There’s nothing like a home-cooked meal! Remember what it felt like eating your grand-mother’s cooking during a family gathering? The delicious smells coming from the kitchen would make your heart burst with happiness and your mouth water. Every bite of the food was like an explosion of delicious flavors, that made [...]
Do you reward yourself with foods? Many years ago, I was working with a client who was really struggling with cravings. She’d say, “I’d be so good during the day and then in the evening, I’d crave pizza for dinner.” I asked her where she thought this was coming from. She [...]
I thought I’d end up in the hospital. The searing burning pain in my stomach woke me up from a tormented sleep. My sheets were soaked with sweat, yet I was shivering. I was so scared that I contemplated calling 911 to take me to the emergency room. An indignant voice [...]
How an Ayurvedic Lifestyle helped me be a better business owner For me, having my own business is the American dream come true! It’s my Black American father’s dream come true! I’m extremely proud to be a female business owner and I’m proud of all the women out there doing the [...]
Letting go of strong and limiting emotions is vital for mental and emotional health But the first step of letting go is… allowing […]
Are you concerned about having enough protein? Let’s debunk the myths we have about protein! Many of the women I talk too, always ask me, “But Laure, what about protein?” Or “Will I get enough protein if I eat less meat?” It’s a legitimate question! Especially since we’ve been told that [...]
In Ayurvedic cooking, spices are used for their flavor and their medicinal properties. Ayurveda uses spices for flavor, medicine and to ensure that all six tastes (sweet, salty, sour, pungent, astringent and bitter) are present in the meals. By the way, Ayurvedic cooking is NOT Indian cooking, it’s the use of [...]
Buckwheat, an excellent grain for weight loss Buckwheat pancakes are lighter than the traditional pancakes. Ayurvedic Medicine considers buckwheat light, and uses it when people have Kapha-type imbalances, like weight gain. In France, the crêpe, a lighter and thinner version of a pancake, is traditionally made with buckwheat for both savory [...]
Zucchini and summer squashes , serious nutritional power-packed veggies Summer squashes and zucchini are high in vitamins A, B6, and C, folate, magnesium, fiber, riboflavin, phosphorus, and potassium. That’s a serious nutritional power-packed veggie. Yellow squash is also rich in manganese. This mineral helps to boost bone strength and helps the [...]
A delicious and savory dish from North Africa. You can pretty much add your favorite spices and vegetables to couscous. Most noteworthy, couscous refers to the tiny little pasta that the vegetable stew is served with. It’s originally a dish from the Maghreb, North Africa. Wikipedia writes that the word couscous [...]
