The Real Benefits of Reducing Refined Flours and Sugars from your Diet
Michael Shaw, from No Flour, No Sugar Diet, has graciously offered to write a post for my site describing some of the health benefits you can expect by reducing, or even eliminating, refined flours and sugars from your diet. I very much enjoy his writing, and hope that you all find this article useful. Thank you, Michael! Siobhan * * * Over the last couple years, I’ve initiated a campaign to decrease refined flours and refined sugars from my diet. Prior to that, over the last decade and a half, I have gone from giving up red meat to giving up chicken (and other fowl) to, most...
Read MoreNo Time for the Gym? A Collection of Home Workout Ideas
In this edition of the Natural Health and Wellness blog carnival, we will discuss various home workout ideas. Don’t have the time (or money) to go out to a gym for a regular workout? Home-based workouts can be a great alternative. Here are some fantastic ideas about how to add home-workouts to YOUR weekly routine. _ _ _ _ _ Pairie Eco Thrifter offers a comprehensive home workout with Skip the Gym, Sweat at Home 2, saying “Just like saving money and investing in our financial future, we need to put that same effort into investing in our health. Eating well and being active are the...
Read MoreWhat’s for Supper? A Collection of Quick and Easy Vegetarian Meal Ideas
In this edition of the Healthy Eating – Nutritious and Deliciousblog carnival, we will discuss various quick and easy vegetarian supper ideas.Have you gotten into a rut – always serving the same old meals, again and again? Would you like a little inspiration – suggestions for nutritious and delicious meals that your whole family will enjoy? Consider trying some of these fantastic suggestions. _ _ _ _ _ Pescetarian Yosef presents Salmon Tacos posted at This American Bite, saying, “Thinking out of the box to create a light and healthy salmon dinner.” Vegetarian My...
Read MoreCold morning? Start the day with a hearty bowl of porridge!
Where I live, we’ve had a few weeks of beautiful weather the past while – after the long, cool, and frequently rainy summer, it was pretty wonderful. I enjoyed cycling to work in shorts and a tank top. Enjoyed going for walks in the sunshine after supper… This morning, the weather shifted back to cold and rainy. My kids were clamouring for a nice, hot, home-made breakfast – so I made a delicious pot of porridge. I’ve actually never been a porridge-person – I don’t tend to like the texture much – but I worked with what I had, and ended up...
Read MoreSmile for the day
As any regular visitors to my site probably know, I’m an avid cyclist, and have been happily bike-commuting to and from work for the past few years. In fact, every day, I give thanks that I have this opportunity – that my work isn’t too far away, or only reachable by roads to treacherous to consider cycling on. At any rate, this week my company has closed down the entire floor on which the showers/changerooms are located, for renovations. So, I’m enjoying public transit, and all that it entails. This morning was particularly colorful – when I told my husband...
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