Nourish Noshes

Wishing everyone a healthy and happy new year.

It's wonderful to give and receive gifts. Here are a few of our favorite people, places and experiences to shop...mostly local. Listen here as we explain why we like these businesses. FOUNDATION IFOUNDATION IIFOUNDATION IIIFOUNDATION IVFOUNDATION V Nutrition nourish - a community supported cookbook, 2nd editionThrive Market - shopping for staples (we are an affiliate)Beekeeper's Naturals (we are an affiliate) local food shopping:Dean's Natural Food MarketHealthfair Market local restaurants:Hearthly OrganicKitch OrganicGood KarmaVia 45 Sleep Young Living (we are an affiliate)Avocado Green MattressPactPatagonia Movement Move with Meredith - Nia classesSynergy - hot yogaRenaissance Pilates Mindset Breathing RoomsInsight TimerBeautycounter (we are an affiliate) Connection Stronger by Touch - MassageMonmouth County Parks

You may think it’s fantastic that we can shop at our supermarket for strawberries in November and peaches in February. And in a way, it is amazing. But buying and eating them hurts more people than they benefit. Let us explain. By buying foods that are local and in season: we decrease the amount of fossil fuels used in transportation from thousands of miles away, we reduce our reliance on unhealthy pesticides and chemicals used to grow produce out of season and preservatives that keep the vegetables from rotting on their long trips to us. We also save money - because doing all those things to ship them to us costs a lot. When eating seasonally and locally, we also increase the strength of our local community. That said, what is there to eat seasonally?  It’s cold out there.  In the dead of winter, nothing is really growing anymore, for the most part.  However, foods that are harvested in late fall store well and serve our bodies well all winter long. In the winter, the cold and wind dry out the land

In this podcast, we had a heart to heart about Jessica's struggles and resilience, her give-back generosity, how important community is and leaving a legacy.

Moving with Meredith In this interview podcast, we talk with Meredith Amato, Nia instructor about the technique, her practice, what it brings to those who join her classes, and how it impacts everything in our lives. Meredith believes it is the birthright of every woman and EVERY BODY to feel, trust their sensations, and move through life in an integrated, authentic way, and THAT is the key for women to truly access their power and infinite potential. Meredith uses her extensive training in dance, yoga, and the Nia Technique to create embodied experiences for women that are fun, empowering and grounding.  We encourage you to experience it first hand. Check out her business, Move With Meredith on Facebook and @bemovedwithmeredith on Instagram to see her schedule and where to experience Nia with her. If you aren't local go here.

Are vitamin IV infusions really all it takes to feel better quickly?

When we interviewed Marita Lynn, it felt like old friends hanging out. She is so passionate about creating healthy, delicious food and teaching others how to create their own.  It's contagious. But, what's even more interesting, is how she got there!  Listen to her story and be enticed by her love of food. Be sure to visit her website and learn all about what she's doing and where she's going. You may very well want to join her!

When we go to the doctor or a health practitioner, we often concentrate on things we are lacking in our diet or lifestyle. Perhaps you are low in vitamin D or you don't eat enough green vegetables, so you are "prescribed" the supplement or specific foods.  Or maybe you know you aren't getting enough sleep, so you make an effort to get into bed earlier.  Or your coach tells you to work out three days a week.  You must exercise to be healthy, right? But, how often are you told to strengthen your connections or foster new friendships? Connection is our Fifth Foundation. Not having quality connections is just as unhealthy as eating a poor diet, smoking, being sedentary, and not getting enough sleep. Perhaps you are super healthy by having a stellar diet, ample sleep, and regular exercise, but you hardly connect with people on a meaningful level.  This is just as unhealthy as smoking a pack of cigarettes every day.  Fostering quality connections is a vital part of our health. "We didn't evolve as solitary, discon

We interview Raquel Pelzel in this podcast. She is an award winning cookbook author and Editorial Director for Cookbooks at Clarkson Potter. Raquel has co-authored two dozen cookbooks including several of her own: Sheet Pan Suppers—Meatless; Toast: The Cookbook; and Eggplant. She also is a former food editor at Tasting Table and an editor and recipe developer for Cook’s Illustrated. In this podcast, we discuss her latest cookbook, Umami Bomb.

Our interview with Chef Chuck Lesbirel of Semolina Restaurant in Red Bank will have your mouth watering and you getting online to make a reservation as soon as you can. And let us tell you, it would be worth it. His philosophy and passion for cooking real, local food and making pasta from scratch will make you hungry even if you just ate. Unique creations made from simple, real foods is how they do it.

Should you try the ketogenic diet? Listen to hear our take on it.

