Micah and Kai are HOME

We are finally home! My baby boys are such a joy to me! Thank you for all your prayers and support!Here is Kai enjoying some of mommy's healthy foods. He loves my "Faux" Oatmeal for breakfast with coconut flour. They fed him a rice cereal at the orphanage and this has a consistency that he likes. Click HERE to find why rice cereal is not a healthy option for babies.This photo is of Thanksgiving morning....

Leftover Turkey Tetrazzini and L-CARNITINE: Fat Burner!

There is no doubt that the most effective means of attaining weight loss is by means of maintaining a "healthified" diet program and having a regular exercising routine. A very effective weight loss supplement that can be used alongside is l-carnitine which is extremely beneficial in increasing weight loss by mobilizing fat in the body and increasing calorie burning. Discovered in 1905, it is a water-soluble,...

Stuffing and SLEEP

My clients love when I give them the assignment of getting more sleep. One of my clients lost 17 pounds in 6 days just by adding natural sleep supplements. This helped her increase her sleep from 2 hours a night to a high quality 7. I say “high-quality” because a night brought on by Tylenol PM or alcohol is not quality sleep. Quality sleep is when our bodies get into the rapid eye movement state....

Truffled "Potato" Purée with Mascarpone

By now you understand that inflammation in the body is the true cause of disease, and that sugar and starch...even rice causes inflammation (if you didn't please click HERE). BUT so can over-nutrition. Numerous studies show that periodic fasting can have dramatic results not only in areas of weight loss, but in overall health as well. An article in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition explains...

Green Bean Bundles

A yummy addition to Thanksgiving dinner!1 lb fresh green beans, trimmed8 bacon strips, lightly cooked3 TBS butter or coconut oil1 TBS chopped onion1 TBS white vinegar1 TBS Truvia (or a drop of stevia glycerite) 1/4 tsp Celtic sea saltCook the beans until crisp-tender. Wrap about 15 beans in each bacon strip; secure with a toothpick. Place on a foil-covered baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees F for 10-15...

Savory Rolls and ADHD-WHEAT CONNECTION

(Photo with Pesto and no cheese)Parents who have children with ADHD most often understand they need to cut out the sugar, but grains are often overlooked. Even "sprouted wheat" and "whole grains" are just glucose molecules linked together in long chains; the digestive track breaks it down into sugar. So a sugary diet and a starchy diet are the same thing.But, let's get back to wheat. Gluten is the...

Sausage Gravy and Biscuits

Sadly, parents often think that rice cereal is the first food to introduce to a baby. Dr. David Ludwig of Children's Hospital Boston, a specialist in pediatric nutrition, says some studies suggest rice and other highly processed grain cereals actually could be among the worst foods for infants. Babies don't even produce the enzyme amylase, which is the essential enzyme for breaking down starch. The...

ADOPTION Update and NEW COLOR COOKBOOK

After years of waiting for my family to grow, Craig and I are on our way to pick up our boys; Baby Kai and Micah. There are no words to describe this feeling...Thank you to all who have prayed for us along this journey!On another happy note, my new COLOR dessert cookbook is now available. For those of you who are frustrated with how to convert almond flour to coconut flour and erythritol to Just Like...

Creamed Collard Greens and OIL FACTS

I know my recipe sounds a little crazy, but it tastes awesome. The cream cheese makes it so thick. This added an amazing flavor without extra calories, 1 TBS of heavy cream is 52 calories, 1 TBS of cream cheese is 50 calories. Since cream cheese is so much thicker, you can add a flavorful broth to thin it out and you save a lot of calories.I also NEVER use vegetable oils. I love macadamia nut oil...

"Cornbread" Stuffing and Vitamin Deficiencies

Too often we grab "food" in lieu of healthy options, which eventually can create undesired issues in our body. We need these vitamins for proper functioning of our bodies. If you are dealing with one or more problems of the deficiencies listed below increasing those vitamins through food will be quite difficult; I suggest using therapeutic doses of that vitamin/mineral to correct the problem ASAP!By...

Green Bean Casserole

What would Thanksgiving be without Green Bean Casserole with French Fried Onions?French Fried Onion Ingredients = Palm Oil, Wheat Flour, Onions, Soy Flour, Salt, Dextrose, TBHQ and Citric Acid In Propylene Glycol to Protect Flavor.If you or someone you know is spending outrageous amounts of money with trying to conceive, you may want to inform them that it could be the foods in the typical American...

Crunchy Top "Faux"tatoes

One of my favorite Thanksgiving foods in my former fat life was Crunch Top Cheesy Potatoes. One of the main ingredients was Cream of Chicken Soup. Knowledge is power; now that I am aware of what certain foods do, I am able to get past the cravings!CAMPBELL'S HEALTHY REQUEST® CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP INGREDIENTS = CHICKEN STOCK, WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CHICKEN MEAT, MALTODEXTRIN, CREAM (MILK), CONTAINS...

PECAN PIE and It's a Small World!

I am constantly amazed and humbled seeing the maps of visitors to by blog. Each orange dot represents a city where someone has visited my blog.With this global reach I wanted to let you all know that my books are available a number of ways digitally across the globe. Below is a list a countries they are available in.Available in the following countries on iTunes Book Store (iPhone, iPod, iPad or...