This is quite possibly the most earthy and simple way to top carrot cupcakes, waffles, and even fill a layered cake. When you’re on a diet like B.E.D, recipes like this start to make sense and even taste good! Kids, and adults, who haven’t grown up on sugar will appreciate this frosting’s subtle sweetness. I use lakanto here because it’s a […]
Category: The Essentials
The lost art of traditional food preparation and why it’s important to bring them back.
10 years ago on this day Cornelia Aihara passed away. I loved this woman. She was a well-respected macrobiotic teacher and ran a learning center up in the northern part of California with her husband, Herman. I apprenticed with her in my 20’s and lived and breathed her teachings of yin and yang. To this […]
I don’t struggle so much anymore with digestive issues (i.e. gas, constipation, brain fog) but I did a few years ago when I had a yeast overgrowth issue (systemic candida). After years of cleansing with Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.) and making big lifestyle and diet changes I feel a lot better now. One thing I did during […]
Food Combining Chart for Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.) Tara Carpenter, NC. Holistic nutrition for people on Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.). Originally published on November 28, 2014. This visual tool can help you master the art of food combining on Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D) and shows what foods are stage 1 on this health and healing […]
Sugar cravings are a real issue for many of us and strike at familiar times each day…esp. the late afternoon! Their are many reasons why we experience energy dips yet we’re not getting into that here. Instead I’m going to mention a healthy and doable way to get a handle on sugar cravings ?
Good digestion is the cornerstone of well-being and part of multiple processes. If your digestion is not up to speed, then the immune/nervous system can be compromised. For ex, weak digestion can lead to
Placenta: Hormonal-Rich Remedy for New Mothers Tara Carpenter, CPES. Bringing hormonal support to new mothers in Vermont since 2011. Placenta is recognized by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as having strong Qi (life force energy), scientific research also shows placenta to be incredibly nutritious, containing iron, B12 and protein. Placenta also contains a mother’s own set […]