Are you like me and are looking for new recipes, as a way to use the bounty of tomatoes and basil before this 2015 harvest season ends? Here is my favorite soup recipes that I often give to clients! For the best taste, I recommend
Patricia’s Yoga Hike is a fun and social way to have a whole new yoga experience while enjoying Hidden Villa trails. We combine the cardio benefits of well-paced hiking with strengthening yoga moves for an intimate group workout that is accessible to yoga practitioners of
DARE TO LAUGH! — Discovering Humor in Every Day Life, with Verne Varona What’s so funny? Almost everything! Identifying humor in daily life can offer greater amusement, become a coping tool, improve vitality, gratitude, and promote well-being. Humor is a necessary and vital component of living a present life. The
How to Use Meditation for Pain Relief Mare Chapman, a Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapist, says meditation can ease everything from life-interfering chronic pain to stress-induced muscle tension to the occasional migraine or menstrual cramp. While you may not be able to eliminate the cause, you don’t have
Former US Marine Demands GMO Ban After Curing Health Problems By Going Organic June 4th, 2015 As the great GMO debate rages on, more and more stories are beginning to surface from individuals who have experienced personal success by eliminating genetically modified foods from their diet. One
Ordering a salad at a chain restaurant often seems like the healthiest choice to dieters or nutrition-conscious custom ers. However, many restaurant salads are actually loaded with high-fat and high-cholesterol ingredients—like processed meat, cheese, and creamy dressing. Physicians Committee dietitians compared the nutrition data of
Corn is one of my favorite vegetables. I like it so much, partly because it is delicious, partly because the season is so short, partly because it is so versatile and partly because I have a photo of my grandmother standing next to a corn field when
Best Black Bean Soup 1 cup black beans 5 cups water or vegetable broth (2 cups to soak, 3 cups to cook) 4-inch piece kombu sea vegetable 1 bay leaf 1 onion, diced 1 cup winter squash, cut in 1 inch cubes 2 large cloves
The older we are the more rewarding and essential yoga becomes. About three years ago Patricia Becker visited my home to familiarize me with Yoga. I have been receiving her wise counsel ever since. I was a skeptic but now a believer! Particularly because of
Want to know what happens in your body when you switch from eating conventional food to organic? Watch this powerful 90 second video. A family that doesn’t buy organic because of the cost eats only organic for two weeks. In this 90 second video, the impact
Prevent Cancer Costs by Preventing Cancer 1. Limit or avoid dairy products to reduce the risk of prostate cancer. 2. Limit or avoid alcohol to reduce the risk of cancers of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, colon, rectum, and breast. 3. Avoid red and processed
Sea Vegetables – Concentrated sources of nutrients. Dried dulse and nori are 20 to 34% protein. All sea weeds are rich in calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc, and iodine. Vitamins A, C, B complex, B12. My first video…. not perfect …they will get
Sugar has a sneaky way of showing up in places where it doesn’t really belong. You expect the sweetness to appear in desserts, candy-coated treats and donuts, but in your hamburger? Sugar’s near-ubiquity in processed and packaged foods makes limiting one’s daily sugar intake —
The potatoes at the Farmer Markets have been looking so fresh and beautiful…I thought a good time to share this recipe from a cooking class I taught several years ago. For the best taste please choose all organic ingredients. Hope you enjoy! Patricia’s Potato Salad
Dear Patricia, First of all, I would like to let you know that I enjoy your yoga class very much. Thank you. And second, I am so grateful to you for the advice you gave me four weeks ago and for your time. When I
Besides typically consuming more nutrients, and avoiding congesting foods, vegetarians also have incredible digestion. Switching to a vegetarian diet may be a good way to enhance your digestive health, and you don’t have to take an all-or-nothing approach to the switch. There are several types of
Are you interested in eating healthier, detoxify your body, starting a meditation practice, enjoying happier relationships, and living vibrantly? My friend, certified yoga teacher and inspiration, Rebecca Snowball, is hosting a no-cost online speaker series to support men and women who are eager to incorporate
Must see Ted Talk by one of my Nutritional Hero’s; Annemarie Colbin. RIP A very common sense approach to eating! Whole Foods are the key.
Many people have been making the case that Americans have grown fat because they eat too much starch and sugar, and not a diet high enough in protein like meat, fat and eggs. Recently, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee lifted recommendations that consumption of dietary
1. More stretching Always begin by stretching. Muscles need to be warm to function effectively, maybe as long as 12-15 minutes. You can include twists, cross-legged forward bends, stretching with arms overhead and doing a twist in both directions and side bends, extended forward standing bend
Cleanse your liver naturally with these foods and more: Garlic Lemon/Lime Turmeric Apples Cabbage Broccoli Beets Avocado from An Organic Conversation Read more…
Little value and Possible Harm in Taking Vitamins “In the modern world, the abundant supply of a wide variety of foods makes it possible to satisfy virtually all nutritional needs by eating a healthful, balanced diet rich in vegetables, fruit, and protein sources. But based
Hugging is an extremely positive form of communication. It expresses the values of love, approval, gratitude and forgiveness. Hugging is a great form of emotional satisfaction, but it also has some surprising health benefits 1. Hugging reduces the risk of heart diseases High blood pressure
Scientific research on coconut oil has revealed health benefits that affect your entire body, inside and out. You’ve heard good things about it and now you have a tub of it sitting in your pantry. So how do you use coconut oil? 1) Cooking at
Yoga is very popular. It’s everywhere. It seems like everyone does it. And yet, if you don’t currently do yoga, it can be difficult and intimidating to begin. What are the barriers of entry? For starters, yoga poses are hard. The classical form of most
Active older people such as this yoga teacher interviewed at the age of 95, always inspire me. I have so much respect and admiration for people who live long happy lives and continue sharing. Living longer is wonderful thing when we do it with health,
Feel stronger, more flexible, more balanced and at ease—starting right where you are. Most people think yoga is just stretching. It is much more! After 50, it becomes one of the most powerful tools for staying strong, mobile, and independent. Even if you feel stiff
With the holiday season here, chances are you are time-strapped are not taking enough time to rest; the yoga pose Savasana can help. This is one of the most simple and profound ways to help reset your nervous systems and recharge your batteries. Also known
Some of us are happy to forward fold all day long; back bending is another story! However, we can all benefit from backbends to open the chest, front of the body. The kidneys and adrenals are squeezed, with a cleansing action, while releasing adrenaline, which
