Articles, Nutrition
Through brilliant marketing, food corporations have us believing that Uncle Ben makes rice, Tony the Tiger makes cereal and Colonel Sanders makes chicken. Not only are these food mascots visually appealing, but their products allow us to eat whatever we want, whenever we want. We can tear open a box and “cook” traditional meals in the microwave in minutes. We can assemble...
Articles, Nutrition
Sugar is found in almost everything these days. It’s found in food we wouldn’t even think – bread, spaghetti sauce, ketchup, yogurt, mayonnaise, salad dressing, lunch meat, crackers, soup and almost all packaged food. When we ingest sugar, it’s a quick fix of energy that our body likes. At first. After a while, high sugar intake can lead to many problems...
Articles, Mindfulness, Nutrition
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. Hippocrates Even thousands of years ago, our ancestors used food to heal their ailments. As conventional medicine progressed, we started to rely on these “potions” to fix us. Currently, most people have a full pharmacy in their medicine cabinets. We’re so quick to take a pill whenever we feel any aches...
Articles, Nutrition
Antioxidants. This is one of those words that seems to come up all the time. Someone tells us to eat a particular food because it’s “full of antioxidants”. While picking out a tea to drink, we see some labels that say “high in antioxidants”. Even juice bars are naming their smoothies with “antioxidants” as one of the words in the title. ...
Articles, Nutrition, Uncategorized
It seems like everyone is coming down with something these days. There is a bug going around which apparently debilitates victims for about 4 to 6 days. Changes of seasons often bring flus, viruses and colds. I believe that we don’t necessarily need a flu shot in order to protect ourselves from what’s to come each...
Articles, Nutrition
We can use food in a way that works for us or against us – the choice is ours. We have this choice every time we eat a meal. If we want to support the body, it is important to choose fresh and healthy foods as much as we can. If we are new to the concept of detoxifying, we...
