How ignorant are you about food?
How I love the great things that Jamie Oliver and his team are doing to change the way we look and think about food. He is more than just a great chef and is really making some exceptional changes at the grassroots level of food education. This great TED presentation is well worth a watch…
Kelp and Black Fungus Salad
This Recipe is: Vegetarian, Vegan, Dairy-Free Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 5 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 5 pieces of dried kelp knots 1 large dried black fungus, about the size of palm 1 large red chilli, stemmed and sliced (If you like it spicy toss some chilli seeds into the salad!) 1/2 cup rice vinegar…
The 4-Hour Body Diet
4-Hour Body Diet Also known as the Slow-Carb diet, the 4-Hour Body was invented by Tim Ferriss and boasts rapid weight loss in a short amount of time. This diet is based on the author’s access to MDs, top scientists, professional athletes, and experimentation on himself. The 4-Hour Body is about consistently making the smallest…
Go beyond the salad
When you think about healthy eating, salads and green vegetables usually come to mind. But how about adding a little more variety to your plan? Roots like carrots, sweet potatoes, and turnips, are a rich source of nutritious complex carbohydrates. Instead of upsetting blood sugar levels like refined sweet foods do, they help regulate them.…
Roasted Root Vegetables
This Recipe is: Vegetarian, Vegan, Dairy-Free Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 25-35 minutes Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: 1 sweet potato 2 parsnips or 1 stalk of burdock 2 carrots 2 turnips or 1 large rutabaga 1 daikon radish (or substitute/add in other favorites, like squash) Extra virgin olive oil Salt and pepper Herbs: rosemary, thyme…
The 3-Season Diet
3-Season Diet The 3-Season Diet was developed by John Douillard, a leading practitioner in Ayurvedic medicine, natural health and fitness. He is the Director of the LifeSpa Retreat Center and Clinic in Boulder, Colorado where he offers personal consultations. John Douillard has also written and produced 18 health and fitness books, CDs and DVDs. The 3-Season Diet calls for…
Stock up on these
While there are heaps of good-for-you foods out there, some key ingredients make it a lot easier to meet your weight-loss goals. Next grocery store run, be sure to place these top three diet-friendly items in your cart: Balsamic vinegar (it adds a pop of low-cal flavor to veggies and salads), in-shell nuts (their protein…
The 3-Hour Diet
3-Hour Diet The 3-hour diet was designed by Jorge Cruise, author of 8 Minutes in the Morning and The 3-Hour Diet: How Low-Carb Diets Make You Fat and Timing Makes You Thin. Cruise emphasizes eating every 3 hours to reset the metabolism and burn fat. This process stabilizes blood sugar and controls appetite while increasing energy and alertness. With this program,…
Deep Roots Saute
This Recipe is: Vegetarian, Vegan, Dairy-Free Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 2 burdock roots, cleaned and cut on thin diagonals 12-3 carrots, cut on thin diagonals 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil 1 tablespoon brown rice syrup or honey 3 tablespoons shoyu (soy sauce) 1/3 cup water ¼ cup toasted…
Is cancer risk higher among people who eat more processed meat?
Agggh, who doesn’t love a good old bacon butty, well except non-meat eaters of course! This article is one of many I have read over the past few years on the same subject and is one that I feel we really should pay attention to. I do not think it is the meat, it is…
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