Recipes
6 Simple Ways to Optimize Your Gut Flora
Supporting our gut health is one of the best ways we can maintain our total wellness. Here are some simple solutions to ensuring your gut is getting the love it deserves and that you are reducing or eliminating gut-related ailments - such as bloating, indigestion,...
Adaptogens 101: What are they and why we need them
Adaptogens are a class of healing plants that help to balance, restore, and protect the body from the prolonged release of stress hormones due to chronic stress. They do this by doing the following: Boosting the immune system Supporting a healthy weight Increasing...
Delicious Zucchini Bread
INGREDIENTS 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup of almond flour or almond meal 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 3 eggs 1 cup organic avocado oil or coconut oil (refined) 2 cups white sugar 3 teaspoons vanilla...
HYDRATION: A CORE PILLAR OF HEALTH
Most of the human body is made up of water, ranging from 50-70%. Staying hydrated is a crucial aspect of maintaining health. Here’s why: Drinking water helps maintain the balance of body fluids which are necessary for digestion, absorption, circulation, creation of...
Homemade Hummus Recipe
Hummus and veggies or hummus and crackers is a favorite healthy snack in our household. I often buy pre-made hummus and crackers at the store because it's convenient and you can get great organic products so many place. I often do grocery shopping at Target and Trader...
Simple Cleansing Practices to Eliminate Toxins
Reducing and eliminating toxins in your body does not have to be complicated. In fact, simple practices in our daily life can have a big impact on how we support our body to eliminate and reduce the number of toxins that get introduced into our bodies every day from...
Breath Exercises for Better Health
Ready. Set. Breathe. Deep. Since the onset of the pandemic, I have experienced a resurgence of anxiety that I had worked many years to keep under control through various lifestyle changes and wellness practices. I've had to seek support from other healers to manage...
The One Health Habit I Never Skip
It's been over four months since Rona-life officially began in the US. This is beyond anything any of us ever expected. I don't think there is a human in the world that has not been affected by this pandemic in one way or another. If you're feeling like me, then you...
An Earth Day to Remember + Curbing Plastics for Your Health and the Planet
Earth Week 2020 will certainly go down as one of the most memorable in our lifetime. I'm pretty bummed to be stuck at home for the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day! And while I am not going to sugar coat any of the hardships we are all facing from the COVID-19 pandemic...
Healthy Snack Hacks for Busy Mamas
Hey Mamas, If there is one thing I am familiar with, it's the challenge of getting your kids to eat healthy when you are racing from one activity to another, or even when you are home and you want to encourage smart choices while they are running in and out of the...
Practice Prevention Over Panic
Has COVID-19 (aka coronavirus) got you in a frenzy?? I get it. Anytime we get news of a new virus infecting thousands and resulting in death, it gets real unnerving. I'm not going to tell you not to take this seriously (the situation has me reconsidering some travel...
Mango Pineapple Smoothie Bowl
As we kick off the New Year I wanted to share one of my favorite smoothie bowl recipes. This one has a tropical vibe and a packs a good Vitamin B punch in addition to some other key nutrients like riboflavin, thiamin, Vitamin C and folate. Smoothie bowls are a...
HOLIDAY HACKS: EASY TRADER JOE’S GRAZING BOARD
It’s that time of year where we are all operating in over-drive and the holiday craziness is in turbo mode. One of my favorite easy, fairly healthy, holiday hacks is to create grazing boards. Whether you are tasked with hosting guests at home, attending a work event,...
Wellness Shots for Cold and Flu Season
The Fall into Winter season can take a major toll on most of us. Our bodies are adjusting to colder temperatures (many of you have already had to deal with snow!!) as well as fewer light hours in the day - so we are inside more. We have less fresh air and all those...
Favorite Fall Smoothies
Pumpkin Spice Smoothie 1 cup of dairy-free milk of choice (I used unsweetened vanilla Hemp) ½ cup of organic pumpkin puree 1 serving of vanilla Complete (or other plant-based protein powder) ½ tsp vanilla extract ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice ½ tsp organic cinnamon 1 tsp of...
Complete Protein Bars and Energy Bites
These are two of my favorite homemade healthy "fast food" recipes. You can make these bars or bites and store them in the fridge or freezer for easy on-the-go snacks between meals or as a meal addition. They also help satisfy sweet cravings with a much healthier...
Chocolate Smoothie Bowl
To say that I am a smoothie bowl addict is 100% accurate, and maybe even understated. There are so many reasons I love them but ultimately it comes down to how much incredible nutrition you can get in one meal that tastes absolutely delicious. I'm all for jumping...
Mermaid Smoothie Bowls
If you follow me on Instragram (@addiespahrkim) you know that I am totally obsessed with making smoothie bowls. So when I started to see these blue bowls in my IG feed, I had to know what was in them and how to make them. Many months later I am still obsessed with...
All We Need is {Self}Love
For Valentine's Week, I teamed up with one of my besties and fellow wellness ambasadors Denise for a "How to Be Your Own Best Valentine" event on Facebook. The reason we wanted to do this event is because if you’re like us, you are constantly giving to those around...
Heart Health – It’s Berry Important
Happy Heart Health Month! We should all be concerned with maintaining good health and taking action to reduce our risk of heart disease because it claims more than half a million lives in the United States on average each year. The good news is that it also one of...
Healthy Living Ideas for a Happy School Year
I recently hosted a webinar with my good friend and wellness advocate partner Denise on Healthy Ideas for a Happy School Year. Good nutrition and wellness practices should be a priority year round, but during the school year it's particularly important because: we...
