This morning’s blog was written by our YinOva Communications Director, Michele Lieblich. Michele has a background in nutrition as well as an MBA. Her job at our center involves staying in touch with our patients both past and present, organizing YinOva community events, making sure our patients’ other health care practitioners are kept in the [...]
Apparently it takes more calories to chew a stick of celery than the stick contains, which is why dieters have always favored this vegetable and use it as an alternative to chips or crackers. The U shape makes a celery stick an excellent low calorie vehicle for dips and spreads, but did you know it’s [...]
My husband Noah tells me that every time he goes to the supermarket he agonizes over which eggs to buy. Are the certified humane eggs better than the certified organic? Does the fact that the eggs say cage-free mean the same as humane? If the carton says natural does that mean the same as free [...]
Hello All! It’s Emma here, Jill’s daughter, and I have decided to take over the blog for today! I wanted to share with you all a wonderful jam recipe that I learned this past weekend. You see, it turns out that I come from a history of quite avid ‘jammers.’ My grandmother used to have [...]
There are troubling new statistics about eating disorders that show the number of people dealing with the disease is on the rise. Certainly here at the YinOva Center we are seeing an increase in both women and men who are seeking our help for a variety of problems related to eating and weight. The holistic [...]
This morning with no bread in the house and a chill in the air, I remembered my grandmother making skillet bread and decided to improvise a healthier version. It took 5 minutes to mix and 5 minutes to cook so is an easy and quick addition to any breakfast table. The whole grains and oats [...]
I have an admission to make… At the YinOva Center we are not paragons of virtue. Patients visiting us for the first time sometimes imagine that we will be scarily macrobiotic women who will pour scorn on their efforts to take care of themselves. Nothing could be farther from the truth. We are all working-women [...]
It is early November and the exhilarating colors of autumn are falling away with the leaves. For many of my patients, the desire to get outside and “take it all in” is also starting to give way to dreams of hibernation. By nature, we all slow down during the winter months. According to Chinese Medicine [...]
Readers of my book Making Babies: A Proven 3-Month Program for Maximum Fertility may have noticed that I suggest that some people cut down on their consumption of dairy products. Many of us could benefit from eating less dairy and in my practice I often suggest that patients who suffer from excessive mucus adjust their [...]
We’re enjoying beautiful crisp autumn weather in upstate New York this weekend. The sky is clear and blue, the sun is shining but there’s a slight chill in the air which makes me think of cooking nourishing food after a long walk with the dog. Our vegetable garden has lost most of it’s summer abundance [...]
Anne had been a strict dieter since college. Maggie is a yoga teacher and considers herself a healthy eater. Sherrie prides herself on her macrobiotic diet and low body fat. All of these women have something in common. All of them came to the YinOva Center because they were having trouble getting pregnant. Each of [...]
Whilst studying Chinese medicine I was introduced to the the idea that our bodies are in tune with nature and that we can and should adapt our behavior in response to nature. At the time this was news to me but over the years I have appreciated the wisdom of taking my cues from the [...]
A few weeks ago I posted a recipe for Summer Borscht which prompted one of my Facebook friends to ask for more beet recipes. I’m happy to oblige because I love beets mostly for their sweet taste but also because they contain powerful nutrients that help to fight against anemia, heart disease, liver disorders, gallbladder [...]
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s is a much loved British TV chef and cook book author who writes about gardening, farming, cooking and eating at his home River Cottage. His wonderful book The River Cottage Cookbook covers everything from planting a vegetable garden to butchering a pig. It earned him the nick name Hugh Fearlessly-Eatsitall in the British [...]
I love Greece. I love the people. I love the beautiful islands and most of all I love the food. Noah and I recently returned from a happy week in the Ionian where we ate heartily, reveling in the beautiful, fresh produce, prepared simply with lots of heart-healthy olive oil. We saw first-hand why the [...]
I love our food co-op here in Chatham, NY and am especially fond of it on a Friday night when local farmers set up stalls outside to display their wares and Magdalena makes and sells delicious Mexican food. Last Friday Noah and I sat in the sun sipping homemade lemonade and eating Magdalene’s wonderful empanadas [...]
We love eggs in our household and we’re lucky enough to get plenty of fresh laid ones thanks to our neighbors here in upstate New York who keep chickens and are happy to trade eggs for health advice. Our fridge is usually full of the freshest eggs possible but every now and then I like [...]
Too busy to go to the supermarket? Cupboards almost bare? I’m always looking out for speedy snacks that I can whip together from what’s available in my kitchen. Sometimes they turn out well and sometimes they don’t but today I made a chickpea spread that I liked a lot. Less like hummus and more like [...]
This year Chinese New Year falls on February 14th when we will be saying goodbye to the Year of the Ox and welcoming in the Year of the Tiger. More next week about what the Year of the Tiger has in store for us, but today I thought I’d celebrate by baking Chinese Almond Cookies. [...]
Welc ome to the third week of our YinOva Cleanse. I have loved hearing from you all by email and it’s fun to think that so many of us are doing this at the same time. Last week we took herbs that clean and protect the liver and gallbladder as well as herbs that kill [...]
Welcome to week two of the YinOva Cleanse. Last week was all about cleansing our colons. How did you do? Emma and I had a couple of hungry days mid-week but we’re now feeling pretty good. This week we will be cleansing the liver and gall bladder. You can read more about the herbs involved [...]
It’s that time of year again. Did you eat and drink a bit too much over the holidays? I know I did and at this time of year I always feel ready to shed a few pounds and clean up my diet. Here at the YinOva Center January is always “cleanse month” where some staff [...]
Last week we held our annual staff holiday party which was a lot of fun and proved that we at the YinOva Center are not immune to the excesses of the season. However we do have a few tricks up our sleeves when it comes to combating a hangover. What is a hangover? Alcohol is [...]
