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5 Easy Ways To Maintain Your Energy In The Winter

As the weather gets colder, our days tend to get shorter and maintaining our energy in the fall and winter months can be challenging. Although humans can't hibernate, in the coldest and darkest months of the year, we do tend to do something very similar. Right now, your body is preparing to store more fat, become inflamed easier, and restrict blood vessels, which can cause headaches (among other reactions) due to the cold weather. We also tend to crave more hot meals with plenty of carbs to keep our tummy full and warm throughout the colder seasons. So, what are some...

3 Fall Ingredients for Gut Health

We've said it before, and we'll say it again: gut health is incredibly important and it starts with what you eat! As the seasons change, so does our diet and what we eat on a regular basis. We go from eating cold, fresh salads and fruits to warm soups and hardy pasta dishes. So, what are some seasonal ingredients we can add to our fall recipes to ensure our gut is happy and healthy? 1. Butternut Squash Butternut squash has 7g of fibre per cup, which feeds those friendly bugs we call microbiome and helps with our digestion. Butternut squash...

What You Eat Can Change Your Mood

Food can be used as medicine, and what you put into your body can influence how you view the world. Eating healthy can keep you more positive and clear-headed. While foods loaded with sugar and white flour can make you feel tired and foggy. Over time, eating foods without a lot of nutrients can lead to nutritional deficiencies. Nutrients essential to a healthy mood include: Folate Iron Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) Magnesium Potassium Selenium Thiamine Vitamin A Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Vitamin C Zinc Foods to consume to help with mood: Fruits, vegetables along with, fats and...

The Top 7 Best Foods for Skin Health

Did you know that your skin is the biggest organ of the body? So it's super important to eat foods that keep our skin healthy!As we learn more about diet and the body, it's increasingly clear that what you eat can significantly affect the health and aging of your skin.Here are the top 7 best foods for healthy skin: 1. Fatty fish Fatty fish, such as salmon, are excellent foods for healthy skin. They're rich sources of omega-3 fatty acids, which are great for the skin. Also, omega-3s reduce inflammation, which helps with skin health. Fatty fish like salmon is...

The Top 5 Best Foods for Heart Health

Want to keep your heart happy? Here are some tips! Diet plays a significant role in heart health and can impact your risk of heart disease. Also, staying active and lowering stressors in your life can assist with heart health (We know it is easier said than done). Some ways to cope with stress are exercising and getting enough time outside daily. Sometimes simple things like exercise and eating well are what our body and mind crave the most. Did you know that certain foods can influence blood pressure, triglycerides, cholesterol levels, and inflammation, risk factors for heart disease? Here...

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5 Easy Ways To Maintain Your Energy In The Winter

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