If I gain or lose weight, it’s usually because of a stressful event in my life. Experts have estimated up to 75% of eating is derived from emotions, not hunger. The holiday season comes with its own share of stress…
This Carrot Ginger Soup is Chock-full of Anti-Inflammatory Ingredients
Simple, healthy ingredients can be very beneficial for healing inflammation, and carrot ginger soup is no exception. A recent trip to Berkeley’s Mission: Heirloom, an organic, completely holistic, predominantly paleolithic restaurant, reminded me just how good so few ingredients can…
Maintaining Stable Cells: Why Antioxidants are Important
We hear a lot about antioxidants and how we need to make sure to incorporate them into our daily diet, but why? What do they do that is so helpful for our bodies? Here are some reasons why antioxidants are…
Why Organic Miso Paste Should Be a Staple in Your Fridge
Once upon a time, a girl had a recipe that she made for all her friends when they came to her house. She used it as a sauce, a dressing, a dip…the limits of this recipe were boundless. It included…
Top 5 Tips for Better Digestion
People seem to like lists. They like short lists; easy to ‘check-off’ lists. And my comrades at Prescribe Nutrition and I like optimal digestion. So we thought what the hell, let’s marry the two. Why? Because good health starts with…
9 Amazing Health Benefits of Avocados
Wow, Avo! Offering significant amounts of over 20 different nutrients, the health benefits of avocados rightfully give way to the title, “Superfood”! What Are the Incredible Health Benefits of Avocados? A single serving of about 100 grams of avocado provides 26%…
Healthy Comfort Food That’s Good for You and Easy to Cook, Too!
From trends and specialty diets to indecipherable food labels. From expensive equipment in food reality shows on TV to ingredients in processed foods that have nothing to do with nourishment, it is remarkable how complicated food has become. Let’s bring…
The Ketogenic Diet is More Than Just Another Fad
By now you’ve probably seen many news headlines regarding the ketogenic diet (also commonly shortened to: ‘keto diet’). This high-fat, extremely low-carbohydrate diet promises a myriad of benefits. These include quick weight loss, metabolism reset, and blood-sugar stabilization. Perhaps more…
How to Eat Healthy Around the Holidays
It’s easy to get swept up in the indulgence of the season. With all the cookies, pastries, appetizers, alcohol, cheese and crackers, dips, rich sauces… need I go on? A certain amount of indulgence is to be expected (and celebrated!)…
Best Tips for Perfectly Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
It’s winter squash season, and that means – Toasted Pumpkin Seeds! Shamelessly (or savvy-ly, some might say), at the AOC kitchens, we toast every squash seed we come in contact with: Acorn Squash, Butternut Squash, Sugar Pie Pumpkin… why throw…
3 Quick Tips to Break “the” Fast
Fasting has become a popular method of eating strategy for a variety of reasons. These…
