FOOD
Polynesian Spice Blend
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘GIFTS FROM THE KITCHEN‘. I use cinnamon as a sweet flavouring in both sweet and savoury dishes. It imparts an...
Mediterranean Pesto
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘GIFTS FROM THE KITCHEN‘. (Makes 2 cups) Ingredients 4 large cloves garlic ½ cup pine nuts or sunflower seeds 3...
Get Stronger This Season – with Budget-Friendly Meals Rich in Plant Proteins
In the summer of 2020, outbreaks of coronavirus in meat processing plants across Canada caused people to think twice about their consumption of meat. According...
A Meat-Free Holiday Menu: Recipes for Pumpkin Soup, Stuffed Squash, Mushroom Gravy and more
The roots of harvest festivals go back to when people first grew food. Jewish people celebrated the Feast of the Tabernacles, ancient Greeks feasted in...
Boost Your Metabolism and Lose Weight with the Anti-Inflammatory Menu
Are you concerned that your food cravings increase as the weather turns cold? For thousands of years, humans have consumed vast quantities of food in the fall in order to survive food shortages in the winter.
My Top 10 Superfoods: Fresh Summer Recipes to Supercharge Your Diet
While many organic and natural foods could be considered superfoods, it is handy to have a short list of must-have foods that we know we...
The Joy of Juicing – Fruits, Veggies, and Herbs to Detox and Revitalize
If you work, breathe, eat and drink, you will most likely benefit from cleansing, detoxification fasts, and supportive juicing. Cleansing diets and health fasting may...
Boost Your Brain and Body with B Vitamins
While not as glamorous as ginkgo biloba, ginseng or St. John’s wort, the B vitamins are far more important for the optimal functioning of the...
Luscious Lentils – 4 Great Recipes for Hearty Vegetarian Meals
If you’re wanting to trim or eliminate meat from your family’s diet, consider lentils as a perfect protein-rich substitute to stock up the pantry shelves...
Green Magic in the Kitchen: Cooking with Spring Plants
From ancient times, the spring season has been greeted with ceremony and rituals along with the gathering of all fresh, wild edibles, which were inevitably...
A Taste of Wild Things: Foraging for the First Foods of Spring
Have you ever looked at a wild plant and wondered if it was edible? It’s amazing that even if you live in the heart of...
Cruciferous Juicing recipe
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘THE JOY OF JUICING‘. Cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale) are immune building, anti-cancer memory-boosters with tonic, diuretic and...
Apple Spice Juice Recipe
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘THE JOY OF JUICING‘. Easily accessible, raw, organic apples are a favourite fruit whole or juiced. Save the pulp from...
Berry Bonanza Juicing recipe
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘THE JOY OF JUICING‘. Available fresh in season and frozen all year, blueberries rank highest in antioxidants so they are...
Chinese Herbs for Mouth and Lip Sores – Cankers, Cold Sores and more
Sores and skin rashes of all types cause us considerable discomfort, but none as much as those that affect the mouth and lips. These sores...
Sexy Nutrition: Stoke your Valentine’s Fire with these 14 Aphrodisiac Foods
(Updated January 25, 2022) Sex and good food go well together – this has been the case throughout history in most countries in the world....