Omegas – What is their wellness factor?
When I started my health coach training 6 years ago, one of the things I heard over and over from my teachers was that we (humans) are deficient in fruits and vegetables AND essential fatty acids - both critical for maintaining a healthy immune system. So I was...
Acai Bowl Obession
If you interact with me at all in person or follow my Facebook or Instagram then you know I have a serious obsession with açaí [pronounced: aˌsaˈi or ah-sigh-ee ]. This started from our frequent visits to Souther California where we were introduced to the Sambazon...
Creating a Life you Love
Not loving your life is no way to live. Okay, that is kind of a backwards way of saying that living a life you love is so much more worthwhile. But first you have to create it. And that is not necessarily easy. It takes work and persistence. But often with a few...
Superfood Sweet Potato Smoothie
There is so much a I love about Fall foods - the colors, the warming flavors, the sweet aromas. With squashes, pumpkin, and sweet potatoes are at their peak in Autumn I often get overwhelmed deciding which of these seasonal vegetable options to cook. My young boys are...
The Health Benefits of a Gratitude Practice
When I first started working with a Life Coach over a decade ago, one of the first tools she taught me was to establish a gratitude practice. She recommended this for several reasons. Expressing gratitude can have many physical and mental health benefits:...
Gluten-Free Black Bean Brownie Bites (Delish, I promise!)
Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth with Gluten-Free Black Bean Brownie Bites I have had these at a fellow health coach friend's house a few times and could not believe they had black beans. For one of my healthy living workshops, I wanted a sweet treat that was easy to make and...
My Morning Ritual
Most mornings I am operating in a mad frenzy surrounding my boys' needs. I help them pack lunches, prep a bag of whatever they will need for the day's adventure, get breakfast, ensure they take their essentials -- Juice Plus+ chewables, Juice Plus+ Omega, a Klaire's...
My Kids Love this Healthier French Toast
I'm always experimenting with ways to make healthier versions of favorite foods, especially breakfast foods. I try to limit the amount of dairy we consume because when I do we all have better digestion, fewer colds and sinus issues and have more energy. In fact, my...
Peach Blueberry Crumble
I bought a huge basket of blueberries the other day and after adding them to morning smoothies and eating handfuls of them out of the basket, I still had plenty to make a delicious summer dessert and use up the peaches I got at the farmer's market that were very ripe...
Seasonal Fruit Yogurt Parfaits
The last two weeks I have really gotten into the summer food spirit - especially all the fresh seasonal fruit - so I couldn't help but share what I've been whipping up for my family. One of my kids is a great eater and the other not so much so it's a constant...
How and Why to Detox
Even though most of us are in full Spring mode, it's not too late to consider a Spring detox. See below for my musings on the subject and why I think it is not only important - but something I put into practice every Spring and Fall. I would never recommend you do...
Winter Warm-Up and Immune Boosting “Teas”
Baby it's coooooold outside! At least in most of the country and here in Washington D.C. on this January day we have a nice little snow coverage. It's nothing compared to those Northeast of us but temps are below freezing and schools are delayed so it seems like a...
Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms – ‘Meaty’ and Delicious!
With lots of cold and rain and indoor time lately, I've been experimenting in the kitchen. This week's culinary adventure: Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms This recipe is simple and filling - can be a stand alone dish or a side dish. Ingredients 3 tbsp. of olive oil 4...
Is Healthy Living Your Ticket to Freedom?
The… patient should be made to understand that he or she must take charge of his own life. Don’t take your body to the doctor as if he were a repair shop. ~Quentin Regestein How is our health connected to our level of freedom? This is the question I have been...
The Power of Powdered Plants
In February 2013 my family and I started taking a concentrated whole food that contains around 30 fruits, vegetables and grains. These concentrated whole foods are made by the Juice Plus+ Company and they are the most thoroughly researched nutritional product in the...
Healthy Holiday Checklist
The holidays are both an exciting and stressful time of year for many people, and often a challenging time to maintain a strong immune system and keep your digestive system from being over-worked. Let’s be real. We are going to indulge because that is just what...
Talking Superfoods 101
In my integrative nutrition program there is a lot of talk about superfoods, and I’ve been having fun integrating them into my nutrition regimen. Now that I am coaching others on improving health and wellness, I’ve started talking to clients about superfoods too – but...
Keep Your Home Healthy with Plants
Indoor air pollution has been listed as one of the top five threats to public health. Chemicals are released into the air through a number of catalysts (and often undetected as health threats) including upholstery, curtains, plywood, particle board, stains and...
Organic Coconut Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
One of my passions is taking comfort food and up-leveling it's healthy-ness. Simply put, I like to swap out more conventional ingredients for those that actually serve to nourish our bodies rather than harm them. My Nana was known for being the queen of banana bread...
Why Work with (or Become) a Health Coach?
Fox Business recently featured an article, “Do You Need a Health Coach?” The writer, Donna Fuscado, did a great job of explaining how health coaches support more than just nutrition and exercise goals. “When it comes to living a healthy lifestyle, it’s more than just...
My Fave Green Smoothie Recipe
This has been a staple in our house for years, so I am going to jump right into the recipe. Best prepared in a Vitamix or high powered blender ◦2 1/2 cups of organic spinach ◦1/2 to whole banana (depending on preference for sweetness and creaminess) ◦1 apple...
Make Your Own Veggie Wash for Pesticide-Free Veggies
One of the reasons I became a health coach is because I learned so much about the toxins in our environment after I started a sustainability consulting business in 2008. I found out that there have been over 80,000 man-made chemicals introduced since the Industrial...