do?

Well think of me as your support team; regarding diet, nutrition, explaining the ins and outs of health and sports supplements (IF needed and how to determine what is worth your while), your functional health and the monitoring of this, your energy and rest-recovery balance, etc.

Basically I sort of act as that support system that provides more than just nutrition. I prefer to see nutrition as just one of the tools we use as more often that not all you require here is guidance (most athletes and active person know what to eat; and if they aren’t then this is where we must focus!).

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February 29, 2016
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