Day 10 Kick Start 2022 Plant Based Challenge
Welcome to Day 10 of our Kick Start 2022 Plant-Based Challenge. I hope by now you’ve had a chance to swap out some dairy with plant-based milk or cheese. If so, did you find it easy or hard to do? Cheese is particularly addictive for many people, so I do encourage you to Google “casomorphins”…
The World Needs More Heart Centred Yoga Teachers
The World Needs More Heart-Centred Yoga Teachers Finding Time for You – And Remembering Who We Truly are. We can excel easier in our lives when our own spiritual, physical, and intellectual needs are fulfilled, and this is the practice of Yoga. Within each of us, there is a well of energy that must…
How to Prevent Osteoporosis and Promote Bone Health with Food
How to Prevent Osteoporosis and Promote Bone Health with Food Let’s play a quick word association game. What food do you associate with healthy bones? Is it milk? And what does milk have in it that builds strong bones? Most people think “calcium.” When you think of healthy bones, you probably flashback to the incredibly…
Day 9 Kick Start 2022 Plant-Based Challenge
Welcome to Day 9 of our Kick Start 2022 Plant-Based Challenge Yesterday we got more colourful with our plates, and I hope you have a new appreciation for the rainbow of foods. How are you keeping up with the water intake? Good habits take repetition over time, so please keep building on all our previous days.…
Day 8 Kick Start 2022 Plant-Based Challenge
We’re on Day 8 of our Kick Start 2022 Plant-Based Challenge, and it’s time to begin putting the building blocks together to create some truly amazing meals. Today we are going to begin combining colourful, balanced, and healthy plant-based foods on one plate. When you do this mindfully and deliberately, it can energize your inner…
Day 7 Kick Start 2-22 Plant Based Challenge
Day 7 Kick Start 2-22 Plant Based Challenge Welcome to Day 7, we are halfway through the 2-week challenge. So far, we’ve looked at the benefits of increasing our intake of water and healthy, plant-based, whole foods. One thing to remember is that if you’re used to highly processed foods with lots of sugar, salt,…
Day 6 Kick Start 2022 Plant Based Challenge
Day 6 Kick Start 2022 Plant-Based Challenge Welcome to Day 6! How are you feeling so far? Today we look at the subject of whole grains. We’ll cover their benefits, the difference between whole and processed grains, which grains are gluten-free, and how to avoid the GMOs and pesticides found in many commercial grains. Whole…
Day 5 Kick Start 2022 Plant Based Challenge
Welcome to Day 5 of our Kick Start 2022 Plant-Based Challenge. So, what did you think of yesterday’s topic? Are you feeling more rooted and grounded? How many colours of the rainbow have you been enjoying? Are you still drinking plenty of water to keep up with your increased fibre intake? Today’s lesson celebrates…
Day 4 Kick Start 2022 Plant-Based Challenge
Day 4 Kick Start 2022 Plant-Based Challenge Welcome to Day 4! Yesterday we looked at plenty of reasons to increase our intake of mighty cruciferous veggies. Are you feeling on the road to green and clean yet? I hope so! Today we will head underground for a deeper look at the more controversial root vegetables.…
Day 3 Kick Start 2022 Plant Based Challenge
Welcome to Day 3 of our ‘Kick Start 2022 Plant-Based Challenge’ By now, you should be getting used to what it feels like to be more hydrated and, hopefully, you’ve begun eating more leafy greens, too. Let’s keep a good thing going! Today’s topic is cruciferous vegetables. They’re called that because they have four-petaled flowers…
Day 2 of our Kick Start 2022 Plant Based Challenge
Welcome to Day 2 of our ‘Kick Start 2022 Plant-Based Challenge’ I hope you’re already beginning to feel the benefits of good hydration starting to kick in. What have you noticed — aside from perhaps more frequent and fervent trips to the bathroom — with one day of proper water intake? Are you experiencing a…
Day 1 Kick Start 2022 Plant Based Challenge
Welcome to Day 1 of our Kick Start 2022 Plant-Based Challenge, and congratulations on taking this potent step towards a healthier body and a healthier planet! This challenge is based on research from the Food Revelation Network and is designed to give you a delicious taste of the many benefits of this way of eating,…