Articles, Mindfulness
It seems to me that the whole world has been experiencing sunny skies for the past few days. I continue to see people posting their daily pictures of beaches, blue skies and sun! I absolutely love this kind of weather and I don’t think I’m the only one. I love to watch around me as everyone slowly comes...
Articles, Nutrition
I remember hearing this quote as far back as I can remember. It’s not until recently that I truly understood it though. Think of the food we eat as fuel. It gives our bodies the energy which they require to function well. You wouldn’t feed your car with the wrong type of gas and expect it to...
Articles, Main Courses, Nutrition, Recipes
Condiments can often pose a lot of trouble for people. Commercial sauces like ketchup, HP, mayonnaise, mustard and hot sauces usually contain sugar and preservatives that are problematic to our systems. Even if we’re consuming healthy meals, we can ruin them by pouring these sugary sauces all over them. Try to change your condiments. Rather...
Articles, Mindfulness
From a very young age, we learn that we must continually strive to achieve things. Good grades, lasting friendships, sports awards which then turn into successful jobs, nice cars, happy relationships and good incomes. We’re often so busy trying to reach for the next goal that we don’t stop to enjoy the ride. Think of something...
Articles, Mindfulness, Nutrition
In the last post, I wrote about emotional eating. Once we recognize that we may be an emotional eater, there are ways to identify eating triggers. It’s this awareness that can help to bring us to a level of understanding. Situations and emotions that trigger us to eat fall into 5 main categories 1) Social – when around others. ...
Articles, Mindfulness, Nutrition
Emotional eating is defined as “eating for reasons other than hunger”. Some people aren’t affected by emotional eating while others struggle with it every minute of their lives. It can also be referred to as eating to fill a void that isn’t related to an empty stomach. This is a large topic so today I’ll just list a...
Articles, Nutrition
This title was a milk slogan in Canada…just in case you didn’t recognise the title. Since few people drink whole milk straight from a cow, milk undergoes a process called homogenisation. This mechanical breakdown blasts larger molecules into smaller ones, in order for the fats to be suspended. There are some key problems that now exist because of...
Articles, Mindfulness
If we were to hear these words about 15 years ago, we would assume that it meant to keep in touch with friends and family. Since the internet has taken over, these words took on a whole new meaning. We always want to make sure that we can get “on line”, wherever we go. It...
Articles, Nutrition, Recipes, Salads
I’ve been trying to add more fermented foods into my meals lately. Fermented foods are an excellent source of probiotics and a natural way to include them in your diet. Some fermented foods include homemade sauerkraut, miso, tempeh, raw apple cider vinegar and plain yogurt. Fermented foods also contain raw enzymes which give us extra...
Articles, Mindfulness
It’s our natural desire as human beings to want new things. Whether they’re material things, relationships or a drastic change in life, we’re rarely happy with what we have. Most of us hold a cherished belief that says a change in our outside world would do the trick. We even go as far to blame...
