A Modern Day Guide to Therapeutic Lifestyle Design and Healing Chronic Stress from the Inside Out!
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area
Christina Pandolfo, MS, OTR/L, NC
thetherapeuticfoodie@gmail.com
Upcoming Workshop!
Hello friends and readers! For those of you in the Bay Area I wanted to let you know that I’ll be facilitating another stress reduction workshop (‘Taking Care of Ourselves: Stress Reduction for the Modern Woman’) in coordination with Build Learn Thrive this July 14th! If you are looking for simple ways to get your…
Simple Butternut Squash & Thyme Soup
One of my favorite things about fall is cooking warm and comforting recipes like this Butternut Squash and Thyme soup. This soup is incredibly easy to make – so easy in fact I was able to make it while entertaining my eight month old nephew and vivacious pup! Buying the butternut squash already cut and…
My New Favorite Warm Winter Green Juice
This warm winter green juice recipe is inspired by a recent trip to my Ayurveda Practitioner – who told me (based on my constitution and recent cold) ‘No cold drinks or food for the rest of winter’. We talked about some alternative ways to still drink my greens, and the result is this delicious juice/soup fusion…
Self-Care Throughout the Holidays and Beyond
The Holidays are here, and no matter what you celebrate, hopefully you are enjoying yourself and having a stress-free and joyful time. Unfortunately, for many people, feeling frazzled and rushing around are a part of what some people call ‘holiday madness’. It doesn’t have to be this way! I want to share some of my…
Buddha Teas Review
To know me is to know I love tea. I love it for many reasons- the memories of tea time with my Grandma and Great Aunt, and also for the sense of calm and peace it brings to my often busy life. It is a warm respite I cherish daily. I first learned about Buddha…
Toasted Nori Veggie Hand Rolls
Are you gluten-free and want another option for wraps other than using lettuce? If so, check out my current favorite snack: Toasted Nori Veggie Hand Rolls! This anti-inflammatory snack, full of micronutrients and healthy fats, is extremely nourishing for the body. The nori seaweed sheets are high in plant protein, and rich in both iron…
Q&A Therapeutic Thursday: Lifestyle Transitions
“Change” is a word that can invoke fear into many of us. We know that change may seem uncertain and difficult. Oftentimes we will resist change only because life feels easier when it is the same as it always has been. I know how that feels…I have been there many times! However, sometimes through a…
Q & A Therapeutic Thursday: Newly Gluten-Free and Having Difficulty in Social Situations
Question: After a few years of not feeling well, I found out I have several food sensitivities contributing to my health issues, including gluten. I know I’m not supposed to eat foods containing gluten, but I am really struggling with the restrictions, especially when I go out to dinner with my friends, and in social…
Celebrating Figs
This morning I celebrated my first figs of the season! Breakfast this sunny Sunday morning consisted of figs, unsweetened cultured coconut milk, a bit of Udi’s gluten-free granola, and a drizzle of honey. Simple, and delicious! A wonderful source of fiber, figs also contain good amounts of calcium, and potassium; and they also help to…
Tomato and Basil Salad
My sister and I share memories of going to our Great Uncle’s house and eating the most delicious ripened tomatoes right off the vine. It tasted like summer, and those tomatoes were the best we’ve ever tasted. These days, this Tomato and Basil Salad is my favorite way to enjoy ripe summer tomatoes. With chopped basil,…