2016 Year in Review Simple Pure Whole Favorites + VIDEO {Vegan Gluten-Free Recipes, Stress Management, Healthy Products}
2016 was a jam-packed year for Simple | Pure | Whole Wellness, with the launch of a new YouTube channel to bring you even more healthy lifestyle and allergy-friendly gluten-free vegan food content, wonderful participants who joined together online for powerful life-transforming group coaching programs, done-for-you and editorial support for fantastic health professional projects, the discovery of new products to support a healthy lifestyle and more!
As you plan to make 2017 your best year yet, find some inspiration from my top favorite posts from 2016 and let me know which were your favorites and what you hope to see in 2017 by completing this survey. To thank you for your time, you will get a special gift upon completion!
Subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more healthy recipes, lifestyle tips and more!
Simple Pure Whole Opportunities!
I only share resources that I have personal experience with and can therefore recommend without reservation. Remember that each person is unique so check with your health care provider before making any major changes to your diet or lifestyle. This is not intended as medical advice. This post may contain affiliate links. Prices are the same for you and affiliate commission helps to support the maintenance of my blog so I can continue to bring you free, value-filled resources. Thank you for your support!
Here are some of my Simple | Pure | WholeTM Healthy Favorites for 2016!
Favorite Healthy Recipes:
Vegan Cauliflower Apple Walnut Soup with Turmeric
- This gluten-free, vegan, paleo, egg-dree, dairy-free, grain-free recipe was the most popular of 2016! The creamy texture and warming spices in my Cauliflower Apple Walnut Soup with Turmeric are comforting and satisfying. The cheerful yellow color of the soup will brighten up your day and bring an energy of light and empowerment.
No-Bake Gluten-Free Chocolate-Chip Trail Bites
- Sometimes you need a quick snack to throw in your lunchbox, grab after a workout and satisfy you through a long trip. These Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Trail Mix Bites provide portion-controlled healthy nutrition in an easy-to-transport little ball.
Black Forest Chocolate Chia Pudding
This thick, creamy pudding is packed with real-food nutrition making it the perfect snack, dessert or breakfast treat! This gluten-free, vegan recipe is quick to throw together in a few minutes and only requires a few real-food ingredients. It provides protein, iron, calcium, omega-3 fatty acids and fiber, thanks to chia seeds as well as extra anti-oxidants, vitamin C and flavonids from cherries and acerola berry with a delicious chocolatey flavor reminiscent of a Black Forest cake!
Vegan Grain-Free Cranberry Cookies
- These allergy-friendly cookies became my go-to festive Christmas cookie this year, but they are equally delicious all year long! Made without flour, my Vegan Grain-Free Cranberry Festive Cranberry Cookies are gluten-free, egg-free, nut-free, dairy-free, paleo and vegan. The coconut butter provides substance in place of flour, keeping them grain-free. You can enjoy these healthy cookies as a satisfying breakfast or snack or for a special festive treat or dessert when topped with the decadent sugar-free vanilla drizzle!
- If you are a green smoothie lover and appreciate the spice of some fresh ginger, this is the smoothie for you! My Perk-Up Ginger Smoothie is the perfect vegan, gluten-free start for your morning or to help you push through the afternoon slump with free-radical busting power, natural nutrition and no added sugar!
Blueberry Coconut Pecan Oat Gluten-Free Granola
- Granola is one of those foods that is delicious so many ways! It is also easy to make your own healthy option to avoid additives and excessive sweeteners. This Blueberry Coconut Pecan Oat Gluten-Free Granola is one of my favorite flavor combinations But be warned, it is so good that you may need to make more than one batch!
Homemade Hydrating Pumpkin Face Mask
- Although you won’t be serving this one up at the table, its all natural ingredients make it good enough to eat and even better for your skin! This hydrating natural pumpkin face mask is perfect for some indulgent, natural self-care that is reminiscent of enjoying a slice of pumpkin pie!
Favorite Inspirational Stress Management Strategies:
Do We Need to Suffer? Mindfulness Exercises to Cope with Chronic Pain
- This post really hit a chord with readers, as so many of us suffer from chronic pain. Pain is unpleasant, but we don’t necessarily have to react against it or engage in suffering because of it. So much of our experience, with chronic pain and life in general, depends on our perspective. Here are some Mindful Approaches I use to Cope with Chronic Pain.
Three Keys to Finding Yourself in a Busy Life
- Based on the enthusiastic feedback about this post, many of you struggle with getting caught up and overwhelmed with too many to-dos. I invite you to begin to find your authentic self by bringing awareness to this purposeful direction. with these Three Keys to Finding Yourself in Your Busy Life!
There are a variety of strategies to address and reduce the impact of harmful stress on the body. One of my favorites is to employ the power of real food! Some of the top stress-crushing nutrients include vitamin C, magnesium and B-vitamins which you can find in these foods.
A Gratitude Ritual and Meditation Exercise
- Recalling your proven successes and positive experiences is a great way to boost confidence and positivity as you face new challenges and conquer fresh experiences. It is nice to remember those things for which we are grateful instead of allowing yourself to get caught up in the negative or what is lacking. Practicing a ritual of appreciation, like this one, helps you to experience the beauty of each moment at any time of year!.
Vulnerability as a Path to Intentional Self-Growth
- One of the most profound paths to intentional self-growth is vulnerability. Vulnerability can feel scary, exciting and raw but also brings a new realm of possibilities into our lives. To be vulnerable involves allowing yourself to feel and express those emotions we often stuff inside. Explore new possibilities when you open yourself up to vulnerability.
