It’s fresh asparagus season. If you are lucky enough to be able to get local, fresh asparagus here is one of my favourite pasta recipes that is great with fresh asparagus. When I can’t get fresh, local asparagus I use frozen. You can also add, or substitute, green or yellow beans. Using fresh or local vegetables is the best way …
Super Simple Vegan Pesto
Vegan Pesto Easy to make, use for pasta, pizza, potato salad and I love it as a sandwich spread. Ingredients: 1 bunch basil 2 cloves raw garlic 4 Tbsp sunflower seeds 1/2 olive oil 1/4 cup nutritional yeast Place basil, garlic, sunflower seeds in a food processor and mix into a paste. Add olive oil and process until smooth, add …
5 Unexpected Ways to Change Your Habits.
You went on vacation or had a change to your regular routine. You know you should get back to better habits, but you haven’t been able to yet. Here are 5 unexpected ways to get back to better habits at any time. Know Your Why. It is easier to get back to healthy choices when you can see the big …
It’s time to work up a sweat.
More women are not getting enough exercise. For that matter, most men don’t either, but women over the age of 40 are the fastest growing group of people not doing enough exercise. A study by John Hopkins Medicine reviewed data of 19 million American women and found that 60% of women aged 40-64 did not get the minimum amount of …
News About Cholesterol
More news about cholesterol that can help you stay healthy by making good food choices. The first, an analysis of almost 30,000 people followed in 6 studies, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that increased egg and cholesterol intake increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. The second study done by St. Michael’s University in Toronto has …
Sitting, standing, and exercise
If you have a desk job you might have invested in a standing desk to counteract all those hours sitting behind a screen. Does it help? Or maybe you think “because you exercise” (three words that cause more harm than good) you can use the rest. How much exercise do you need to do to reverse the effects of sitting …
Preserve your health
A food ingredient used in many processed foods to prevent these foods from going bad may be harming your health. Propionate, a food ingredient commonly used baked goods, artificial flavourings and animal food, could be causing disruptions in hormones related to weight gain. Propionate may cause a cascade of metabolic reactions leading to insulin resistance and excessive levels of insulin. …
Care & Feeding of Your Brain
It is not just your body that you need to fuel for performance. In fact, your brain not only responds to exercise but also to a healthy diet. The proper care and feeding of your brain will bring lifelong benefits. Once is good more is better. New research from the University of Maryland has shown that one exercise session increases …
Straw into Gold
You have probably heard the fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin, by the Brothers Grimm. The story of the little man that helps the miller’s daughter spin straw into gold. Spinning straw into gold is no more possible than turning fat into muscle. Muscle and fat are separate types of tissue and they are not interchangeable. You may have more or less, of …
Is your phone making you fat?
Many people use their smartphones to track calories, or exercise, but they could also be limiting your ability to reach your goals. Think of that person in the gym that is always on their phone. Sitting on the equipment. Not doing as much exercise as texting or surfing. That is an obvious way that smartphones interfere with your progress, but …