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Easy Homemade Chicken Liver Pâté Recipe (For Iron + B Vitamins)

January 31, 2023 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

Looking for some new and intriguing ways to cook chicken liver? This high-iron chicken liver pate recipe is just the thing.  Pâté– also more casually written as pate— is a French meat spread that’s traditionally served with crackers or bread. In recent decades, it’s come to be associated with fine dining and general epicurean fancy-ness, […]

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Easy Baked Pears With Honey and Walnuts (Good For The Lungs)

February 3, 2022 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

This super, super easy baked pears with honey and walnuts recipe is so rich, satisfying, and hearty. I love it as a rustic dessert or breakfast. Plus, it’s gluten-free and vegan. (Though you can also serve it with a hefty dollop of whipped cream, crème fraîche, Greek yogurt, ice cream, or any plant-based alternatives to […]

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Healing Hazelnut Beet Salad Recipe (Fatigue Fighter)

January 15, 2022 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

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This healing hazelnut beetroot salad celebrates the flavors of the season, and frankly: it’s gorgeous! Composed salads make a beautiful addition to any holiday or spring meal; this one will have everyone marveling over how simple and delicious it is. This salad also makes an easy dinner option whenever you want to treat yourself, and […]

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6 Foods That Help Seasonal Affective Disorder (+ Other Helpful Lifestyle Hacks)

January 10, 2022 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Also known as the “Winter Blues,” Seasonal Affective Disorder is a feeling of mild depression or anxiety that manifests during the cold, grey winter months. (It’s also sometimes referred to as the very appropriate acronym, SAD.) SAD symptoms include everything from fatigue, lethargy, and difficulty waking up to extreme anxiety, lack of motivation, and decreased […]

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Gut Health Strongly Linked To Anxiety, Research Finds

January 1, 2022 by Molly Beauchemin 1 Comment

Gut health and mental health may be more strongly associated than scientists previously suspected, new research suggests. According to recent meta-analyses published in the medical journal General Psychiatry, anxiety might be alleviated by regulating gut bacteria. This is a massive finding considering that as much as a third of the global population experiences anxiety, and […]

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Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Brownie Recipe (Dopamine Booster!)

December 6, 2021 by Molly Beauchemin 5 Comments

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Let me just cut right to the chase: these delicious gluten-free peanut butter brownies are fudgy and decadent, made with serotonin-boosting bittersweet chocolate and happiness-inducing mucuna bean powder. (And if you don’t want to add the superfoods, leave ‘um out. The recipe holds up either way. These are still the best brownies ever! 🙂 )  […]

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Vegan Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread (Energy Booster)

January 25, 2021 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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This vegan double chocolate zucchini bread recipe is one our favorite nutritionist-designed desserts of all time! This super moist quick bread is luxuriously decadent and fluffy as a cloud.  Chocolate, flax seed, and green veggies combine to make a surprisingly rich crumb that is the ultimate powerhouse treat, as these ingredients can also help ease […]

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Gluten-Free Cinnamon Peanut Butter Cookies (Focus-Enhancing)

May 11, 2020 by Molly Beauchemin 3 Comments

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These gluten-free cinnamon peanut butter cookies were adapted from Ovenly’s salted peanut butter cookie recipe– a New York City classic which we’ve modified to incorporate focus-enhancing adaptogens and some cinnamon and maple to round out the flavor. Gluten-free peanut butter cookies are all the rage in boutique bakeries across America at the moment. The lack […]

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