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

Category Archives: Food & Nutrition

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 life and body back into balance, this workshop is for you! 

Does taking this workshop mean that your stress will magically disappear? Of course not; however you will leave the workshop with your own personalized tool-kit and self-care rituals that will help you journey through stress in a healthful way, and help remedy the effects of chronic stress on your body. 

Taking Care of Ourselves: Stress Reduction for the Modern Woman

When: July 14, 2017 4:00 pm- 5:00pm

Where: Hunter’s Threads, San Francisco

Cost: $30 per person

In this workshop participants will learn:

 

• The effects of (chronic) stress on the body and what to do about it

• Therapeutic nutrition and easy meal planning that help to support the body when under stress

• Vitamins, minerals, and adaptogenic herbs that help to maintain homeostasis in the body and support the body under stress

• How simple morning + evening self-care rituals soothe the body

• Self-care approaches to help decrease anxiety + stress

• Soothing breathing exercises and meditations

• How to incorporate the 7 self-care habits that keep you as healthy as possible and keep your stress under control

• The health hazards that increase toxic load and stress to your body

• How self-care is an act of self-love, especially as a parent and caregiver

 

Participants will leave this workshop with:

• A personalized self-care plan designed to nourish you from the inside out and keep stress under control

• An original workbook to support you with the topics covered including handouts on topics covered & recipes

 Healthy snacks will be provided!

Email meilani@buildlearnthrive.com or thetherapeuticfoodie@gmail.com to register!

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…Continue Reading

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…Continue Reading

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…Continue Reading

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…Continue Reading

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…Continue Reading

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,…Continue Reading