Recommendation – Vitamin D Supplements
“In Canada, everyone should be on vitamin D,” says McMaster’s Dr. Jonathan Adachi, who conducted the study of 16 specialists and 36 primary care practitioners in Ontario and Quebec. “Osteoporosis Canada says we should be taking between 800 (international units) and 2000 IU daily. It’s pennies a day, and it’s a therapy with known benefit. It can reduce hip fractures. There are studies to suggest it can protect against breast and prostate cancer. It may prevent falls, infection and osteoarthritis.” “Researchers at the University of California,...
Read MoreNutritional Yeast Salad Dressing Recipe
If you’re already drinking green smoothies every morning, then you’re doing pretty well for vitamins and minerals. Mostly. One set of vitamins that is under-represented in your smoothie, unfortunately, is the B vitamins. This salad dressing recipe will help rectify that. If you’re already planning to eat more leafy green salads, then you can boost the nutritional content of your salads by pouring a bit of nutritional yeast salad dressing on top. Nutritional yeast contains huge amounts of B vitamins (Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, and even Vitamin B12...
Read MoreIt’s Friday Night – Try Curried Split Pea Soup for Supper
It’s Friday night – and your family is planning to spend the evening watching a great movie on television. But first you have to get dinner out of the way. Instead of a quick meal of Mac n Cheese, why not spend a few minutes more making a dinner that’s not only quick, easy, and inexpensive, but is also delicious AND nutritious! My recommendation – Curried Split Pea Soup, with whole wheat toast and a green salad. This vegetarian soup is a great way to sneak in several servings of nutritious vegetables without your children even noticing, because they’re all...
Read MoreIt’s Friday Night – Try a Spinach Frittata for Supper
It’s Friday night – finally – and, when it comes right down to it, all you really want to do is collapse on the couch with a drink and something yummy and watch TV. Instead of a massive serving of nachos with cheese and salsa, why not spend a few minutes more making a dinner that’s not only quick, easy, and inexpensive, but is also delicious AND nutritious! My recommendation – a Spinach Frittata with Red Pepper and Feta Cheese, with whole wheat toast and a green salad. Red peppers are a rich source of such nutrients as Vitamin A and Vitamin C, both powerful antioxidants, and Vitamin B6 and...
Read MoreFresh Juices – Elixir of the Gods
I recently spent several days at a raw food retreat, and was served amazing gourmet raw foods. Delicious, healthy, and inspirational, all things considered. The primary inspiration I came home with was to dig out my juicer (yes, I occasionally get enthusiastic about health fads, and buy the appropriate tools) and start using it again. Regularly. Which prompted me to de-clutter my kitchen counter, so that there would be a place for my juicer to live, so that I would be more likely to use it. So, now I have a lovely, tidy, clutter-free kitchen, and have been enjoying delicious juices on a...
Read MoreIt’s Friday Night – Try Kosheri for Supper
Why is it that, every Friday night, you get home from work and have no idea what to do for dinner? Instead of popping some frozen fish and chips into the oven, why not spend a few minutes more making a dinner that’s not only quick, easy, and inexpensive, but is also delicious AND nutritious! My recommendation – Kosheri! Kosheri is a popular traditional Egyption dish, sold by street vendors in Egypt much like hot dogs are sold in North America. It’s filling, delicious, and loaded with nutrients! This week, I would like to introduce you to another nutritional powerhouse...
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