I’m coming to you today with the most EPIC post you have seen on this blog so far…. Today is the release of the Vegan Foodie Bundle: a curated collection of over 35 digital books, courses and classes! This curated collection of ebooks and courses is brought together by an amazing group of plant-based influencers. Among other things, this …
Have you ever heard of a “limber”? It is the perfect way to cool off during the hot summer months when I was growing up in Puerto Rico. It is also a healthy alternative to soft drinks or sodas. It is also a healthy alternative to soft drinks or sodas. In my native Puerto Rico, …
Today, I’m interviewing the Authors of the Vegan Ketogenic Diet book, Whitney Lauritsen and Nicole Derseweh. To get the book, https://amzn.to/3aqTzyJ I’ve been curious about a low starch, low simple carb and low simple sugar vegan diet for quite a while, mostly as a way to offer alternatives to clients with very unique health concerns. …
*To get a copy of my cookbook: http://ebookbundle.jovankaciares.com/ For months, I’ve been wanting to create a few video recipes featuring easy-to-make recipes that can dress veggies and salads and make the experience of eating more plants more exciting. So I enlisted the help of amazing Executive Chef, Verité Mazzola (my sis’ in law) to create …
Today I have a super special video for you. A few months ago, I learned about and visited a new Bodega (little market in Spanish) owned and run by a fellow Afro-Latina. If you don’t know this powerful little bodega in the heart of Los Angeles, you must! LaRayia’s is the first and only organic …
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My clients keep asking me about the ketogenic diet and whether it is healthy. More importantly, they (and I) want to know if you can do keto and still follow a plant-based, whole foods, vegan diet. Here’s my take on the keto craze and a vegan version of a keto diet. 1st effect Anyone eating …
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Today, my friend Raul and I went to a produce market to get fruit and veggies at dirty cheap prices…. No, not a farmer’s market. This is an outdoor produce market: the market in LA where restaurants and food markets get their produce. These types of markets exist on every major city (even mid-size cities) …
I went with my friend and fellow #vegan, Raul Ramirez, of VR Vegan to this super yummy Ethiopian Restaurant right on the heart of LA. It had been well over a decade since I tried Ethiopian food (why did I wait so long) and Raul found this awesome place that offered a lunch buffet, so …
Today I have such a treat! My friend, amazing vegan and acupuncturist / Chinese medicine man Raul Ramirez is here to show you how acupuncture can help reduce tension and chronic pain in your back, shoulders, pretty much everywhere you hurt! I’ve been using acupuncture for well over a decade, to help with everything from …
Today’s blog is a super awesome vegan recipe from my dear friend Jenné Claiborne’s new book Sweet Potato Soul. I love soups so decided to make one of the soups featured in the book, a “Cure-All Lentil Soup”. This one has a ton of great spices/herbs and ingredients to boost your immunity, and comfort you …
I often get asked what I eat in a day and the answer to that question is “it depends”. I eat differently in winter than in summer. Here’s what I’m eating during the colder winter months!
Vegetarian or Vegan and with Food sensitivities? Listen on! So much has been said about grains causing leaky gut. Is it true? Why are we suffering from leaky gut and other gut problems when people have been eating grains for thousands of years {seemingly} without issues.
Here’s another awesome vegan recipe that is filled with antioxidants and micronutrients and none of the bad stuff in commercial chocolates.
Have you heard of the Daniel Diet? It is based on the book of Daniel on the bible, which is often credited as the ancient foundation for a plant-based diet. On Chapter 10, the book describes the vegan fast the Prophet Daniel followed: “I ate no delicacies, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.”
Thank you so much for tuning in to ABC’s MY DIET IS BETTER THAN YOURS. It was an incredible experience and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. As you probably now know, I was ousted by my contestant at the end of Episode 2 (Whaaaa)… That means, no more #vegan diets on prime time (for …
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Jovanka Ciares is a former entertainment executive turned Wellness expert, detox specialist, nutrition educator and author. She is the creator of the Wellness Smackdown™, a proprietary detox and weight loss program for natural weight loss which was featured on the first season of ABC’s “My Diet Is Better Than Yours”…
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