Grilled Chicken Breast w/ Cucumber & Pepper Relish
“Eat healthy”, we hear it everywhere we turn. It is and isn’t that simple. I will try to share relevant, tasty, and healthy recipes for you to enjoy as we puzzle out what it means to eat healthy. I am among the many folks who eat around food sensitivities and an auto-immune disease. I am still in the process of figuring out how to eat for my body’s needs but have found many delicious foods and products along the way. Today I offer a chicken recipe that suits the peak of our Summer season- enjoy!
Grilled Chicken Breast w/ Cucumber & Pepper Relish
Megan's Experience at White Lily Acupuncture
Forty by Thirty - Forty new things before thirty. How fun!! (and inspiring!) I had the pleasure of treating Megan, who very courageously tried the new thing of the week - acupuncture! For all of you who haven't tried acupuncture and have reservations about trying it, read Megan's experience. I think alot of people could relate to the obvious apprehensions of getting acupuncture, plus she's a funny writer and took pictures! (even though she wasn't supposed to move!!)
Enjoy!
Put down those melon balls!
Spring is almost here! The snow is melting revealing the dormant grass that lay beneath it. After this winter, brown grass never looked so good. But with spring comes spring allergies. For allergy sufferers, the end of winter and the start of spring isn't necessarily a time to look forward to. But, if you treat yourself right you can greatly reduce your symptoms and actually enjoy this time of year!
I always say it, food is medicine! What you eat affects you in some way. By avoiding certain foods, you can greatly reduce your symptoms. In an earlier blog, I mentioned a list of foods and I want to bring them up again. I think this is a good list:
Coffee
I get a lot questions about whether or not coffee is okay to drink. Moderation is key. While anything in excess is never a good thing, my personal beliefs are the same with coffee and tea. Now, when I say coffee, I am not talking about all the sugar, fake sugars, flavors, and cream that we overload our cups with. I'm talking about a mild cup of coffee. 8oz. (And I'm of course not talking about the 3-6 cups of 8 oz a day that a lot of people tend to drink.)
From a TCM perspective, this article describes the actions, functions, and benefits (yes, I said benefits) of coffee.
http://www.itmonline.org/arts/coffee.htm
Enjoy!
