These days, word is slowly spreading around that I am “into food and healthy stuff”. So, as announced last week, I will post weekly health articles on Wednesdays. I received some article requests recently about intermitted fasting and if it is possible to write an…
Although I love cozy fall and winter evenings, I do reach a point where I eventually begin to feel a little deprived of some bright, warm sunlight, and rightly so, we need it! Vitamin D carries out some pretty big roles in our body. Today,…
Many of you probably don’t know that I am a Certified Holistic Nutritionist who graduated from the Institute of Holistic Nutrition in Ottawa, Canada. I love everything health-related and cooking. Today, I would like to share two desserts that are very easy to make, taste…
Mr. X: I don’t like alcohol anymore. I want to slow down drinking a lot! It just does not do anything for me anymore. Actually, I think it never did. It makes me feel crappy and anxious the next day. Even just one cocktail does…
“Solitude,may rest from responsibilities, and peace of mind, will do you more good than the atmosphere of the studio and the conversations which, generally speaking, are a waste of time.” – Louise Bourgeois The move to Austria is done and another big chapter in my…
What are food additives and why are they used? Food additives are chemicals added to our food. Reasons for use are to improve shelf life/storage time. To make food more available. To increase nutritional value. To improve the flavor of food. To make food easier…
Why is organic expensive and why buy it? Organic products are more expensive because of higher production costs. These include the cost of organic seeds and fertilizers, labor, lower yields of certain crops, and marketing. Organic products are also not subsidized by the government, as…
Big chapters in my life are closing while new ones open up. In the meantime, the summer approaches. I anticipate the best for me and my son to an unreasonable degree. My heart, body, and mind enjoy the idyllic weather every day, awesome music (Jazz…
It is finally warm(er) in Canada which means for me, I want to eat light. One of my favorite things to prepare is (local, wild, Canadian) salmon. It is simple, delicious, quick and healthy. I fill my salad bowl with bright and fresh vegetables full…
Ecological footprint! What does this even mean? The ecological footprint measures the amount of nature’s resources an individual, a community, or a country consumes in a given year. Let’s focus on Canada. Here are some numbers for you taken from the WWF Living Planet Report:…
