Wellness is based on three major pillars: eating patterns, rest & relaxation patterns, and activity patterns. Today’s post focuses on activity patterns. There’s no need to train for the Olympics. Your goal is simply to increase opportunities to move. And for that, you need a plan. Continue reading
Author Archives: Dr. Sukol
YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: October Red Peppers, Spiced & Stuffed
Try this gorgeous fireworks of reds, oranges, and yellows on your tongue, and see what your tastebuds have to say about it! Continue reading
Scoop at the Coop – September 2014
The night before last, as I stepped outside to round up the girls and tuck them into the coop for the night, I saw something quite magical, something I had never seen before. Under the fading autumn light, the girls were quietly pecking at their day’s last portion of grass, and right in their midst, relaxed and apparently enjoying their company, was a young buck, contentedly munching his share. Continue reading
YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Spinach & Shiitakes
Dark green leafy vegetables are like taking a multivitamin! They are rich, rich, rich in so many of the nutrients that you need to build a healthy body! Consider making Spinach & Shiitakes for that special someone whose healthy body may be of personal interest to you. 🙂 Continue reading
YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Start the New Year Right Soup
Traditionally, High Holyday foods tend toward the sweet and the circular. Sweet for a sweet new year, and circular to represent the seasons that run one into the next, year after year, around and around. Continue reading
YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Sweet Potato Tzimmes
Wishing all my friends, family and readers a happy and HEALTHY year ahead, starting with this gorgeous sweet potato tzimmes, which will definitely make an appearance on our holiday table this coming week! Read through before you start — the magic is in how you prepare the baking dish. It should be good and hot, the oil fragrant and almost spitting, before you fill it with the ingredients. Continue reading
All Roads Lead to Medicare
We’re all in this together. Continue reading
YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Mexican Corn Salad (Esquites)
Today I delivered Wellness Grand Rounds to a room filled with folks who came to learn about the differences between real food and manufactured calories.
I covered the usual favorite topics, including intact vs. stripped carbs, nutritious fats, and high-quality protein. I encouraged everyone to eat more beans, magical because beans contain large amounts of both fiber and protein. Continue reading
Carrageenan
Have you heard of carrageenan? Carrageenan, extracted from seaweed, is used extensively in the processed food industry as a thickener and emulsifier. It is found in almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk, cottage cheese, whipped cream, eggnog, and other related products. But not for long. It’s become impossible to ignore the large amount of evidence showing that it is highly irritating to the stomach lining. Continue reading
YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Fresh Corn Minestrone with Butternut Squash
If you’re looking at a bunch of corn, a ton of green beans, a pile of tomatoes, a few bell peppers, a couple of squashes, and all the mint and sage your heart could possibly desire, then you have come to the right place! Continue reading