by Andrea Trank | Jul 5, 2020
As long as I can remember, my mother was in the kitchen cooking and baking homemade foods. She loved the kitchen and she was trying, with the current knowledge available, to keep her family healthy. 40 years later, as a certified health coach and functional...
by Andrea Trank | Jun 28, 2020
“Anything you can do to activate your Vagus Nerve daily is like personal hygiene” This was the message from Jodi Cohen, NTP, one of a dozen experts I learned from this week during a Webinar for improving your Vagul Tone for health. The Vagus Nerve Plexus is the...
by Andrea Trank | Jun 14, 2020
How Stress Affects Your Health! What is Stress? According to the HearthMath Institute, it is the “wear and the tear the body experiences in reaction to everyday tension and pressures.” According to the American Institute of Stress, “up to 90% of...
by Andrea Trank | Jun 7, 2020
Recipe of the Month Blog My Version of Brazilian Cheese Bread without eggs, milk, cheese or grains Super Yummy Ingredients for Pão de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread without Cheese and Eggs) 2 Cups Polvilho Azedo 1.5 Cups Polvilho Doce 1 cup of cooked Sweet Potato 1...
by Andrea Trank | May 17, 2020
Recipe of the Month Blog Directions for Energy Balls 1. Put the dates in the processor and grind it up. 2. Remove dates and place them in a bowl. 3. Grind up the macadamia nuts in the processor. 4. Add back in the dates, two TBSP. of almond or peanut butter...
by Andrea Trank | Feb 3, 2020
Recipe of the Month Blog Directions for Clam Chowder on the Stove 1.Drain the juice from the can of clams and use them to saute the minced shallots. Add garlic after a few minutes. 2. Add celery or bok choy, carrots and sweet potatoes to the skillet along with 1.5...
by Andrea Trank | Feb 3, 2020
Ayurvedic Wisdom Applied to Yoga Do you want to hibernate, stay at home wrapped up in a warm blanket reading a romance novel or binge-watching Netflix? Do you feel like you are moving through mud? Are you craving heavy foods—sweet and creamy? Then you may be a Kapha...
by Andrea Trank | Nov 24, 2019
What Is A Certified Integrative Medicine Health Coach And Why You Might Need One? An Integrative Medicine Health Coach uses a variety of lifestyle tools to help you feel your best regardless of your diagnosis. As a newly certified Integrative Medicine Health Coach, I...
by Andrea Trank | Aug 13, 2019
Homemade Cooking Can HealIf you are trying to recover from surgery or illness or have decided it is time to eat food that you can control the ingredients, then you are in the right place. My mother spent years teaching me how to cook. Granted I do not cook the same...
by Andrea Trank | Aug 9, 2019
How does yoga heal? In the therapeutic traditions of yoga, there are five bodies in which yoga is working on. Known as the Pancha Koshas (five sheaths), it provides us with a road map for better understanding our health, psychological and spiritual development. The...
