Posts tagged healthy lifestyle

The Three Challah Hacks You Didn't Know You Needed

Three challah hacks that I’ve learned from making challah with friends and strangers alike as I travel across the country to share my book and story:

Elizabeth RicanatiMarch 31, 2019challah, cooking, healthy lifestyle, meaningful ritualComment

Make Challah and Call Me in the Morning: One doc's simple prescription

Every Friday I make challah and I have written about how this has become my meaningful ritual.

Elizabeth RicanatiSeptember 25, 2018challah, house calls for wellness, meaningful ritual, bread, cooking, healthy lifestyleComment

The truth about gardens and feeling better!

Plant a garden and reap the health benefits of the fruits (and vegetables and herbs!) of your labor.

BodyElizabeth RicanatiJune 18, 2018plant a garden, healthy lifestyle, behavioral change, wellness, food is medicine, good habits, bodyComment

Now is the time to eat away at heart disease!

In honor of February being American Heart Month, let’s modify our risk of heart disease! We can modify our food, exercise, stress management and tobacco exposure. In this post, I focus on food.

BodyElizabeth RicanatiFebruary 15, 2018food is medicine, heart health, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, wellness, eat more vegetablesComment

3 Simple Habits for Good Sleep!

Good sleep habits are essential for our health! I used to think that the pillars of optimal health were threefold: nutrition, exercise and stress management. Now I believe in a fourth. Sleep.

Mind, BodyElizabeth RicanatiFebruary 6, 2018sleep, good habits, sleep hygiene, healthy lifestyle, house calls for wellness, wellness, good sleep habitsComment

How to Incorporate Plants and Herbs in Your Diet

We don't have to be an expert to reap the benefits of plants and herbs at home. Learn here how to introduce them at home in a simple way.

Mind, BodyElizabeth RicanatiJanuary 12, 2018herbs, plants, house calls for wellness, healthy lifestyle, herbalism Comment

The Overlooked Wardrobe Item None of Us Should Neglect

Getting a good night’s sleep is the epitome of healthiness. We worry about what we eat and our exercise habits. We should also be worrying about our sleep habits.

Mind, SpiritElizabeth RicanatiDecember 2, 2017pajamas, sleep, healthy lifestyleComment

Reduce your risk of breast cancer through healthy eating!

Breast cancer treatment options can include a healthy eating lifestyle.

BodyElizabeth RicanatiOctober 18, 2017breast cancer, lifestyle, healthy lifestyle, healthy eating, food is medicine, risk Comment

My relationship with salt in the kitchen!

Although we eat too much salt (sodium) for a healthy lifestyle in general, there are some benefits to cooking with salt. It tastes good, for one!

BodyElizabeth RicanatiAugust 7, 2017salt, cooking, healthy eating, food, blue canister, iodized, healthy lifestyle, moderation Comments

I make challah as part of a healthy lifestyle!

I make challah as part of a healthy lifestyle.

SpiritElizabeth RicanatiAugust 7, 2017ritual, challah, healthy lifestyle, food, homemade, bread, stress management Comments

Apr 27, 2023

Braided Stories - One

Making challah with my hands and then sharing the product with someone is a gift unto itself. I call it “Challah Diplomacy”. Sometimes challah diplomacy requires a bit of divine intervention…or at least a thoughtful Uber driver, to make it happen!

Sep 1, 2022

Challah for the road!

I woke up early Friday morning at home to make a double batch of challah specifically to take with us. I made it in the merit of those that I would be gifting it to. Since we were driving, it would be easy to transport the challah with us.