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Alex & SonjaHi! We’re Alex & Sonja Overhiser, authors of the acclaimed cookbooks A Couple Cooks and Pretty Simple Cooking—and a real life couple who cooks together. We founded the A Couple Cooks website in 2010 to share seasonal recipes and the joy of home cooking. Now, we’ve got over 3,000 well-tested recipes, including Mediterranean diet, vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, smoothies, cocktails, and more!
Are you a mom who is always looking for ways to make healthier choices for your family? Are you striving to be the healthiest and best version of yourself? Are you looking for a new purpose and passion that helps others as you begin to reevaluate your personal goals and self-identity? You can turn your passion for health and wellness into a fulfilling career by becoming an exercise professional or health coach. We spoke with Lauren Shroyer, MS, ACE Vice President of Product and Innovation and mom of three, to answer some common questions moms have about how to use…
What is Diabetes and Why Does It Happen? November is American Diabetes Month, so let’s dive into how a low-carb diet can make a big difference in managing and preventing diabetes by stabilizing blood sugar and supporting overall health. What Is Diabetes? Diabetes is a condition where your body struggles to manage blood sugar levels. Normally, when you eat, your body breaks down food into glucose (sugar), which goes into your bloodstream. The hormone insulin helps your body move glucose from the blood into cells for energy or storage. For people with diabetes or prediabetes, either your body doesn’t make…
52 Most yoga teachers struggle to some degree with social media. I’m often asked for social media tips by sincere yoga teachers who are trying to hold their own in a highly competitive yoga market. Usually, most yoga teachers fall into one of the 3 scenarios below. Which one are you? Hate social media & completely avoid it like the plague Moody. I post when I feel I need to but don’t really know how to use it strategically Love it. I’m on it everyday. Scenario one… You don’t have to be on social media if you’re a yoga teacher.…
If you’re aiming to build serious upper body strength and power, the military press is a must-have exercise in your workout arsenal. This compound movement targets multiple muscle groups and is a staple in strength training routines. The History: From Battlefield to Gym Floor The military press, also known as the overhead press or simply “the press,” has a storied history that stretches back to the early days of physical culture. Picture burly strongmen in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, hoisting heavy barbells overhead to demonstrate their strength and prowess. The term “military” press likely originated from the…
If you’ve never heard of L-theanine, you’re not alone. Unless you’ve been researching relaxation supplements or pre-workout ingredients, you may not be familiar with this lesser-known amino acid. Found in green tea, L-theanine is believed to help promote relaxation and support sleep quality. But it can also help you get a great workout.* That may sound like a contradiction — how can a supplement associated with relaxation possibly improve athletic performance? There’s a simple, science-backed explanation: When combined with caffeine, research suggests L-theanine can help improve performance and focus and help offset some of the negative feelings some may experience from a caffeinated pre-workout supplement.*…
Cloves are used for cooking, they have pleasant smell and flavor. Cloves are rich in nutrients that are important for our body. Cloves act as an antiseptic, anti-fungal, antibacterial, antioxidant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory. Clove is recommended to treat coughs, flatulence, inflammation, toothaches, bronchitis.1. Clove help lose weight since it improves digestion: Cloves have both antiseptic and anesthetic properties because of Eugenol. Cloves contain minerals such as iron, manganese, potassium, selenium, and magnesium. 2. The analgesic and antiseptic properties of cloves: Can relieve , gum pain, and also serve as a great home remedy for infections, burns, and wounds. Clove improves circulation. 3.…
The 2024 NFL season began last September and will conclude with the crowning of the winner of Super Bowl LIX on February 9 next month. 32 teams were vying to reach to the playoffs and attempt to unseat the defending champions, the Kansas City Chiefs. All that remains are the Chiefs, the Buffalo Bills, Washington Commanders, and the Philadelphia Eagles. Kansas City will attempt to become the first team in Super Bowl history to win three consecutive Super Bowls as a “three-peat” has never been accomplished. Standing in the Chiefs way are the Bills. On the other side in the…
Welcome! I’m Heidi – This site celebrates cooking, and aspires to help you integrate the power of lots of vegetables and whole foods into your everyday meals. The recipes you ‘ll find here are vegetarian, often vegan, written with the home cook in mind. This site has been my online “home base” for nearly twenty years. It was initially built on the premise that when you own over 100 cookbooks (raises hand!), it is time to stop buying, and start cooking. This site chronicles a cookbook collection, one (vegetarian) recipe at a time. But there’s a bit more to the…
We explore the difference between these two low carb approaches. The Carnivore Diet and the Atkins Diet are both low carbohydrate diets, but they differ in approach, food variety and nutritional philosophy. What Do You Eat on the Carnivore Diet? This eating style is exclusively animal-based, focusing on meat, fish, eggs, and animal products like butter. It avoids plant-based foods, including vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds. What Do You Eat on Atkins? The Atkins lifestyle focuses on foods high in protein and low in carbohydrates and sugar, coming from various sources, such as meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, fiber-rich, low-carb…