The Japanese culture and way of life has always sparked my curiosity, in terms of the life-giving food that makes up the majority of their traditional diet. The Japanese people have the highest life expectancy in the world. You’ll find seaweed to be abundant across the Japanese diet, and much respected as a healing superfood.
It only takes one hearty vegetarian soup to ignite a craving within your taste buds for more! Of course the best time to indulge in hot soups is when the thermometer drops, but that doesn’t stop me from enjoying this recipe any other time of the year! I’ve selected all the simple base ingredients of split peas, onion and potato. Then I’ve added in some zestful lemon, infused by…
What I love about my mostly plant-based diet is the variety of ingredients that feature across many recipes, and also the array of flavors you can create from those many ingredients. That’s my main focus in this Buddha bowl, a hearty lunch or dinner that you can truly look forward to devouring or busting out at dinner parties. It’s a recipe that’s simple enough that …
You may not have heard about moringa tea, and that’s because it’s not as spoken about as the well-famed matcha. But if moringa’s not a part of your daily routine, then you’re missing out on some pretty powerful nutrients! While teas like black tea and English Breakfast are very soothing and easy to drink, they are actually quite acidic to…
I know you’ve probably been caught up in the whirlwind craze of the superfood cacao, but there’s another incredibly nutritious chocolate worthy of your attention. Yes, it’s slightly more processed, fermented and roasted, but cocoa also holds some pretty impressive properties. Cocoa butter is extracted from the oils of the cocoa bean, which is loaded with …
The Japanese hold the stake for one of the longest life expectancies on the planet, with studies linking diet as directly attributable to this impressive record. It’s interesting to learn that the intake of iodine from seaweed products in Japan, is grouped with the highest intakes of iodine globally.
Seaweed has the ability to absorb …
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