by Chef Varouj | Dec 1, 2020 | Featured
If you were to rate your stress levels on a 1-10 scale, what’s your stress level right now? Stress is a foundation of our body systems. It has allowed us to survive as a species for centuries. Stress triggers a cascade of biochemical and hormonal responses that keep...
by Chef Varouj | Oct 9, 2020 | Featured, Healthy Eating
Here are 10 simple steps that will change the way you feel and positively influence your genetic makeup. Studies show that eliminating inflammatory foods from your diet, and replacing daily habits that may be influencing your genes negatively with alternatives, can...
by Chef Varouj | Sep 17, 2020 | Featured, Healthy Eating
I think the food system in America is designed to grow fat and unhealthy kids. The system is loading them with the unhealthiest foods like carbohydrates and sugars, not to mention GMO foods and artificial flavorings and colorings. The food most commonly advertised and...
by Chef Varouj | May 15, 2020 | Featured, Healthy Eating
We seem to associate eating healthy with the words dull, expensive, and time-consuming. That is simply not accurate and I am here to prove it! I am approached all the time by friends, clients, and diners who want to know how they can make meals that are healthy, taste...
by Chef Varouj | May 15, 2020 | Featured, Healthy Eating
I find the latest mushrooming of articles on how healthy artificial sugars are for you quite disturbing! There seems to be a push by the artificial sugar companies to present their toxic product as perfectly healthy, even healthier than sugar. Since studies now abound...
by Chef Varouj | May 15, 2020 | Featured, Healthy Eating
Our body uses either sugar or fat as its energy source. Sugar is a great immediate fuel source when it’s needed in an emergency. However, it is not the best nor cleanest fuel source. ATP is the energy molecule the body uses for every function. The body generates 36...