The Healthy Advocate

I wanted to share with you my picks for the top health websites that I frequent quite a bit and trust. This list may be updated throughout the year depending on any changes within the sites, but for now here are the top 10 websites I love to visit in regards of natural health, gluten-free [...]

This post is a part of Simply Sugar and Gluten Free’s “Slightly Indulgent Tuesday“! Here’s my favorite, easy raw recipe: Pico de Gallo. This healthy salsa is high in fiber, vitamin A and vitamin C, and is rich in naturally occurring enzymes and antioxidants needed by your body. Quercetin (anti-inflammatory, powerful antioxidant) is abundant in [...]

Paula Deen It is expected, but not yet confirmed, that Paula Deen, the popular down home country cooking girl has type II diabetes. Critics report that her high calorie, refined carbohydrate recipes promote unhealthy lifestyles in America. Although it is true that her fried and sugary foods do play a large role in the development [...]

Gluten-free baked donuts made with coconut flour This recipe is a part of The Nourishing Gourmet’s Pennywise Platter Thursday! These baked donut holes (and paleo friendly) are gluten-free and grain-free, made from coconut flour. They are a take-off from my Christmas cookies I posted a year ago, and are quite good for an every-now-and-then breakfast, or [...]

“The Dairy-Free and Gluten-Free Kitchen” by Denise Jardine I love cook books, especially those concerning individuals following a gluten-free and dairy-free diet. It should be no surprise that I after receiving a copy of “The Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free Kitchen” by Denise Jardine in the mail, I was excited to make almost all of her recipes. [...]

Thanksgiving is a time for being grateful for the things we have. Above all things, I have to say that I’m incredibly grateful for my family – not just my relatives, but also true friends who treat me as if I were their own. The other thing that I am very grateful for is my [...]

Check out last year’s post on tips for having a healthy Halloween Chocolate and peanut butter together may equal harmony; however, the traditional packaged treats are any thing but harmonious. Trans-fat and sugar galore – Halloween is scary enough. That’s why I’ve put together my favorite dark chocolate peanut butter cups, using unsweetened chocolate, a [...]

Many people argue that because they go to the gym, walk or run on the treadmill, cycle or lift weights, that they can virtually eat whatever they want to without side effects. That eating fast food, processed and refined carbohydrates and trans-fats can be negated by spending a few days working out. These people are deceiving [...]

It has been reported this morning (August 3rd, 2011), that raw milk farm “Rawesome” in Venice, California has been raided once again by members of the SWAT team. With guns drawn, two of the owners arrested, and over $10,000 worth of raw milk dumped out, the freedoms of Americans are diminishing. There is, however, something [...]

This recipe is a part of Simply Sugar and Gluten Free’s Slightly Indulgent Tuesday I enjoy serving this gluten-free chicken chili recipe on cold rainy nights. Since it is currently summer as I write this, I opt for just rainy nights. This dish came to me when I was in a pinch for something to [...]