We all seem to start our day with the same grogginess, a desire for more sleep and the knowledge that no matter how hard we try, eating immediately is not appealing. We typically will hit the snooze button many times, leaving us in a daze, then simultaneously commute and eat a breakfast bar that is too dense and far too high in protein for the desk job to which we are about to ... Continue Reading
Health Benefits of Quinoa
Quinoa is a Powerful Vegetable Seed! Although referred to as a grain, it is actually a seed from a vegetable related to Swiss chard, spinach and beets. Quinoa is pronounced keen-wa not kwin-o-a. Quinoa was considered sacred by the Incas; they called it the "mother seed." The Inca civilization in South America grew it in the high altitude of the Andes. It was their ... Continue Reading
The Importance of Eating Seasonal Foods
Life always comes a full circle. Where earlier on people ate certain foods only when they were in season, things had changed to an extent where people could buy any type of food from the supermarket, irrespective of its seasonal availability. But now, once again we are moving back to the old approach, but there’s a marked difference. Earlier people didn’t know any better, and ... Continue Reading