tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84853364096203135152011-11-04T11:01:05.633-07:00health wellness musingsKrista Anderson-Ross NDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166039897985346753noreply@blogger.comBlogger441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485336409620313515.post-41247511515159940242011-01-24T11:18:00.000-08:002011-01-24T11:18:30.976-08:00

Happy New Year 2011 Everyone.  I have been blogisphere-absent due to a major distraction: creating a new website and blog!  I couldn't have done it without my web designer Janine.  She (very) patiently guided me into the next level of web-presencedom.  Please visit my new professional website and my new blog, also hosted at the new site (with previous content intact).  I am also Tweeting daily -

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I recently researched nutritional deficiencies in children for a talk I gave at a school and came across a study outlining the most common deficiencies in otherwise healthy children who are developing normally without any signs of chronic illness or disease.  When I looked at what foods these nutrients are found in, it was yet another affirmation of the importance of eating a whole foods

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I can't resist a creative salad that integrates sweet and savory.  While on the road with my family this summer we stopped at my all-time favorite health food store, the Brattleboro Food Co-op in Brattleboro, Vermont.  They were sampling this delicious summer salad that knocked our flip-flops off.  I highly recommend that you give it a try on a sizzling summer day. Salad Ingredients 2 large

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I am not a techno-geek at all.  I have an Apple Computer and iPhone that I hardly know how to use despite an entire year of lessons with Apple Store hipsters.  Oftentimes I don't recognize my own phone as a result of my children's tampering: the screen saver, the wallpaper, the ring.  Mind you these changes take place in a nanosecond, about the same amount of time it takes a teenager to text a

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In summer we can’t resist exposing our bodies to sunshine.  Our long-cloistered winter skin seeks air and and the warmth of the sun.  While some sun exposure is healthy, it can be difficult to know how much is enough.  One’s chances of developing skin cancer doubles with five or more sunburns.  Yet overall cancer rates drop when vitamin D levels are adequate, and Vitamin D comes from the sun.  So

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This is our new favorite recipe in our family, modified slightly from Bust-a-meal.  (See my recent blog posting on this fabulous meal-planning site.)  This nutritious dish is simple, delicious, and even popular with the kids, especially if you make your own hoisin sauce, which is much easier than it sounds. 1 cup brown rice 1 12 oz flank steak 2 Tbsp soy sauce, divided 3/4 cup chicken broth 1/4

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Teenagers are under a lot of stress in our modern world.  Like adults they often adopt coping mechanisms (coffee, inadequate sleep, junk foods) enabling them to power through the moment which have cumulative negative effects.  Summer is a great time to catch up on sleep and develop healthy habits.  Here are some very simple health tips for teens.  *Coffee is dehydrating as it depletes your

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I am the first to admit that roasted and blanched vegetables aren't nearly as nutrient-dense as raw or steamed.  I call these dishes "Gateway Vegetables" - because kids learn to love some veggies, and then they have a positive association with kale, broccoli, green beans and carrots and are more willing to try them in other presentations. These are all favorites in our home. I apologize for the

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"You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face and show the world all the love in your heart. Then people gonna treat you better, you're gonna find, yes you will, that you're beautiful as you feel." ~Carol King  Facial Expressions are the mirror of our inner emotional landscape.  Try this right now, while you read this.  Smile. I  mean really smile: feel the corners of your mouth

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My love affair with the local whole grains natural food company Bob's Red Mill began 8 years ago with my family's decision to eat less gluten. For one who has always baked, the thought of living without chocolate chip cookies was more than I could endure.  Enter Bob's then limited array of gluten-free baking flours and the baking experiments ensued.  We quickly learned that one can only do so

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 BPA (Bisphenol-A) is a chemical found in many plastics including water bottles, infant formula cans, baby bottles and in the lining of food cans.  Science has recently become interested in this chemical and has started to watch it more closely, as a result we have learned that it readily leaches into food.  Unfortunately BPA is a nasty hormone disruptor that has been linked to cancer, obesity,

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Homeopathy is my favorite way to manage children's acute illnesses.  Because homeopathy is so safe, gentle and effective, I have never had to give Tylenol to my three children for an illness.  It is also very forgiving, so if you prescribe the wrong remedy without a noticeable change in symptoms, you can try another one.  And because homeopathy is energetic medicine as opposed to chemical

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We make this recipe a lot at home.  The other day my 11 year daughter and her friend made these for dinner unsupervised. This muffin recipe is quick to put together, quick to cook, and pleases even the most discerning of the non-gluten-free population.  Of course those of us gluten-free can't believe our good fortune to be able to savor a warm corn muffin right out of the oven, preferably with

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I am always on the lookout for lists of the most toxic foods to avoid.  I recently read an article on Mercola.com, my favorite natural health website, outlining the seven worst foods you can eat.  The foods listed below are all tainted in some way by the chemicals of our modern world that are invisible to us when going about our daily lives.  What better time than the New Year to resolve to

