Articles, Nutrition
1) Include a power salad as part of your daily diet. Whether it’s for lunch, dinner or a snack, introduce high nutrient salads to your daily diet. Include dark leafy greens, nuts, seeds, chicken or fish, and an array of colourful vegetables. The protein is excellent for weight loss, rather than having a carbohydrate rich meal. Make your own...
Articles, Nutrition
Pasta can be a great choice for your meals. Like many dishes, it’s possible to eat healthy and unhealthy versions of pasta. If you use a lot of butter, cheese and meat, this can slow down the body’s digestive system. Bloating, gas and indigestion can occur if we’re eating a lot of heavy meals. If...
Articles, Nutrition
Spirulina is a highly nutritious algae that has a long list of benefits. It contains a large amount of antioxidants, vitamins, essential amino acids and protein. While boosting the body’s immune system cells, it helps to keep your body strong and healthy. The phytochemical contents of spirulina are found to curb the damaging effects of free...
Articles, Dressings and Sauces, Nutrition, Recipes, Salads
When it comes to eating nutritiously, there are many factors that get in the way. It’s so much more than just the food. Often there will be excuses and habitual thoughts that will get in the way. Weekends are usually times that we stray from our regular patterns and let our eating “slip” a little. ...
Articles, Nutrition
Almonds are great to have as a healthy snack or as part of a meal. Add almonds to your morning meal to increase your protein, fibre and energy levels. Alternatively you can mix them with other nuts, seeds and fruit to make your own trail mix. As well, they can be ground up and added to sauces or...
Articles, Mindfulness, Nutrition
I believe that our food preferences are deep rooted from a young age. It’s my Mom’s birthday today so I wanted to dedicate this post to her since she was always so supportive of my food choices. When I was five years old, I decided on my own will that I was going to be...
Articles, Nutrition
If you’re a coffee drinker and want to try cutting down, start by replacing it with tea. Even better, try herbal tea instead. Coffee is fine once in a while, whether it’s enjoyed as a treat or at a cafe with friends. Caffeine addictions can start to occur when we rely on it every day. ...
Articles, Nutrition
We need to undergo “daily detoxification” because of today’s toxic world. Instead of a major detox every so often, the following recommendations can be done on a daily basis and help to promote detoxification, and turn digestive energies toward elimination processes. 1) Fast while you’re eating. This means eating less, eating more consciously and eating nutrient dense food. 2) Avoid a big breakfast...
Articles, Nutrition
There is a huge benefit of food being in its whole form. As soon as we start altering the state of food, it takes extra work for our body to break down. In nature, everything is packaged perfectly. When minerals, vitamins and fibre are taken away, the body must exert unnecessary energy to complete the process. After consuming white rice, the body...
Articles, Mindfulness, Nutrition
Toxins are any substances that cause harmful effects or create irritation in the body. This undermines our health, stressing the biochemical and organ functions. Our bodies are designed to handle a certain level of toxins. The problem arises when there is an excess intake of toxins over a long time and the body becomes overloaded. Detoxification occurs when we allow our body...
