If today is the first time you've taken a gander at one of these Monday Health Basics posts, then you're in luck. It's the perfect place to start. It is, perhaps, where I should have started back in January earlier this year. See, this series of ideas I have been posting to the blog every Monday in '16 is meant to serve as a jumping off point for anyone looking to improve their own health, one building block at a time. And today's spot is the perfect place to begin. Write this down.
Read moreGazpacho. Fermented.
New recipe on the blog, meant to take in the flavours of the season. Fermented Gazpacho, with flavour spikes from fused olive oil from Blue Door in Calgary, and flavoured vinegar from my wee garden patch. A nourishing probiotic-rich cold soup for the dog days of summer!
Read moreMONDAY BASICS: put up the harvest.
It's that time of the year, my dear. The time where the apples start to fall from the tree, where the abundance in your garden is gaining speed and you just can't keep up. It's the time when the price of produce is at its best, and local or BC-grown produce is within reach! The blog post today is meant to inspire you to take full advantage of Mother Nature's bounty and gifts, and to celebrate this most wonderful time of the year. Friends, it's time to put up the harvest. (In small batches. Do-able things. Easy things. Delicious things. One good thing at a time. Your future-winter-self will thank you.)
Read moreMONDAY BASICS: blitzed pulse paste for the win.
Today's simple-addition-trick-up-my-sleeve is one that takes a bit of forethought, but will bring lots of rewards should you choose to take this on. There were studies conducted by Health Canada in 2012 that looked into whether or not Canadian adults were getting adequate nutrients from the foods they eat, through food intake alone. Amongst those nutrients, of particular interest was the fibre intake of the average adult. One of the key findings was a concern that the majority of the population is not meeting an adequate intake of this very important nutrient, which could have a pretty serious impact on the health of the population long-term. How to help you reach those good levels, and why? We'll cover that in today's blog post; let me introduce you to Blitzed Pulse Paste.
Read moreMONDAY BASICS: love your heart.
Ah, summertime. A time of lolling about, eating fresh foods, taking some time away to spend it solo or with someone you fancy. Time for family get-aways. Puttering around in the garden. Late night games on the deck under cheesy patio lanterns. Trips out to the cottage/chalet/cabin/camp. Refreshing dips in a lake or river, maybe even an ocean. A daily nap in the hammock. Long days and sunshine. Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Am I right?
Through the Traditional Chinese Medicine lens, summer is the season of the heart. In today's #mondayhealthbasics blog post, we will look at how Holistic Nutrition can best support your ever-lovin heart.
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