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How often do you look up at the clock at 5:00 PM, groan, then proceed to rustle through your cupboards, frig and freezer desperately seeking something to serve your family?  If you're like me this happens more often than you care to admit.  Try as I might to keep ingredients on hand that can be transformed into a meal at a moments' notice, my "back-up" repertoire gets tired with overuse.  I need

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What should I eat for breakfast? is a common question I get when working with patients to improve their health.  While heretofore I have been one to recommend the more traditional hearty and nutrient-dense breakfast foods of farm-fresh eggs, whole-grain oatmeal, and protein smoothies, I am eager to share with you my latest and greatest breakfast inspiration with a bonus - it's raw! I mentioned

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During the summer it is easy to eat raw foods.  Here in the Pacific Northwest we are blessed with the bounty of backyard gardens, farmer's markets and CSA's.  Nothing gives me more pleasure than to taste raw food just picked from a garden: a ripe tomato still warm from the sun, a handful of arugula, crunching on a green bean. This time of year when it's cold and wet I want warming food.  Soups,

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photo credit Ellery Ross We spent the better part of Sunday afternoon celebrating the Scandinavian holiday of Advent.  What I know of this holiday from our Swedish au pair Ellinor, is that the four Sundays leading up to Christmas are days of celebration.  In her family they light a candle each Sunday, make a holiday treat and spend time with family and friends.  I love this tradition because it

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Hydrotherapy, the use of water as a healing therapy, is a powerful tool to add to your home health kit, especially during the cold and flu season. The physiological basis of hydrotherapy is that cold water causes constriction of superficial blood vessels which is stimulating, while hot water causes expansion of vessels and is relaxing.  When used in alternation a pumping effect is created which

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These are the remedies that I have used the most in my practice and at home with my children. Of course there are hundreds of homeopathic remedies, this is the minimum amount that I suggest you keep on hand so that you have them when you need them. Homeopathic Remedies are safe and non-toxic. They do not react with any other medications or herbal preparations. You do not have to wonder about

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I have never been comfortable being a "dissident" and I don't identify myself as one. It isn't my nature to be comfortable standing out in a crowd because my beliefs differ from those of the majority. Those who know me would say that I am usually most comfortable blending in and making my waves behind the scenes. At this moment, however, I find myself sticking my neck out during the biggest

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The media is a powerful tool with influence over great masses of people. The Swine Flu scare is a perfect example of hype and misinformation. There is only one perspective made available in the mainstream media, one of fear and alarmism. When it comes to health information sometimes one must dig to get both sides of the issue. To my suprise I didn't have to dig very deep to find a reliable

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Now that you know how to Roast a Chicken, making broth couldn't be simpler. You will need a large soup pot or medium sized crock pot. I prefer the crock put because I put the ingredients in after dinner, turn it on, and when I wake up the broth is done. Chicken Broth1. Cut the remaining chicken off the carcass and store in frig.2. Place the chicken carcass, drippings, leftover bones and any

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One of the most delightful and satisfying meals is roasted chicken. It's hard to get it wrong, the most important detail is the cooking time, which is 20 minutes/pound. If you don’t under or over cook the chicken you can’t go wrong. Find a whole, organic chicken. It will often contain a bag of giblets in the cavity so be sure to remove that before cooking. There are MANY ways to roast a

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In my posting The Goods on Fat I wrote about the importance of including healthy fats in a well-balanced diet. One of the first nutritional suggestions I make to all my patients is to roast a chicken once a week. A roasted chicken is soul food – it is ridiculously simple to prepare yet yields a succulent main dish that is full of protein, minerals and healthy fat that is so exceedingly

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Today a patient and I were discussing a whole foods diet. She was already aware of the importance of eating whole foods and had, she thought, transitioned her family to eating that way. She just about fell out of her chair when I suggested she try my Kid-Friendly Baked Chicken with skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs. I went on to explain the importance of eating the skin and cooking with the

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The other day I had 30 minutes to kill until one kid awoke from a nap and two others needed to be picked up from school. I was eager to get some exercise and remembered the kids’ miniature trampoline of which my massage therapist speaks so highly. So I cranked some tunes and jumped and danced and gyrated and moved parts of my body in funny ways that felt good to me. It made me so happy! The half

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Yesterday my five year old niece Nevi emerged from the back-forty all puffed up with red circles under her eyes. When I asked her what happened she replied, “When the wind blows my eyes water.” It seems that even little Nevi has joined our beleaguered ranks of Pacific Northwesterners who, impatiently awaiting spring’s arrival after a long and cold winter, are finally able to get outside and

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Naturopathic Medicine has been with us for two hundred years, even longer as our ancestors were wise to the healing properties of plants, herbs and spices. Bloodletting and poor hygiene aside, there was a growing body of wisdom regarding natural treatments evolving along with our ancestors that has been forgotten and discredited in the shadow of modern medicine. What kind of training does a

