In my search for new exciting recipes, while trying to avoid the boredom of rotating the same meals every week, I’ve experimented this very green loaded pasta salad and it turned out to be a win. Variety is important across the diet in order to maintain maximum intake of nutrients. Herbs and spices are important, not only for great flavor but they are also….
If I would have to eat Middle Eastern veggie dishes for a lifetime, I would be the happiest girl in the world! My body feels so satiated and nourished after enjoying a well done hummus with whole wheat pita bread, a hearty Fattoush salad or a loaded falafel pita sandwich recipe, bathed in tahini sauce. And this is mostly due to plant-based ingredient combinations that provide….
Estrogen, testosterone, progesterone, cortisol and insulin. Our body’s “chemical messengers”. As with everything that our bodies are made up of, these little guys are pretty important to keep balanced, because if not, they can cause all sorts of upsets. They affect the obvious hormonal issues such as infertility and irregular periods, but they also play a part in weight gain/loss/maintenance, fatigue, anxiety, depression, libido, digestive issues, insomnia, appetite, even hair thinning and hair loss. Hormonal imbalance can be caused by a number of factors, among them are…
If you have trouble sleeping and you don’t have turmeric in your life, you need to change that immediately. For me personally, there are few things more frustrating than not being able to fall asleep, or just not having a good night’s rest. Apart from becoming a tad grumpy because of it, it affects so many other parts of your life too. Your concentration drops significantly and you become …
Have you ever had that feeling when you look at a recipe and just think to yourself, “that is pure genius!”? Well, this is one of those for me. Packed chock full of incredibly tasty and healthy ingredients, and finished off with wasabi lentils. As much as I love the soup, I could simply snack on a bowl of the lentils on their own! This interesting take on sprucing up a basic miso soup will have your …
With Spring not far away, most of us will probably start feeling the effects of perhaps a little over-indulgence during the cooler months. But let’s face it, soul-soothing winter comfort food is a definite winner! One of my favorite things about that kind of food is …
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