Optimal Health

  • Basic Beef Jerky

    Basic Beef Jerky

    Beef Jerky My favorite meat jerky’s are beef jerky and bison jerky.  Salmon jerky is very tasty too, but I haven’t quite mastered that recipe.  It is really hard to mess up beef jerky unless you entirely forget you put it in the dehydrator.  I recommend finding a local butcher that you can custom…

  • DHA … What? Why? How? Where do I find it?

    DHA … What? Why? How? Where do I find it?

    What is DHA? Why do you need to eat DHA, and so much of it for that matter?  How does DHA help us? Where can you find quality DHA sources to consume?   Nutrition can be a complex adventure to understand what is essential, unnecessary, and what works for you.  One of the essential…

  • Sea Bass with Crunchy Skin

    Sea Bass with Crunchy Skin

    Chilean Sea Bass This fish will melt in your mouth!  Sea bass meat is more oily, rich in fat, and has large flaky pieces.  It is a white fish and you can cook it several different ways.  This recipe is simple for a reason, you do not want to lose the natural goodness and…

  • Roasted Garlic

    Roasted Garlic

    Roasted garlic is pretty much the greatest thing ever!  It adds so much flavor!!!! It can easily be added to any dish, sauce, dressing, marinade, spread, etc.  Fresh roasted garlic can be squished right out of its “shell” and can be eaten like a cheese or added to any recipe to add a nice mellow…

  • 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…