3 Reasons to Start Your Own Sourdough Today

I have been on a big fermented foods kick for the past 3 or 4 years now. Ever since I was first introduced to Kombucha, hated it, and then grew to love it. One of the reasons I grew to love it is that I found that I was getting fewer colds and when I…

5 Steps to Protect Our Access to Local Fish

Why?: Nutrition: high quality protein that contain B Vitamins Protein and vegetable sources contain: Omega-6 and Omega-3 fatty acids (heart healthy essential fatty acids) vitamins and minerals including  iodine, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, selenium, zinc Oceans are changing: our actions effect these changes fish are affected by these changes our health could be effected What to…

UnPlug & Get Healthy

I have a real passion for health and wellness promotion, I get a lot out of educating and empowering my clients, and seeing them make diet and lifestyle changes that last. From the very beginning, I saw that Monhegan Island has a natural ability to provide health and nourishment.  I have lived on Monhegan for 14…

Why Fat is My Friend

The recent article Fat (Reconsidered) by Nina Teicholz and her newly released book The Big Fat Surprise, finally provides a comprehensive analysis as to why this nation fed into the FAT IS BAD campaign and what we all should do about it. If you love fat, like I do, you know longer have to hide from…

11 Veggies a Day for Health and Vitality

One way to ensure you get enough nutrition in your diet is to have a goal of eating 11 servings of vegetables per day. Eating this many vegetables will help to keep your weight and energy stabilized. Once your weight and energy are stabilized you have all of the tools to live the active life…

Eating Your Friendly Bacteria

Our digestive tract is full of 100 trillion microbial cells and 1,000 microbial species that aid in the digestion and assimilation of the foods that we eat. When these microbes are out of whack, we may not be getting all of the nutrition from our food that we can. When we are chronically deprived of…

Why Detox?

Detox diets are somewhat controversial in the medical and holistic health fields. Our bodies are designed to process our environment, including the food we ingest, the air we breathe, and anything that touches our skin. Our bodies have systems in place to keep the stuff we need and eliminate the stuff we don’t. The problem…

What does it mean to “Be the Boss of Your Knitting”

I recently sat down with Mim Bird of Over the Rainbow Yarn in Rockland, Maine. Mim is a dynamic, multi-talented woman and immediately upon meeting her I knew I needed to work with her. We talked about how she came to own a yarn shop in Mid-Coast Maine. She grew up in the area and…

Hearty Lentil Stew

Ground Turkey and Lentil Stew Serves 2-4 1 lb. ground turkey 1 cup lentil, soaked for 4 hours 2 carrots, diced 3 celery stalks, diced 1 small onion, diced 4 cups low sodium butternut squash soup (Imagine Brand) 1 bunch fresh parsley, chopped In a Dutch oven, brown ground turkey. Add the rest of the…

Monhegan Labyrinth

Last November, I visited Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Massachussettes. My husband and I participated in a mindfulness meditation retreat. During the retreat we learned a variety of methods for meditation including a walking meditation that I enjoyed very much. As a group we did not walk the labyrinth on the property but…