What Does a Plant-Based Diet Really Mean?
I am not a “diet” person, and often I think diets just require too much change and are too hard to do. But good news—plant-based diet doesn’t mean that you have to become a vegan or a vegetarian! You certainly could do that if you want to. But those choices are on the far end of the continuum of a plant-based diet. Plant-based diet just means your diet has a focus on foods that are primarily derived from plants. Of course, a plant-based diet includes fruits and vegetables. It also contains nuts, seeds, oils, whole grains, legumes, and beans. And—yes—it...
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Stress and Anxiety—What’s the Difference and Why You Should Care
Currently, we are constantly barraged with external factors that cause us to react emotionally and physically—Covid and all of the things that come with it from home schooling, hybrid schooling, masks, working from home, and on and on, politics, climate change with its fires and hurricanes. The list is practically endless. Sometimes, I have trouble identifying exactly what I am feeling. I can’t tell you how many times that I say to myself “What is going on with me? Why do I feel so badly?” Is what I am feeling normal or appropriate, given what's going on? I might label...
Simone Wan
Nighttime Snacking: To Snack or Not to Snack
It's past dinner time and there's a great series on Netflix. Do we grab a snack, or is it too late? Will it affect my sleep? So much debate these days about whether eating later in the evening is good or bad for you, whether or not eating in the evening causes weight gain, or if it interrupts or helps with sleep. Between intermittent fasting, which I do a lot, or the managing glucose levels with small meals throughout the day theory, and all of the other philosophies in between, what should we do? Generally I try focus on doing...
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The Most Powerful Immune Boosting Plants You Can Grow!
With cold and flu season always seemingly around the corner, and now with Covid-19 looming over us, we need to find different ways to boost our immune system. What better way than to grow our OWN garden of immune boosting herbs? We’re decreasing our carbon footprint, increasing the plant-based movement, and benefiting the earth! It’s also a great project that gets you touching the land and can be a family project as well! To plant and grow your own immune-boosting herbs, decide whether you want to do it outside in a garden or in pots that you can put outside...
Simone Wan
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