Yon Appetit Health Coach

08/22/2026

Pucker up! 😘

🌿 J is for JUICE in this A-Z series — better known by chef’s as acid: the fastest fix for a dish that just needs “something.”

If a fish tastes flat, it’s sometimes missing salt. But usually it’s missing acid.

Citrus (think lemon or lime, orange or grapefruit) brightens literally anything. It’s especially good stirred in right at the end (it generally halts cooking) and is best added off heat.

Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is sharp, a little sweet, and my go-to for dressings.

Rice wine vinegar is softer and rounder than ACV, great for slaws and quick pickles.

How to use it: Taste your dish before you reach for more salt. Add a small splash of acid instead, and taste again. Nine times out of ten, that’s the missing piece.

Keep all three in rotation. They’re inexpensive, they last, and they’ll upgrade your cooking more than almost anything else in the pantry.

Next week: K. 🤍

08/19/2026

Health. Friendship. Candor. ✨

What happens when two friends sit down and talk honestly about what it really means to feel well?

That’s Her Health Compass — conversations about women’s health, wellness, relationships, life, and all the things we don’t always say out loud. We also bring in experts to ground these conversations in facts, insight, and lived experience, balancing friendship and storytelling with evidence-based perspective.

No perfect answers. No judgment. Just honest conversations, real experiences, a little laughter, and the kind of candor that makes you feel like you’re sitting with a friend at sunset. 🌅

🎙️ Find Her Health Compass on and herhealthcompass.com/episodes — and come join the conversation.

Because sometimes the best compass is a conversation with someone who gets it. 🤍

08/10/2026

08/08/2026

Kinda chic to build a life you actually love. 🤍

08/06/2026

🌿H is for h**p seed. A fan fave in my pantry.

Myth: they’ll get you high or show up on a drug test.

Fact: No THC. No high. What they will do:

Add 10 grams of complete protein in just 3 tablespoons, a genuinely good omega-3 to omega-6 ratio, plus magnesium, iron, and zinc. Not bad from seeds you scatter on top of something and never taste.

That’s the whole trick. They go on oatmeal, yogurt, salads, avocado toast, smoothies, and disappear completely.

The goal: a more complete meal without changing a single thing about the taste.

Buy hulled h**p hearts (softer, easier to digest) and leep them in the fridge once opened; their fat content means they can go rancid at room temp.

Next week: I. 🤍

**pseeds protein

08/02/2026

🤍 An afternoon at the spa and a reminder I’ve learned to give myself.

You cannot pour from an empty cup.

It’s such a common sentiment, and easy to dismiss. It took me 53 years to understand how true it is.

You cannot sustainably show up for the people you love and care for if you are depleted. Rest isn’t a reward for having done enough. It’s the foundation that lets you keep doing anything at all.

An afternoon like this one isn’t an every day treat. It is a reminder that your body, your calm, your mental health, are all worth prioritizing. Not as a reward but as a regular practice.

Here are some tips to “fill your cup” (with or without a spa day):

🌿 A slow morning with no phone
🌿 A walk without a destination
🌿 A hot bath with real time to soak
🌿 A meal eaten slowly
🌿 An hour with a book
🌿 A nap without an alarm

I hope one, or all, of these work for you.

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What’s your favorite way to refill your cup? 👇