Health Tips
Cooking With Wild Plants
When the weather get warm I get excited about picking wild greens (also known as Weeds) and wild berries as saskatoons are my favorite berry.
All of my life I have eaten wild plants. My father would bring in dandelion greens and boil them up for us. (sometimes it was out of necessity as there simply was no food in the cupboards).
Benefits of eating wild plants:
• Full of more nutrition than the same plant grown domesticated.
• Are fresher than store bought as vegetables and fruits are shipped long distances to market, sit on shelves, losing flavour and nutrition. Read the rest of this entry »
Almond Milk: Healthy Dairy Free Alternative
Almond milk is an ingredient common in Medieval European recipes, particularly in Lenten dishes (milk, eggs, and meat broth all being forbidden in Lent).
The recipe below is my basic quick one.
Ingredients:
- 1 Cup Almonds
- Water
- Few drops of Sunny Dew (Stevia) Read the rest of this entry »
19 Different Sugars but Which Are Healthy
Will the REAL FOOD Sugar Please Stand Up?
I love sweet things. As a child I was addicted to white sugar and this caused many health problems. This is one reason I am always talking about real foods: foods that are whole, live and are balancing to the body. I try to find sugars in this category.
In past articles I dealt with 7 Tips to Stop White Sugar Cravings and Reasons to Avoid Artificial Sweeteners. Now we deal with the more natural ones.
Not all sugars are equal. Some are very good for you in small quantities. Many are less healthy. Which ones on the following list would you consider real foods? Which do you use and why? Read the rest of this entry »
Green Tea: The Powerfood That Rules the World
“We haven’t had any tea for a week
The bottom is out of the universe “Rudyard Kipling Natural Theology
Why is Green Tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world,
second only to water itself?
Why is green tea is the most popular health drink on the planet?
How has green tea has influenced the lifestyles, politics and
temperament of world superpowers, including
United States, China, Japan and Britain.
1. Green tea is the king of teas:
There are many different kinds of tea including: green tea, black tea, white tea, and oolong. They all start out as green leaves from the Camielia sinensis plant.
The only difference is which part of the plant is used, where and how it grows and how it is processed. Oolong teas have perhaps the most extensive tastes, green tea and enhansed green tea has the most benefits for the least cost.
2. Green tea helps you lose weight.
The International Journal of Obesity cites green tea as having polyphenols which produce extra heat in the body and burn calories. Read the rest of this entry »
Are You Really Green?
8 Ways To Be Greener. So easy you can start NOW!
Earth Day was started over 40 years ago to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s natural environment.
Most of the world did not know, at that time, how important this cause truly was. Many treated it like a pleasant social event; something to enjoy for a day and then easily forgot. Some people thought it was just for tree huggers. Now, almost everyone recognizes how vital this cause is and consider themselves green conscious to some degree. Read the rest of this entry »
7 Tips to Reduce Sugar Cravings
A Revolutionary Simple Approach To Healthy Eating