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For me the New Year has never started in January. In fact, not only have I never recognized January as the new year, I recognize two much more meaningful New Year opportunities each year. The “year” has always begun for me with the start of school in September. Since the age of 5 there has not been a September that was not occupied with the beginning of a new school year – either as a student,

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My sister in love, Sarah, (we discarded of the term "in law" early on in our relationship) created this very healthy and gluten-free cookie recipe. Test results of randomized placebo-controlled studies in my kitchen reveal that these cookies are loved by both gluten-free and "civilian" folks alike. The addition of chocolate chips can add a healthful element if you choose the darkest chocolate

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In the 1800s, the average American consumed 12 pounds of sugar per year. By 1975 after the overwhelming success of the refined-food industry, the 12 pounds had jumped to 118 pounds per year, and jumped again to 137.5 pounds per capita (for every man, woman, and child) by 1990. (Food Consumption, Prices and Expenditures, United States Department of Agriculture, 1991).The topic of children’s

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When I was a kid, my dad would occasionally eat leftover pumpkin pie for breakfast. I thought it was the ultimate in adult self-indulgence. When it was offered to me it just felt too hedonistic, even for a kid. That would be something that I would earn over time, along with wrinkles and paying for babysitters… So here I am, a hundred years later, having met the above qualifications outlined by

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Pumpkin Pie (or pudding) 1 can pumpkin puree 1 1/2 cup cream or any kind of milk (cow's, rice, almond, etc) 1/4 C. maple syrup plus 2 Tbsp. molasses* (or 1/3 cup maple syrup) ½ tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp nutmeg 4 eggs 1 Tbsp vanilla Blend, pour into crust or greased baking dish and bake at 350F 35-45 min. Serve with whipped cream! *The molasses will make the pie much darker, more brown

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Adults love this but sometimes it is too rich for the wee ones. Give it a try and if they don’t like it, have them scoop out the filling and you can eat their crust!1 cup ground almonds (aka “almond meal”)¾ cup rice flour (any flour will do, just keep in mind that some flours are more absorbent than others requiring additional shortening)3/8 cup butter, melted, or coconut oil

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This recipe is modified from my well-worn copy of The Joy of Cooking. Whenever I make brown rice for a meal I make extra so that we have it available for rice pudding. It is easy to cook the rice pudding in the oven at night before bed, refrigerate it and have a nutritious breakfast waiting for the family in the morning!1-2 c. of cooked brown rice, set aside. (If you use less rice it will be

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I used to think that “food sensitivities” were merely a convenient excuse for neurotic parents to explain less than desirable behavior in their children… until I became a teacher. As a Montessori teacher of 3-6 year olds, I became vaguely aware of behavior changing for the worse after lunch: attention spans diminished, and cooperation and motivation were lacking compared to the morning. I didn’

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My 9 year old daughter Ellery has been gluten-free since she was 6. Due to her dietary limitations and her love of all baked goods, she has become quite the experimenter in the kitchen. This recipe evolved as a result of lacking ingredients for another recipe that we were trying to make, so we used what we had and we liked this one better! Enjoy.1/4 C. extra virgin olive oil1/4 C. butter1/3 C.

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Think outside the box... the lunchbox that is! Kids love the ingredients that go inside sandwiches, why not give it to them in containers without the bread for a change? Some kids like to be surprised, others like routine, so experiment according to your child’s comfort level. I always make my daughter’s lunch in the morning with her input, so there are no disappointing surprises at lunch time

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This is something that I concocted after my third child was born. Our meals were suffering as "the witching hour" corresponded with dinner prep time. One night I had a package of chicken thighs on hand and no time to prepare it. In a moment of desperation, I threw the chicken thighs into a baking dish, poured olive oil and soy sauce over the top, threw it all in the oven and said a little

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Feeding our children doesn’t have to be something that requires a lot of thought or education. It is a simple task, one that we partake in several times a day. Yet it can be daunting to even the most shrewd, creative and nutrition-conscious of parents. How have we, as a culture, as parents, fallen into this abyss of not knowing how to achieve the most primal task of nourishing ourselves and

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Pancakes are a staple in our home. We eat them for breakfast, make sandwiches out of them, serve them with soup and snack on them throughout the day. My favorite way to eat them is spread with butter and almond butter and smothered in apple sauce! If you dry the pancakes out in a warm oven they are like crackers.A trick for protecting teeth and making precious maple syrup last: melt butter and/

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I love to share food: with my family, friends and patients. Food is more than just fuel for this exquisitely designed human body that we inhabit; it is also medicine, culture, and love. I believe that within each of us is the wisdom to nourish ourselves and our loved ones, we’ve simply lost touch with this wisdom over time due to the rise of industrialized foods. Join me as we rediscover real,

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