Winter fun in Indiana: playing with my two grand pups Fern and Frankie. Photo credit: Yaro Photography

Depression and Addiction Go Hand in Hand

January 17, 2019 in food addiction recovery

For the past decade, I have used light therapy first thing every morning—either my UV therapy light or a morning walk outdoors without sunglasses.

I have also intentionally exercised most every morning too.

Addiction and depression go hand in hand.

I do everything I can to stay out of both, because both hijack God’s best for my life.

And let me be honest, throughout the winter months I have to fight twice as hard to exercise and do the things that come so naturally to me the rest of the year.

I'm More Than Ready to Talk Now

January 12, 2019 in healthy food, food addiction recovery, Breaking the Silence

This past week, someone asked if I was ready to speak publicly about my son Daniel’s death—more specifically, was I ready to talk about the “s-word” publicly.

This upcoming Memorial Day will mark seven years since he died by suicide at age 21. . .with the first year being one of shock and post trauma; the second year a dark hole of depression; and the third year burying myself deeper into that hole.

I felt horrible. I ate unwisely. I gained weight. I didn’t care.

Someone Needs to Hear These Words Today

January 09, 2019 in healthy food, transformation, food addiction recovery

This picture was taken many years ago when I was only 43-years-old. (My parents are now deceased.)

The year before, I had a heart cath and was diagnosed with coronary artery disease. . .and eventually prediabetes, hypertension, and a myriad other diseases that were totally preventable and reversible. But the many physicians I was seeing at the time only recommended drugs.

I was sitting on a ticking bomb and still had five children living at home--the youngest being only five.

If you are in a similar predicament, it's not too late to reclaim your health!

Don't believe the lie that it's impossible. You can be free from the captivity to unhealthy food!

Be changed by the renewing of your mind.

Someone needs to hear these words today.

Emily Boller, artist, mother, and author of Starved to Obesity, lost 100 pounds more than fifteen years ago by eating an abundance of high-nutrient, plant-rich foods. Today, she’s certified in whole plant nutrition from the Nutritarian Education Institute. She’s on a mission to combine practical, no-nonsense and cost-effective tips—with easy to understand science—in order to help anyone escape the addictive grip of the Standard American Diet. And now, she’s on a mission to bring awareness to the suffocating and potentially deadly trap of eating disorders as well.

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Dehydrated Blueberry-Kale Smoothie

December 28, 2018 in healthy food

My husband Kurt has been training for a grueling, 3-day hiking/backpacking competition next month.

Since nutrition plays such a vital role in high-performance athletics, every bite of quality nourishment counts. (His diligence has paid off—he has exceptional blood pressure readings when most men his age are on blood pressure lowering meds.)

Yesterday, he experimented with dehydrating a blueberry-kale smoothie and had great success with it. I posted pictures on social media and several asked for the recipe and process.