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Month: May 2016

The connection between food, achieving your goals and living your purpose

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Here’s a question for you. Does what you eat have anything to do with your ultimate goal of living an inspired life of meaning and purpose?

You can probably guess what my answer will be. It’s an emphatic YES. And it’s also maybe, maybe not. (Because it’s always what you do with it!) But stick with me.

I believe nutrition has great power. And this blog is all about connecting the dots between what we eat, how we live, how we are inspired and how we live into our purpose. In my humble opinion, based on my own experience, and those of…

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The Naturally Nourished Life

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I am so excited! Welcome to The Naturally Nourished Life! This blog is something I have both wanted and not wanted to do (I’ll explain later) for about a year. Technically, I’ve had a blog before, but only used it as a place to park posts that I sent out to my email list. So posting content on a regular basis will be new to me. But I have lots of ideas and inspiration and want explore the themes of a nourished lifestyle, with a hope that it makes a difference in the lives of others.

I am very excited…

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Summer Green Bean and Tomato Salad

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Summer Green Bean and Tomato Salad

Prep Time

15 mins

Cooking Time

5 mins

Yields

8 servings

Ingredients

2 lbs fresh green beans, trimmed

2 large tomatoes, chopped

1 red onion, thinly sliced

1 large shallot, finely chopped

2 tsp grated lemon zest

juice from 3 lemons ( about 6 tablespoons )

2 tsp sea salt

1 tsp freshly ground pepper

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Directions

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add green beans and cook only…

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12 foods I simply can’t live without

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12 foods

As I was going through my daily routine the other day, it dawned on me how many foods I’ve incorporated into my diet over the past few years, that maybe I didn’t pay that much attention to before, but now I simply couldn’t live without! They are so deeply ingrained into my eating habits and have boosted my health so drastically that I wouldn’t know where to begin if my kitchen wasn’t stocked with them and frankly when I run out, it’s a bit of a crisis for me! These foods…

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