Planning on entertaining for the upcoming holidays? You can absolutely pull it off and create a truly beautiful and memorable event by following my 7 essential tips for entertaining with style below.Just this past weekend I hosted a sit-down bridal luncheon for 21 lovely ladies at my home in … [Read more...]
Ivy's Blog
Ivy's Blog is the personal health, fusion fitness and clean eating blog of author Ivy Larson. Ivy's interest in healthy living was sparked by her diagnosis with multiple sclerosis in 1998 at the age of twenty-two.
The 4 Day Cure to Overcome Stress and Lack of Sleep
Are you a model for healthy living?Are you conscientious about eating clean, drinking green smoothies, exercising regularly and living an overall healthful lifestyle?If you are living the "perfect" healthy lifestyle then you should feel and look amazing, right? But what if you don't?What … [Read more...]
You’re Invited! Educational Event Promotes "Food as Medicine"
I am truly honored to say that I am on the host committee for the upcoming Future of Medicine Summit VIII and I would love to invite our Clean Cuisine community to attend!It really will be such a great opportunity to meet many of you (and for you to meet each other!) and I know you will walk … [Read more...]
100 Days of Real Food Recipes and Book Review
Have you heard of Lisa Leake, her 100 Days of Real Food recipes, her wildly successful blog, and her new book 100 Days of Real Food: How We Did It, What We Learned, and 100 Easy, Wholesome Recipes Your Family Will Love ?If you have not yet heard of Lisa, I am sure you will! Along with her … [Read more...]
Xtrema Cookware Giveaway!
Xtrema Cookware by Ceramcor: An Esssential Clean Cuisine Appliance Good news! Clean Cuisine and Ceramcor are offering one lucky person the chance to win a “Clean Cuisine Kitchen Essential” 14-piece set of Xtrema Colors Ceramic Cookware by Ceramcor in our exciting giveaway contest. Our friends at … [Read more...]
Ice Bucket Challenge Clean Cuisine Chug
I was challenged by my dear friend Susan Malt Josephson to complete the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Thank you Susan. I accept the Challenge.The awareness the Ice Bucket Challenge has brought to ALS is spectacular. The participation in this challenge is extraordinary, and we at Clean Cuisine … [Read more...]
Are Microwaves Safe? Do Microwaves Destroy Nutrients?
When my husband, Andy, and I were first married in 2000, I had recently been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (you can read my full story HERE) and so I was in the midst of trying to adopt an anti-inflammatory "whole foods" diet and revamp my entire lifestyle. I was also pregnant with our … [Read more...]
Healthy Eating Tips for the Orlando Theme Parks
Planning a trip to Orlando and the theme parks? My healthy eating tips below will help keep you and your entire family feeling fully energized and ready to hit the rides!Since my husband and I grew up in south Florida, we have trekked to Orlando's numerous theme parks countless times--- … [Read more...]
Vitamix Giveaway: An Essential Clean Cuisine Appliance
Clean Cuisine Vitamix Giveaway! Good news! Clean Cuisine is offering one lucky person the chance to win a dream kitchen appliance of their choice in our exciting Vitamix Giveaway contest. Our friends at Vitamix are giving you the option to choose between two of their most popular high-speed … [Read more...]
Cooking with a Vitamix Enabled Me to Truly Eat Clean
If you have been following Andy and I since the release of the first of our five books, The Gold Coast Cure (HCI Books), back in 2005 then you know how our nutrition recommendations have evolved over the years. Because of my own health issues that started in 1998 when I was twenty-two years old, our … [Read more...]
My Superfood Smoothie Recipe for Girls Weekend
I created my Superfood Smoothie Recipe for me and my girlfriends (some of who are holding the smoothie in the photo above) because we were all in need of a serious energy booster! This past weekend was jam-packed with non-stop activity as some of my best girlfriends from high school came to stay … [Read more...]
Online Grocery Shopping for Health Foods at a Discount
Want to Buy More Healthy Foods and Organic Products But Don't Live Close to a Whole Foods Market or Trader Joe's?Online Grocery Shopping at Vitacost Can Help... I still remember several years ago when Whole Foods Market opened 5-minutes away from my house in Palm Beach Gardens. And I am currently … [Read more...]
7-Minute Healthy Breakfast for Kids
A Healthy Breakfast for Kids Need Not Be Complicated Today was the first day of the Miami Dolphin's Football Camp for my son and his best friend. The boys are very into football and since we are also huge Dolphin's fans this is the camp the kids look forward to all year long! However, because I hit … [Read more...]
Maca Powder for Stress Relief and Energy Boost!
I'm not normally super hungry first thing in am, which is when I like to workout, but a teaspoon of gelatinized maca powder mixed with water definitely gives me a pre-workout energy boost---& then I just eat a real breakfast after I workout (by which time I am always … [Read more...]
FREE Amazon Kindle Reading App and a Superfood Cookbook for Just $2.99
Oooh! Amazon just informed me of a super cool summer deal that I had to share as I am sure it won't last... A FREE Amazon Kindle Reading App!! Click the photo below to order: I admit, as an author (who of course loves books!), I have not exactly been a huge fan of Kindle. But I am always … [Read more...]
