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Vegan Caesar Dressing

This dressing is amazzzzing! I found it in ‘The Thrive Diet’ book. What I love about the Thrive Diet recipes are that they are incredibly nutrient dense. My whole take on eating is ‘healing with whole foods’. You can eat … Continue reading

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Tempeh Burgers

This is a quick and heathy meal to make. You can usually find the burgers in the cooler section in your local health food store, near the tofu products. I find the burgers to be a little fat so I … Continue reading

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Sacha’s Potent Power Cookies

1/2 cup sucanat (unrefined cane sugar) 1/4 cup olive or coconut oil 1/2 cup organic almond or peanut butter 1 heaping Tbsp yogurt 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup grated organic carrots 1 cup whole wheat or buckwheat flour 3/4 cup … Continue reading

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Sweet Pepper Hemp Pesto

I found this recipe in ‘The Thrive Diet’. This pesto is quick to make, full of flavor and nutrient dense. It is also a great burger topping, pizza sauce or even as a dip for crackers and vegetables In a … Continue reading

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Manna Bread

Manna bread is an excellent morning or afternoon snack. I love anything that has clean, nutrient dense ingredients and manna breads are all that. Manna sprouted breads are: salt free, 100% sprouted organic grains, unleavened, high in fiber, no flour, … Continue reading

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5 ways to boost your metabolism…Number 5

5. Perform Intervals. For a period after training, the body burns more calories during what’s called Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC). EPOC occurs in the body after intense exercise drains muscles of their inbuilt energy source. This has to be … Continue reading

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5 ways to boost your metabolism…Number 4

4. Include a source of high-quality, complete plant protein with every meal. Protein is instrumental not only in muscle and tissue regeneration but also in fat metabolism. Protein, once ingested, instigates the release of hormones that enables the body to … Continue reading

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5 ways to boost your metabolism…Number 3

3. Eat every three hours. When the body has to digest food, it has to work to break it down into a usable form. The fancy term for this is “the thermic effect.” It simply means that every time you … Continue reading

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5 ways to boost your metabolism…Number 2

2. Drink green tea. Green tea has natural components that helps to speed up metabolism called catechins, they stimulate the body to burn calories (rev up the metabolic furnace). I recommend the South American herb yerba mate. Yerba mate is … Continue reading

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5 ways to boost your metabolism…Number 1

1. Don’t skip breakfast : When you wake up in the morning, rested or not, your metabolism is running at the lowest gear of the day. The second you eat something, your body cranks into gear and metabolically starts working … Continue reading

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