19. Italian Chopped Salad

INGREDIENTS SALAD: 1 head of organic living butter lettuce (washed and chopped)3 cups or so organic spring mix¼ red onion (sliced)1-2 large organic vine ripened tomatoes (chopped) 1 organic english cucumber (chopped) 1-1/2 cups canned organic garbanzo beans (drained and rinsed) ½ cup organic grated parm ¼ cup pepperoncinis (sliced) ¼ cup kalamata olives ¾ cup sliced organic uncured nitrate free

05. Bamboo Cooking Accessories

I am definitely on a cookwares kick, which means I want to pass all of my knowledge on to you all, because all of your healthy cooking and buying organic, grass fed and wild foods are for naught if your cookware and utensils are latent with toxic, crap ingredients.  Basically, modern plastic and silicone cooking

04. Nontoxic Cookware

As I have said time and time again, my family and I swapped out our toxic cleaning supplies for nontoxic and/or cleaner products.  I traded my mainstream skincare and beauty routine for a nontoxic and clean routine, and we all upgraded our supplements and chose to go gluten free.  Also, we all try to buy

02. Natural Cleaning Products

As I have said in previous posts, once I was diagnosed with ms, I somewhat overhauled my whole life and so did my family.  My sister spurred the change, because she is very concerned with the effects of routinely using carcinogenic products generally.  Then, my ms diagnosis further motivated us to change our ways. So,

13. Gluten Free Skillet Chicken Parm

INGREDIENTS 2 large organic chicken breasts (halved lengthwise (to make 4 slices))1 ½ cups gluten free breadcrumbs1 ½ cups freshly grated parmesan cheese2 tablespoons minced fresh basil2 large organic pasture raised eggs1 teaspoon water½ cup almond flour1/3 cup olive oil1 ½ cups organic tomato sauce8 ounces fresh mozzarella (sliced)1 teaspoon dried oregano1 teaspoon dried basil1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon pepper1 teaspoon avocado oil INSTRUCTIONS Preheat the oven

10. Exercising While Having MS

I was actively taking four or five Orangetheory classes a week when my first symptoms arose that led to my diagnosis of MS. So, after I was diagnosed, I immediately asked my neurologist what to do about my Orangetheory classes.  I originally thought the classes might have triggered my MS, so I was worried about

12. Gluten Free Gnocchi in a Pomodoro Cream Sauce

INGREDIENTS GNOCCHI: 2 pounds organic russet potatoes, washed (about 4-5 medium potatoes)1 cup organic white rice flour1/2 cup organic sweet rice flour2 large organic pasture raised eggs1 teaspoon salt SAUCE: ¼ cup of avocado oil4 stems of organic flat leaf parsley3 stems of organic fresh rosemary2 sprigs of fresh organic thyme3 stems of fresh organic basil7 organic garlic cloves (chopped)1 28 ounce can of

11. Why did I become gluten free?

I want to preface this post with the following. Going gluten free is not for everyone, but I truly believe that it was the best decision for me.  And, I really went gluten free for a handful of reasons. Gluten is a general term for some of the proteins found in grains including wheat, barley,

10. Gluten Free Fried Chicken Sandwiches

INGREDIENTS CHICKEN: 2 large organic chicken breasts; cut in half and hammered thin½ cup organic almond flour¼ organic rice flour¾ cups of avocado oil (enough to fill a pan at least ¼ of an inch thick)½ teaspoon salt½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper½ teaspoon chili powder½ teaspoon garlic powder½ teaspoon cayenne pepper2 organic pasture raised eggs