Food as Medicine

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Chamomile

Chamomile can increase levels of serotonin without dependency or side effects. I tend to use it most often in the clinic as a mild sedative to calm nerves and reduce anxiety, to help with insomnia and other sleep problems, and to support healthy digestion.

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Bone Broth Oatmeal

So here's another way to incorporate bone broth into your routine. As I've mentioned before, use bone broth instead of water to cook your grains. Why not with your oatmeal? It may sound a bit strange but its absolutely delicious and quite nourishing.

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My Car Camping Breakfast

I am sharing my car camping breakfast here because I often share it with folks as a quick pre-made breakfast for those who "don't have time to make or eat breakfast". I hear this OFTEN and I'm sorry, but a bar is not food! Though I would rather you eat a bar than nothing for breakfast...baby steps sometimes, right!

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Breakfast Soup

Breakfast seems to be a big topic in my clinic when discussing individual Food as Medicine support. The most common conversation is how important it is to eat breakfast in the first place. The second, how a warm breakfast is far more supportive than a cold one. I LOVE soup for breakfast so I often share the following inspiration.

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Bone Broth as the Backbone

An essential part of my weekly meal prep is to make a pot of bone broth. There are many ways to do this. My intent is to encourage you to just do it and give you some ideas of how to use it, get you motivated, the method is up to you.

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