Interested in how to manage that amazing body of yours, how to feel good and positive, how to use food as a tool for optimal wellbeing and long term health or just looking for inspiration before heading for the grocery store to get a few things for dinner?
I work daily with people looking for answers to these questions and am writing here to inspire you.
We all work at a different pace. It took me a good long while to really think about how my body actually works, in fact it took me until something was indeed not working the way I'd always expected it would. After a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, a few years on medically prescribed drugs and an appointment with a integrative doctor I realized that I am the one to be held responsible for my health just as you are responsible for yours as well as the health of your children.
Is it easy to live feeling great?
Well, that depends! We all know how hard it is for someone to give up cigarettes, alcohol, and other drugs. This is very tangible because these substances are obviously and scientifically proved not to be to be good for us. A diet of convenience foods, refined carbohydrates, too much sugar, and not enough greens, does not seem that "bad". After all it is how everybody lives, right? It is easy and fits in with our everyday busy life, it tastes good (or does it?) and it is addictive!
When first diagnosed I didn't know where to go for help beside my doctor. He was able to prescribe some drugs that are believed to slow down the progression of my MS, he didn't have much to say about eating differently and manage stress other than it wouldn't hurt.
You might think that granola smelling odd health food stores just aren't you - goodness, they are so expensive. In fact, healthy foods are expensive, or are they? I do agree that healthy convenience foods are, I do not however agree that it is any more expensive to cook with organic whole foods if you are willing to spend some time planning your eating regime and a little time in the kitchen cooking.
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Soul Food
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 10:23AM Buffalo, deer, wild berries, corn, turnips, squash, wild potato and wild rice – these foods are part of the original Native American diet. With loss of land, discrimination, poverty, imported foods, and food programs offering refined foods, sugar, pork, high fat meats, wheat, dairy and fried foods, the lives and health of the Native Americans quickly changed dramatically.
The Native Americans are just one of many different cultures for whom this is relevant. Around this time of the year, starting at Thanksgiving, many of us are naturally searching for our roots, cooking the foods of our ancestors. Take a minute to think about it:
What are your soul foods? What are your foods of choice for a special occasion and why are they foods to be revered?
Being a true Viking, mine are pickled herring, shrimps, salmon, wild game, mulled wine, beer, Aquavit, kale, potatoes and other root vegetables, almonds, hazelnuts, and dried fruits. We even use the original methods of preparation such as pickling, salting, drying etc. around the festive season, something that nobody usually finds any time to fit into their otherwise (too?) busy life. My brother lives in Italy and will spend this holiday with his Italian family. They do not share the same religion nor traditions and he will be missing the usual traditions, especially, I suspect, because it is important for him to show his children how Christmas is done our way!
Why is it that we go through this every year?
Could it be a need to reconnect with our roots, with nature, with the seasons and with something greater than us? I think so.
To celebrate the season I would love to share with you my ways of making holiday sweet treats using almonds for making raw marzipan, hazelnuts, almonds, pecans and dried fruits and honey to make irresistible Italian Panna Forte and mulled wine (with or without alcohol).
This workshop is scheduled for:
Wednesday December 10th from 1 pm - 3 pm
The cost of this partial hands-on-cooking workshop is $40 person. This includes delicious, organic treats (tastings and some to bring home), recipes and other relevant information. Places are limited and I ask you kindly to give me 48 hours notice if you need to cancel your registration