Food-Mood Connection

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Hot Cocoa (Cacao) in the Raw

Hot Cocoa (Cacao) in the Raw

Sure, it’s hot chocolate season and you should go ahead and indulge because chocolate is good for you.  You’ve probably heard that before, right?  Remember, though, when people say that chocolate is good for you, they’re not talking about processed milk chocolate.  They are talking about dark chocolate (70%+ is the party line), or even better ...

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Soup Season’s Started

Soup Season’s Started

Sweet Winter Squash Soup, garnished with Squash Seeds I love soup!  Soup is comforting, healing, warming, and nutritious.  All summer long I pretty much go without soup.  I naturally get into more of a raw food — tons of fruit and veggies — mode, and soup just doesn’t seem to make sense.  So, by the end ...

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We Are How We Eat: Let’s Make Some Food-Mood Connections

We Are How We Eat: Let’s Make Some Food-Mood Connections

As you know from previous posts, I did a 10-day spring detoxification cleanse back in April.  As part of that process, I kept a detailed food-mood log.  I wrote down everything I ate and drank, what kind of activity I did, how I slept, how I felt (foggy, energetic, sad, focused, etc.), digestive problems, congestion, ...