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  • I Call Myself a Mutant

    Well, I guess I’m a bit of an oddball writing a blog in a colon cancer community, as a patient that has not had colon cancer! But that is why I am here, as a Previvor, with an 82% risk of colon cancer.  I’m here in The WunderGlo Foundation as…

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  • FEAR REPLACED BY HOPE

    I’ve been asked to write a blog about my experiences as a hereditary cancer awareness advocate and patient speaker.  The hardest part, for me, isn’t NOT knowing what to say.  It’s having too much to say and not knowing how to edit myself.  It’s being AFRAID of saying the wrong…

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  • Chef AJ’s Disappearing Lasagna

    Ingredients 2 boxes of no boil rice lasagna noodles (like Deboles) 6 cups oil-free marinara sauce Filling No. 1: 2 -15 oz. cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed 2 oz. fresh basil leaves 1 cup pine nuts 2 cloves garlic 1/4 cup low-sodium miso 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 1/4 cup…

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  • Secret Signs You Are Stressed

    According to the APA’s 2015 poll millennial’s experience higher levels of stress than any other generation and women rank slightly higher than men. You may not find this surprising at all. In fact, you may consider stress to be completely normal, so normal that you don’t realize that it’s happening and that…

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  • It’s A New Year!

    “Each moment of the year has its own beauty” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Do you feel like you are starting off the year as a runner beginning a race? Ready, set, go! As if there is a start and finish to life? The energy of new beginnings, goals, visions and…

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  • Chef AJ’s Hail to the Kale Salad

    Ingredients: 2 large heads of curly kale (about 24 ounces) sesame seeds, hemp seeds, peanuts, almonds or cashews (for garnish). Dressing: 1 cup raw almond butter (raw, unsweetened and unsalted) 1 cup coconut water (or regular water) ¼ cup fresh lime juice (about 2) and zest 2 cloves garlic fresh,…

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  • The Easiest Way To Make A Decision

    “May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears” – Nelson Mandela Every day we are faced with a ton of choices that we need to make. Everything about our lives – from where we live to what we eat all came together by YOU making a decision. I am…

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  • Chocolate Chip Cherry Bites (Raw)

    CHOCOLATE CHIP CHERRY BITES (RAW) Ingredients 2 cups raw pecans ½ cup raw cacao powder 8 ounces dried cherries (unsweetened and unsulfured) 8 ounces pitted dates ¼ cup raw cacao nibs 1 Tablespoon alcohol-free vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon cherry extract Instructions In a food processor fitted with the “S” blade,…

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  • Pesto Stuffed Mushrooms

    PESTO STUFFED MUSHROOMS Ingredients 12 Crimini mushrooms 1 cup pine nuts 2 cloves garlic 1 tablespoon yellow miso 1 cup fresh basil Juice of one lemon, or to taste Instructions Destem mushrooms and set aside. Remove some of the center if necessary. Place the rest of the ingredients in a…

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  • Portabello Mushroom Chili

    PORTABELLO MUSHROOM CHILI Ingredients 2 pounds sliced mushrooms 1-15 ounce can of salt-free black beans (or 1.5 cups each of cooked beans) 1-15 ounce can of salt-free kidney beans (or 1.5 cups each of cooked beans) 1-15 ounce can of salt-free pinto beans (or 1.5 cups each of cooked beans)…

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