Favorite Wellness Product Finds:
SaunaSpace’s Pocket Sauna Home Near Infrared Sauna
- Sauna therapy has long been used for healing, stress relief and detoxification. Near infrared saunas combine the heat therapy of traditional saunas with low-level light therapy to provide further benefits. The SaunaSpace Pocket Sauna is a lightweight option crafted from untreated low and zero-VOC wood and cotton, an important consideration for anyone with allergies or chemical sensitivities or those simply wanting a safer option. Ultra-low EMF heat lamps emit the entire red light-NIR light band that stimulates mitochondrial functioning, antiaging, pain relief and healing, offering uniquely relaxing and effective sweat therapy in this beautiful, hypoallergenic cabana.
- Cooking is also about having fun with healthy ingredients and getting creative in the kitchen. A Spiralizer turns vegetables and fruits into noodles, which can then be used to cook delicious and healthy meals.
EverlyWell Home Health Testing
- Finding out valuable information about your body and health doesn’t have to be tedious and inconvenient as I discovered when I tried home health heavy metal testing from EverlyWell. EverlyWell makes it convenient and easy to undergo health and wellness testing. You can order from a variety of tests online at a reasonable out-of-pocket cost to test things like Cholesterol, Food Sensitivities, Thyroid and Metabolism, Inflammation and Vitamin D, Fertility and more! You can get started and save 15% off here!
Menstrual Cups for Feminine Care without Toxicity
- A women’s cycle is an intimate part of her health. Unfortunately, too many women suffer with PMS, pain, cramping,mood swings, irregular cycles, heavy bleeding, endometriosis, PCOS and other hormonal and menstrual imbalances. One important influence on women’s hormones, and therefore menstrual cycles, are environmental chemicals and endocrine disruptors. Learn how menstrual cups could help you balance your hormones and have a healthier period.menstrual cups could help you balance your hormones and have a healthier period.
What was your favorite post from 2016?
What would you like to see on the blog in 2017?
Have you tried any of these recipes?
Please let me know in the comments below or on Facebook or Instagram if you have tried any of these or if you find something new you love so I can check it out!
If you enjoyed these healthy tips, I welcome you to join my free Insider’s Community for special offers, members-only opportunities, wellness news, recipes and more!
Your Simple Pure Whole Wellness Plan!
- The Whole Cure Lifestyle Transformation Mindset Module one of my most popular online group coaching programs for lasting transformation and meaningful stress management that can shift your entire life! This next group online program is done from the comfort of your home anywhere in the world! Commit to yourself now!
- Since inflammation plays such an important role in so many chronic issues and Spring is the perfect time to cleanse and start anew, I am offering a new, affordable, to-the-point program to help you find balance, heal chronic illness, get to a healthy weight and revitalize! The Simple | Pure | Whole Laser Reset Cleanse will jumpstart the transformation of your lifestyle, diet and body to leave you feeling better than you have in years! Enroll now
-
Glorious Greens for Great Health Virtual Workshop and Cookbook: This virtual workshop will introduce you to the facts and science about leafy green vegetables and provide simple and nutritious recipe ideas to help you easily incorporate these nutritional powerhouses into your diet. You will discover vibrant health through knowledge and flavorful real food recipes!
Breathe: Guided Relaxation & Breathing Exercises to Help You Find Your Whole Cure is now available! This special resource will support you in bringing The Whole Cure to life! The individually-available breathing exercises and guided relaxation experiences (starting at $0.99!) can be used anywhere, at any time of day. Try using them when you feel panic, stress, anxiety or just want a few moments of calm in your day. They are also helpful for coping with pain and helping the body prepare for rest and relaxation.
- 3-Month Simple | Pure | WholeTM Wellness Solution Essential Lifestyle Coaching Program! Get personalized one-on-one attention and transformational coaching to address your physical and emotional body, lifestyle and habits with customized virtual transformational wellness coaching!
- The Whole Cure: 52 Essential Prescriptions for Overcoming Overwhelm, Reclaiming Balance and Reconnecting with a Life You Love! Commit to yourself with 52 simple yet profound stress management techniques that you can work on throughout the year to change your mindset and find greater peace, calm and balance!
Simple Pure Whole Opportunities!
Medical Disclaimer: Information provided in this post and related resources is for informational purposes only. Jennifer Weinberg is not providing medical advice, diagnosis or treatment information. The information is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare professional. Every body is unique so be sure to check with your health care professional before making any dietary or lifestyle changes taking any medication or nutritional supplement or using any treatment for a health issue. Do not use this information provided for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease. If you suspect you have a medical problem please contact your healthcare provider promptly and do not disregard professional medical advice based on anything on this website. This website and related resources are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease and do not create a doctor-patient relationship between you and Jennifer Weinberg. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE: Amazon offers a small commission on products sold through their affiliate links. Prices are exactly the same for you if your purchase through an affiliate link or a non-affiliate link. I never, ever endorse a product or service that I would not purchase myself. I only share resources that I have personal experience with and can therefore recommend without reservation. Affiliate commission helps to support the maintenance of my blog so I can continue to bring you free, value-filled resources. Thank you for your support!
This post was shared with: Healthy, Happy, Green and Natural Link Party, Allergy-Free Thursdays, Healthy Living Link Party, Family Fun Friday, Blogger Spotlight Link Party, Saturday SITs Fest, Friday’s Five Features
Comments
Raia
Great list of post! That chocolate chia pudding is definitely calling to me. 😉
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
Thank you Raia! That pudding is definitely one of my favorites 🙂