Elsa Marie

  • Green Salad with Beet Noodles

    Green Salad with Beet Noodles

    This green salad will not disappoint.  It is not your typical spinach only salad.  You’ll have a small handful of spinach, arugula, and beet top greens in this salad bowl!  Beets are a root vegetable and can come in a variety of colors: red, yellow, orange, and white.  Beet tops are highly underrated.  When you think…

  • Salmon Burgers with Mango Avocado Chutney

    Salmon Burgers with Mango Avocado Chutney

    Here’s a little twist to your normal Friday night burger!  Light, colorful, nutritious, and an easy way to incorporate more seafood into your diet.  This recipe calls for one pound of wild salmon and will definitely feed two hungry humans.  Each of you will consume almost 5 grams of DHA and EPA healthy fats,…

  • LIGHT, Environment, and your Longevity part 2

    LIGHT, Environment, and your Longevity part 2

    Part 1 of Light, Environment, and your Longevity we discussed the different types of light: natural sunlight and artificial light (AL).  We talked about the benefits of being in an environment of natural sunlight.  An environment of natural sunlight allows proper circadian rhythms which control our “master clock” and all other biological processes.  When…

  • Seared Scallops with Sautéed Tomatoes and Mushrooms

    Seared Scallops with Sautéed Tomatoes and Mushrooms

    This turns out to be such a colorful dish!  Colorful food can tell you that you are consuming lots of phytonutrients.  Phytonutrients are plant compounds.  Phytonutrients decrease blood pressure and inflammation.  Inflammation is the root of all disease.  The antioxidants present in these colorful foods also help fight free radicals that can damage your…

  • Eggs over Spirals

    Eggs over Spirals

    Who doesn’t love eggs for breakfast.  It is a staple in most typical breakfast meals.  This recipe calls for nutrient dense carrots and broccoli stems!  Carrots are rich in antioxidants, carotenes, and vitamin A.  They are a lower carb option than the regular breakfast choice of potatoes or sweet potatoes.  My favorite part of this recipe is the broccoli…

  • Bergamot Lime Salt Scrub

    Bergamot Lime Salt Scrub

    I love using this scrub because its essential oils are so sweet, lively, and invigorating! Bergamot is known for helping with skin issues such as acne, oily skin, eczema, and psoriasis.  Its top properties include: neurotic, anti-inflammatory, antidepressant, antibacterial, anti fungal, and digestive.  dōTERRA Bergamot is safe to use aromatically, topically, and internally! Lime…