Less Stress + More Out of Life In this exclusive interview with Jamie Sussel Turner, M.Ed, PCC, a professional coach, speaker, friend and award-winning author of Less Stress Business: A Guide for Hiring, Coaching and Leading Great Employees, we discuss her newest book, Less Stress Life: How I Went from Crazed to Calm and You Can Too, which is based on the unique successes of Jamie’s Less Stress Life Method, which has helped many transform stress into power. Hundreds of books tell you how to fight stress. Here is one that explains how to transform it from deadly enemy to life-giving ally. This is a book with stories of real people and real results. We know that as we become more aware of our stress, we can work with it more. Curious where you are now? take her quiz “Jamie has put together a thoughtful and real-world collection of practices that are genuine stress-busters. Drawn from her experience as a mom, cancer survivor, educator and coach, she has skillfully created a highly readable and accessible book

Our gut is our immune system. We can't stress that enough. Take your gut seriously! Listen to find out why it's so important. Here's the transcript: Debbie  Today, we're gonna talk about our microbiome. In other words, our gut. Wendy  Our gut flora!  And everything it affects and everything it's connected to in our health and our wellness. Debbie  Right. Because you may have heard this statistic already, but gut bacteria out numbers are human cells 10 to one. Wendy  Whoa! So, we're made up of more bacteria than-- Debbie  --we are human. Yeah. Wendy That’s pretty wild. Debbie I remember when I first heard that, somebody said something like if aliens came down and scanned us, we would come up as bacteria, not humans. So that's why we have to take care of it, right? Because if that's how much is in us, it's obviously ruling our bodies. It's probably, you know, more of a ruler to our bodies than our brains are! Wendy  Right! And I think that as we understand our bodies even more, because I s

You take 20,000 breaths each day. Why not have a handful of those in The Breathing Rooms, a new business that just opened up in Shrewsbury on Route 35. In this podcast, we did our first on-site recording with Mark Cunningham, the owner. He shared with us how it all began and his intentions to build community. Debbie and Wendy with Mark, the owner of The Breathing Rooms Float room with open tub containing 1,200 lbs of epsom salt (and water, of course). The infrared sauna. It's an exciting, new wellness offering with four rooms available as a bundle spa package or  for use individually: an infrared sauna, a float room, and two salt rooms, one for a small group of people and the other for one or two people. We highly recommend you checking it out and giving it a try.

Interview with Cody Parker of Drop the Beet Farms

We all know the importance of sleep...or do we? Surprising new research convinced us that we really do need more sleep. Seriously. We dive into a bit of that research in our conversation. So much goodness happens when we sleep well - from supporting immune function and increased memory to resilience. And just the opposite is true as well - learning difficulties, emotional swings, depression, weight gain and more difficult dis-ease. We explore ideas for sleep improvement - listen in.  

What color do you cook your green vegetables? Nourish Noshes Podcast: 50 Shades of Green At the little family-owned local Italian deli that I every so often buy prepared foods, my daughter recently asked if she could get their broccoli rabe. This is a vegetable that I make regularly at home. I asked her why, since I believed my broccoli rabe was far better than any you could buy.  She shrugged her shoulders and said, “It’s just so good.” So, we bought it so I could see what made theirs better than mine in her eyes. Immediately, I noticed the color of theirs was a dull, gray-green, not the bright green of my blanched and quickly sauteed broccoli rabe. I tasted it, and discovered it fell apart in my mouth, mingling with the garlic and oil. It was good, but I still preferred mine. “It’s overcooked,” I said to my daughter. She shrugged again. And then she asked, “is that bad?” For the first time, I actually thought deeply about that question. I always assumed that overcooked vegetables were nutritionally deplet

CBD is so popular right now, and gaining more and more interest every day. So, what is the big deal? In this podcast, we explain this big deal and what we've researched about it and why we take it ourselves. We also discuss why you should think twice about where you get it and why it's important. Please share our podcast with people you know and rate us!

It's the ideal season to start a new habit of movement. If you are having trouble getting started or staying motivated, we're your cheerleaders. Let's get moving!

Want to age gracefully AND live life to the fullest? Have you ever thought of what your life will be like when you are old? If not, there is no time like the present! As we witness more and more people living to an older age, we're seeing more and more suffering - pain, weakness, loneliness, sleepless nights, agitation, dis-ease... Of course we all want to live life to the end with energy, strength and happiness - but what are you doing today to make that happen? You have a choice every day to make a difference. Choose more veggies. Choose the walk instead of the drive. Choose to let go instead of clinging. Choose a nap instead of caffeine. Choose to say yes to the dinner invitation instead of sitting home alone. Listen to our latest Nourish Noshes discussion about living a long vibrant life.