July in our house means the Tour. In case you don’t know what Tour – I mean Le Tour de France. Watching the tour, listening to the podcasts (the best one is former tour director Johan Bruyneel discussing tactics and strategies on The Move) and reading the news, le tour is all-encompassing. This year the race started in Belgium to …
G is for Greens
The G in Eat your FN-GBOMBS is for greens. Why are greens so good for your health? So good in fact that you should eat them every day? Have you heard of your endothelial cells? Your endothelial cells make up the lining of your blood vessels. They are damaged by high blood pressure, smoking, cholesterol, high-fat diets and inactivity. For …
Hollyhock Salad Dressing
Hollyhock is a fabulous spot on the incredibly beautiful Cortes Island, BC. They have a great cookbook and I make this salad dressing all the time. Ingredients: 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar 1/3 cup filtered water 1/3 cup Tamari (I use Bragg’s) 2 cloves garlic 1/2 cup nutritional yeast 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil. I use 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/2 …
No excuses
The most common reason for not exercising is, I don’t have enough time. However, a new study on the effects of a home-based fitness plan compared to the recommended 150 minutes a week of moderately challenging exercise seems to prove that you don’t need that much time. Researchers in Liverpool asked 32 obese people to complete a 12-week exercise program. …
Everything is Connected
One of my favourite cartoons is The Awkward Yeti. It features body parts, including heart, brain, tongue, gall bladder, as if your body could talk to you. Apparently, it can if you are listening. Research just published in the Journal of American Cardiology has shown what you may already suspect. What happens to your heart also happens to your brain. …
N is for Nuts
The N in FN-GBOMBS is for nuts and if you are able to eat nuts you should have a little every day. I have had many conversations with clients that go something like this: Me – What do you eat for breakfast? Client – I don’t eat breakfast or sometimes I’ll grab something to go on my way to work. …
When do you exercise?
The timing of your exercise may have an impact on the results. A new study performed on mice, not humans, has shown that when you exercise could change the result. Morning exercise has more of an effect on the muscle cells. Exercising in the morning increased muscle metabolism, making it more capable of using fat and sugar for fuel. Evening …
Eat your FN-GBOMBS.
There has been a lot of news recently about how what we eat is changing our health. Unfortunately, it is not for the better. These are a few of the headlines from nutritional science research in the last few weeks. New Evidence Links Ultra-Processed Foods With a Range of Health Risks Millions of Cardiovascular Deaths Attributed to Not Eating Enough …
5 More Reasons
As if you needed more reasons to eat a healthy diet here are 5 facts about food in the headlines this week. What is that? A study conducted by Hitchcock farms, a farming business based in California, found that 39% of Americans couldn’t recognize common fruits and vegetables. You can take the test yourself here. The people who took the …
Roasted Spicy Cauliflower
An easy way to cook cauliflower for a delicious meal. Ingredients: 1 head cauliflower 1/4 cup olive oil 1/2 cup nutritional yeast 2-3 tablespoons of water 2 tablespoon garam masala spice mix 1 teaspoon ground turmeric 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper fresh ground black pepper Directions: Trim and clean the cauliflower. Preheat oven to 400 and line cooking sheet with …