Food & Wellness

For optimal energy and health

Welcome to our Kitchen

Holistic health coaching, recipes, cooking classes and integrated wellness strategies

Using Food As Medicine

Whether it's using ginger to soothe your stomach, turmeric to combat inflammation or cinnamon to lower blood sugar, food can heal and help create balance in the body bringing it from dis-ease to harmony. Learn how to use plant-based food as a "power tool" to charge your energy, change your mood, reduce inflammation, boost your immune system, heal dis-ease, lower your toxic load and minimize your footprint on the planet.

LIVE CLASS

Experience the energy of a live class and the ability to ask questions

A Taste of East Africa

Gluten-Free, Vegan Cooking Class

Jambo! Join us for A Taste of East Africa - Gluten-free, Vegan Cooking Class. The menu includes Ndengu (Curry Mung Bean Stew) and Chapati (Bread) from Kenya, and Mbatata (Sweet Potato Cookies) from Malawi. The meal is packed with flavor and nutrients. Attend solo or turn it into a party with family and friends on Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 3:00pm - 6:00pm EST, Live on Zoom.

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ON-DEMAND COURSE

Step-by-step guidance from Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy at your own pace

The Power Living® Detox

Do you want more energy, clarity and vitality?

Do you sometimes get "brain fog"? Do you often feel anxious? Are you experiencing fatigue or trouble sleeping? Does your skin get irritated or your stomach easily upset? Is your immune system strong enough to thrive through the next pandemic? It may be time to detox. Every time you take a breath, eat commercial food, or use consumer electronics, personal care products, or household products, you are exposing yourself to dangerous toxins. The Power Living® Detox is an integrated body-mind-spirit approach to detoxification.

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Decades of Experience

Given her pioneering mother, Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy grew up with holistic health practices from wheat grass juicing to making her own yogurt. She became a vegetarian in 1984 and gluten-free in 1997. After almost dying from Crohn's Disease, she trained in various modalities:

Coaching from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (IPEC)
Holistic Health Counseling from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN)
Lifestyle & Weight Management from the American Council on Exercise (ACE)

A gluten-free vegan, she is a seasoned cook and has been featured in two Integrative Nutrition books, the American Heart Association Healthy Soul Food cookbook and has contributed to various publications such as The Network Journal and Real Health. She has written five books, including Seven-Day PWR Detox: Cleanse Your Body, Mind & Spirit While Living Your Daily Life and 40 Days To Power Living: Think. Eat & Live On Purpose. She has coached people through a range of health issues (with an emphasis on gut and immune health) and incorporates her deep knowledge of the mind-body connection into energy management approaches. View her Yoga & Mindfulness and Empowerment offerings. Learn about her journey.

From Our Blog

Eat In Season

Spice of Life

Easy Veggie Soup

Health Secrets from 114-year-old Bernando LaPallo

Gluten-Free Coconut Biscuits

Heart Smart

IN-PERSON EVENTS

Keynotes, lectures, moderating, workshops, cooking classes

A Leader in Health Advocacy

Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy is a highly respected health advocate from being Adjunct Faculty for the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and teaching medical students and cardiologists stress management techniques to being the nutrition expert and lead teacher for S.P.I.C.E. (Supporting Pre-Conception Individuals through Cultural, Cooking and Coping Essentials) - a program to help reduce disparities in childbirth outcomes through enhancing education and support services that are focused on Caribbean, African American, African and Latino Women in Brooklyn. She has worked with a variety of organizations, such as:

Mount Sinai
AARP New York
HealthCorps
Sharp HealthCare
Harlem Hospital Center
Elmhurst Hospital Center
King's County Hospital Center
Central Harlem Health Revival
Institute for Integrative Nutrition
Association of Black Cardiologists
National Ayurvedic Medical Association
National Institutes of Health
Ralph Lauren Cancer Center
Women Organized Around Wellness
National Ayurveda Medical Association
Teen People/Pathways to Beauty & Wellbeing
Tendu Wellness Indulgence Festival

Urban Zen Foundation
Mentoring in Medicine
American Heart Association
American Diabetes Association
Integrative Healthcare Symposium
ClubMom Day of Indulgence
Harlem Healthy Living Initiative
Student National Medical Association
The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives
Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Services
Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
East Harlem Asthma Center of Excellence
Holistic Wellness Expo, City College of New York
Athletic Center of Excellence & Sports Medicine
Congressional Black Caucus Health Empowerment Tour
Cleveland Clinic's Speaking of Women's Health Tour

As a National Spokesperson for the American Heart Association, she represented the association in the national media for the Search Your Heart Program and Power To End Stroke Campaign. She also served on multiple committees including the International Stroke Committee, NY State Stroke Committee, NY State Advocacy Committee, Multicultural Leadership Committee and Harlem Go Red Committee. In addition, she served on the Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care (ACCAHC) and was a leader for the Harlem Healthy Living Initiative created by The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce with Congressman Charles B. Rangel and The City of New York to help residents live healthier and productive lives.