An Important Lesson I Learned About Raw Almonds

almondsThe almond is my favorite nut, or should I say favorite seed.  If I was stranded on a deserted island, I’d definitely have almonds in my bag.

I thought I was being clever by making a healthy sweet treat with raw almonds and dates, but I discovered that the sweet treat upset my digestion.

I stopped eating raw almonds and dates for a several weeks, but soon found myself eating the sweet treat again.

This time when I had the almonds and dates, the almonds had been soaked and dehydrated.

The almonds tasted different with the dates, but not in a bad way, just different.  I also noticed I didn’t have any problems with digesting the almonds. Continue reading →

Healthy Living and Inspiration from Around the Web Series – #4

healthy-living-healthy-inspirationHappy Saturday!

Today, I share with you healthy living and inspirational links from around the web.

These links help you stay focused on you and your healthy living goals, healthy lifestyle changes as well as inspire you to keep on keeping on.

You may get tired on this journey, but keep your eyes on the prize and don’t ever give up.

Links from Around the Web

Weight Loss and Self-Love from Alexandra and Kymberly.  The twins ask, “Women, why are we so hard on ourselves?”

Fitspiration Pictures – Get fitness inspiration from photos.  These fitspiration pictures are curated by Doug from Health Habits.

How to suppress hunger without food – Calorie Secrets shares ways you can deal with hunger without turning to food, especially when you are not hungry.

The Master Cleanse Smoothie - The Divine Hostess shares a smoothie that is quite similar to the Master Cleanse drink (lemon, maple syrup and cayenne pepper).  This is cool!

How I Started this Healthy Journey and Why - This is an inspirational video from MrsLeafyGreens.  MrsLeafyGreens has over 800 videos on her You Tube channel that help you on your health journey.  She is truly an inspiration.

Please check out the links above and be inspired!

Until next time….

Avocado Salad with Basil (Video)

avocado-salad-sprout-basilThe avocado gets no love from my family and friends.  The look of disgust comes across their faces when I say I like avocado.

They can’t imagine anyone eating something green and mushy;  it must taste horrible.  I say, don’t knock it until you try it, you might be surprised.

There are many ways of eating the avocado.  There are some people who think the only way you can eat an avocado is as guacamole, but there are many ways of eating avocado.

If you enjoy eating avocados, but find yourself getting bored with eating avocados, you should try this Avocado Salad with Basil.

The beautiful thing about this salad is that you can make it taste anyway you like.  A friend, told me that she added black beans to the recipe and enjoyed it. Continue reading →