If you are just discovering the benefits of smoothies and other liquid nutrition, it can be hard to get your head around the price tag of some of the high powered blenders. But at least in the beginning, this isn’t really something to worry about. Apply a few of the ideas below and you should be … [Read more...] about Getting More Power from Your Blender
Liquid Nutrition: Keeping It Smoothie
The timing of our meals can have a major effect on how we feel and perform – particularly as we prepare to start the day. But what if your stomach isn’t really a “morning person?” Just as with the issue of what we should eat, there are a huge number of competing theories on when to eat it. These … [Read more...] about Liquid Nutrition: Keeping It Smoothie
Brain Power: Adding Some Extra Watts
Until recently, we generally assumed brain function was genetically inherited and hard-wired, but new research supported by advanced scanning techniques is revealing the old gray matter has a lot more muscle than we believed. If you’ve ever thought of yourself as not being good at math or perhaps … [Read more...] about Brain Power: Adding Some Extra Watts
How Healthy Is Frozen Food Really?
We all know the best way to eat produce is straight from the garden or farm. Nutrients start to break down when fruit and vegetables are harvested, with C and some B vitamins such as thiamin decreasing particularly quickly. So the fresher they are the better. Eating food grown under local conditions … [Read more...] about How Healthy Is Frozen Food Really?
So Spinach Does Make You Stronger…
With an increasing number of athletes posting top-level results on plant-based diets, there is growing interest in just how they are able to maintain and even improve strength. The list is long but it’s hard to argue with the achievements of elite triathletes like Richard Roll and Brendan Brazier or … [Read more...] about So Spinach Does Make You Stronger…
What Went Right in 2017, Pt. 1 Health
With the end of 2017 approaching fast, I’ve been trying to reflect on what went well this year and understand how to build on it in 2018. My plan was to take a long walk, allow my thoughts to bubble and ferment and then bottle the results for future use. It didn’t go so well – way too much bubbling … [Read more...] about What Went Right in 2017, Pt. 1 Health
Spring Water: Straight from the Source
Over the last couple of decades, there has been a major shift in the way we see water from a health perspective. With the exception of those living in major cities, most of us just tended to trust the stuff that came out of the kitchen tap. These days, we are more concerned about substances added by … [Read more...] about Spring Water: Straight from the Source
Urban Foraging: Free Organic Food
A few days ago, the first big typhoon of the year blew through and the only thing I could think about was saving the biwa (loquats) from a tree I had just discovered. It did occur to me that maybe my priorities were a bit different to other folks as I stood in the wind and rain picking up fruit but … [Read more...] about Urban Foraging: Free Organic Food
Indoor Gardens: You Do Have Space
With concerns over food safety and nutrition increasing, more people are trying their hand at home gardens. Something that was actually pretty common until a generation ago. Growing up in New Zealand, I remember my parents had a lot of the area behind our home planted with vegetable gardens and … [Read more...] about Indoor Gardens: You Do Have Space
The Many Joys of Veggie Gardening
I’ve just harvested another batch of produce from my new vegetable garden and it tasted awesome, even with my limited cooking skills. Actually, this wondrous bounty was only a few leaves trimmed from some bok choy plants and much of the credit for preparing and putting things in the ground must go … [Read more...] about The Many Joys of Veggie Gardening
