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Random Acts of Kindness
- Jeannette Northern, guest blogger I recently watched a video about a young man in a far away country who spent his 22nd birthday performing 22 acts of kindness. It touched my heart and made me think...
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Healthy Brownies
- Jeannette Northern, guest blogger My boyfriend and I were invited to a friend’s for dinner recently, and we offered to bring dessert. He usually picks up a gluten-free apple pie from his favorite...
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Four-legged Therapy
Long ago and far away, men took to feeding the wolves that came around their camps looking for food or warmth. The wolves provided company and even some protection in the night. Over time, the wolves...
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Four-Legged Therapy Follow-up
Thank you to everyone who sent me pictures of your adorable pets! Admittedly, in my first post, cats were underrepresented, so I’m glad to see that more cats are in the AHS family (well, I suppose this...
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Quinoa and Veggie Zucchini – Dr. Mark Hyman and Functional Medicine
After a long week and not a lot of time for creative cooking, I’m borrowing a recipe from Dr. Mark Hyman’s new cookbook, The Blood Sugar Solution Cookbook. I don’t usually use this blog as product...
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National Nutrition Month
We focus a lot on food with this blog, posting a new recipe nearly every other week, and giving occasional advice like how to snack and how to find and eat seasonal foods. That’s for two reasons:...
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A Day of Rest
In searching for insight for today’s blog, I came across an interview with Dr. Matthew Sleeth, former emergency room surgeon and author of 24/6: A Prescription for a Healthier, Happier Life. In the...
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Extra-Green Pesto
I am so excited to share this recipe. I’ve been experimenting with pesto variations for a while, and when I tried this one, I realized that I’d hit the nutrient-dense jackpot. Traditional Italian pesto...
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Seasonal Allergies
It’s that time of year when everything is blooming — especially here in California. They say that the longer you live in this great state (which produces the majority of fruits and veggies for the...
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Kale Pesto Mini-Muffins
Remember when I hinted that the Extra Green Pesto would come up again? Well here it is! These tasty treats were inspired by a muffin from my very favorite local muffin-making company, Muffin...
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Drink up! It’s hot out there!
It’s getting warmer and warmer outside, and if you work at AHS, chances are your indoor office is getting warmer and warmer too. This means more perspiration, even if you’re sitting still at your work...
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Black Forest Smoothie
I realized this morning that I haven’t been posting all the glorious smoothies that we’ve been making here at AHS during our monthly Smoothie Club meetings. Here’s how our club works. Each month, I...
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Ayurvedic Digestive Aid – Fresh Ginger Tea
April is IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) Awareness Month, and we at AHS are focusing on Digestive Health. We’ve been holding potlucks that focus on ingredients that support digestive function, including...
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A Sitting Epidemic
If you’re a leader at AHS, chances are you’ve heard my short spiel about Instant Recess — our initiative to get folks out of their seats and moving at least a few times a day. In honor of Dr. Toni...
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Super C Smoothie
I’ve tasted a new fruit! The mandarinquat is a hybrid of a mandarin and a kumquat. It’s pretty tart, but super fun to eat with a powerful burst of flavor. You can just bite it like an apple or pop the...
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Daugherty Vegan Lentil Soup
I mentioned before that in April, we focused on digestive health at AHS, holding potlucks that featured foods that support healthy digestion. One of the dishes at John George Psychiatric Hospital stood...
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Walking: May is Excerise at Work Month
Have you been putting off exercise since your unfulfilled New Year’s Resolution to “shape up” or “get healthy”? Are the cloudy mornings in the SF Bay keeping you in bed until the last possible minute?...
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Sunshine Smoothie
This recipe is a sneak peek at what we’ll be doing at Smoothie Club next week at Highland Hospital. It contains a new ingredient that I’ve never used or seen before, although I’m not surprised it...
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Inspiration for Movement
We’ve been talking a lot about movement — exercise — in any form you can muster, in any amount you can muster, at any time of the day you have a few minutes — or even seconds — to spare. As I mentioned...
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Moroccan Preserved Lemons
-Jeannette Northern, guest blogger My dear friend, Diana, gifted me with a jar of preserved lemons this spring. They’ve been a favorite in her family for as long as she can remember. She has her own...
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