I can remember my parents’ dinner parties when I was a kid. Relegated to the upstairs, I would sneak down to snitch food every so often. I would run like the dickens back upstairs when I was spotted. A multi-layered Jello mold was my mom’s signature dish. She would painstakingly create it over five days leading up to the dinner since she needed to attend to each unique layer separately. My dad would make the fried rice and his own barbecue … Continued
If you know the secret to finding meals that the entire family likes, please share. Our family has a small handful of favorite recipes that we use weekly and at the top of our list is chicken Piccata. Deliciously breaded, thick-sauced chicken piccata. I have many patients with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, which means gluten is not their friend. In fact, to their immune system, their thyroid gland looks a lot like gluten (called molecular mimicry) so when there is gluten in … Continued
I miss my mother every day but especially on Mother’s Day. She was smart and kind and loved to laugh, which is why she married my dad. He not only made her laugh, he cherished her and taught us to as well. These days I honor my mother by cherishing myself in ways my husband and my boys wouldn’t think of. Mother’s day gifts for yourself A housecleaner. Even just once a blue moon is worth the feeling of having … Continued
How do you get your physical fitness? Although I gravitated to tap shoes and ballet slippers when I was young, I was introduced to a variety of ways to stay in shape by my active parents. Picture this…you are 12 years old and your parents come downstairs after getting ready to go out for the evening. Your mom, who normally wears the latest fashion, and your dad, who commonly sports a suit, appear in the doorway wearing something like this… I looked high and … Continued
Let’s celebrate the Earth by helping the planet and our bodies avoid harmful chemicals from everyday cleaning products. Here are some of the ones we use in the Francis household. Kitchen and Bathroom Counter Spray: I remember using Formula 409 or Lysol to clean countertops when I was young. Then, we didn’t know the harm the chemicals in them could cause. Today I use Eucalyptus essential oil on a hot, wrung-out, washcloth. Eucalyptus is a natural germicide and makes my … Continued
Maintaining the health of our bodies and the health of the earth go hand-in-hand. God-made food benefits our planet and us where man-made food often does not. Protecting the earth and our water systems is what allows the earth, and us, to survive. Following are a few examples of how detoxing our bodies also benefits the earth and vice versa. Even at its inception in the 40’s, experts warned that the overuse of antibiotics would eventually cause the organisms that … Continued
Julie knew that something had to give. She felt “fat, stupid and slow”. Whenever she tried to eat right or exercise she noticed only small improvements in her health and never felt as sharp or focused as she had in the past. She was emotionally worn out from trying but felt guilty when she didn’t. I see a lot of “Julie’s”. There are thousands of gimmicks out there on how to get healthy but it takes some education, time and … Continued
Join Us For Our Safe, Fun, and Dynamic 10-Day Detox Program Workshop “Headaches gone…” “Skin rash gone…” “Sleepiness gone…” These are some of the things we hear after participants have gone through our detox programs. What we never hear is… “I couldn’t get out of the bathroom…” “I felt like I had the flu…” “It wiped me out…” It’s not surprising. Our detox workshop assists the body in its own natural detoxification process. If we use supplements, we only … Continued
We had a “picky eater” breakthrough in our house today! You should first know the backstory. One of my sons was born with my addiction to carbs. He was even nick-named “Noodles”. As hard as I tried to feed him the foods I knew were nutrient-dense, he rebelled. He was the ultimate picky eater. We’ve come a long way. Some of the more successful things we did was identify the healthy foods that he did like and focused on those, … Continued
We will be planning a Detox Workshop soon and I hope you will come. We talk about the sneaky chemicals that we are all exposed to on a daily basis and easy swaps or ways to avoid them. And, of course, we talk about food. Honestly, I think I’m obsessed. If I am not talking about food, I am thinking about food. I love to eat, try new foods and flavors and uncover hidden culinary talents that my family and … Continued