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A dietitian shares her top picks for eating healthy at Le Pain Quotidien

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April 26, 2019 at 03:00AM by CWC Le Pain Quotidien is the sophisticate of fast-casual eating. The bakery-cum-restaurant is a ladies-who-lunch hot spot, for ladies who only have 15 minutes to spare. And the whole place smells like freshly baked bread. Which brings up the big questions all healthy eaters are bound to ask: Is this place, er, even healthy? It’s named after carbs! Okay, first off: carbs aren’t all bad. And secondly, yes, it is 100-percent possible to eat healthy here thankyouverymuch—including if you’re vegan or vegetarian, following the Mediterranean diet, or gluten-free. Here, Well+Good Wellness Council member and registered dietitian McKel Hill, RDN, gives her top recommendations on what to eat while still following your preferred eating plan. Keep reading for registered dietitian-approved tips for how to eat healthy at Le Pain Quotidien. Vegan/vegetarian Menu picks: Avocado Toast; Avocado Superseeds Salad; Lentil Avocado Salad What an RD says: Le Pain Quotidien has a whole menu of tartines (fancy French word for toast) topped with vegan-friendly things like beets, chickpeas, and of course avocado. In fact, the classic avo-toast is one of Hill’s top pick for plant-based eaters, though she advises rounding it out with a side for more protein and fiber. Or, you could get the Avocado Superseeds Salad and get all the needed nutrients in one dish. “The seeds in the salad give protein,” Hill explains. Another option is the Lentil Avocado Salad; the lentils are a great plant-based protein source while the greens give fiber. Order tweak: While

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Chakras of the earth are energetic hot spots worthy of your travel bucket list

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April 26, 2019 at 02:00AM by CWC Either-or scenarios are a fundamental part of planning a vacation: Beach or mountains? Long-term stay or sojourn? JOMO-inspired activities or FOMO-worthy escapades? Well if your current travel criteria doesn’t yet include researching the energy (yes, energy) of any locale in question, allow me to change your ways and introduce vortices (that’s the plural form of “vortex,” BTW): concentrated tornadoes of energy that cluster on certain spots of the globe. Just like your body has energetic chakras tracking from the crown of your head to the base of your spine, (insert David Attenborough’s voice here) so too does Mother Earth. First things first, at its basic essence, a vortex is a circular flow of energy, says Kim McDermott, the mindfulness consultant at Mii Amo Resort in Sedona, Arizona. “Tornadoes, hurricanes—all of our storm systems are actually bodies of energy that move in a circular pattern. That’s why they’re so powerful,” she says. These sweeping funnels of kinetic potential have a spiritual reputation for inciting revelation to those passing through them—bringing people to tears and heralding new chapters in life. They occur in areas replete with natural resources that give a location’s geography an undeniable magnetism. In the case of Sedona, that comes in the form of quartz crystal, the iron that’s oxidized in the sandstone, and the water that has flowed both in and out of the city throughout history. While the concept of such energy tornadoes has been around for, like, ever, McDermott

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