Easy-to-pack foods for your kiddos lunch

While it’d be great to pack your kids a three-course lunch to savor on the playground, finding that kind of time can be challenging. Between PTA, sports practice, music lessons and traffic, schedules can get pretty crazy. Thankfully, there are plenty of delicious, and quick food options that provide growing kiddos with the nutrition they need to excel.

Bring back the …

A safe place for teens to redefine beauty and self

These jeans make me look fat. I’m too skinny. I’d be happy if I were taller, shorter, had longer legs or just looked exactly like so and so.

For too many teens the above statements sound very familiar. It’s hard being a young woman today, surrounded by culture’s impossible standards. Standing strong in the face of …

Celebrate summer’s sweet heirloom tomatoes with Siona as she shares her family’s Simple Caprese Salad, and discusses the benefits of eating local and seasonal foods. Visit your local farmer’s market and don’t miss out on these seasonal treasures.   Enjoy!

Crunch your way to glowing skin

During childhood, my family somehow found a way to incorporate walnuts from our ranch into every possible dish — pasta, pizza, salad, baked goods — that you can think of.  As the daughter of a fifth generation walnut farmer, I grew up eating a lot of walnuts. Years later when my interest in whole food nutrition increased, I realized how …

Add antioxidants and detox naturally

While all the local produce at the Farmers’ Market looks delicious, the magenta and golden tones of beets are especially irresistible. In season now, beets are a nutrient-rich food that naturally detoxify our body, and add rich color and flavor to any dish. Read more to learn about all the health benefits of Beets.
Beets come in white, golden and red varieties, and …

Flush toxins, energize muscles and give your skin a radiant glow!

Staying hydrated, especially during the summer, is very important to staying healthy. More than half of the human body is comprised of water (60 to 70 percent), and there is no better beverage than water to keep hydrated. Every system in our body depends on water to function properly, and when we get dehydrated our mood, …

Nature’s Secret for Weight Loss & Glowing Skin
You’ve tried oh so many diets, you consistently eat healthy, you exercise regularly and still that last 5, 10 or 20 pounds hang on. What if you could add one food to your daily routine and finally tip the scale? What if that one food could increase your energy level, add shine and vibrancy to your hair and nails, and …

Protect your skin with these sun-blocker foods
The sun has officially peeked out of the clouds, and here in the Northwest folks are trading the indoors for any piece of grass they can find. While we Seattleites are limited in overall sun exposure (sometimes very, very limited), we should still take some precautionary measures to protect our skin.  Studies have shown that …

Do you wish your complexion looked fresh and your skin was dewy and vibrant?  Well, summer is the perfect time to bear it all.  So, forget the needles, lasers, creams and make-up and get ready to eat your way to flawless skin.  In this video, Siona introduces 5 skin foods that will help you get a radiant summer glow, from the inside out. Enjoy!…

I can finally hear the birds chirping, the frogs bellowing and my daffodils have begun to open their vibrant yellow blossoms. It’s the season for new beginnings and the perfect time to reconnect with the earth. I can’t help but relate the feeling of spring to the freshness and innocence of newborn babies. As a mother of two, and a mother of a newborn baby, …