I believe that a major part of keeping your diet in check is having the ability to prepare great food at home. Of course, the occasional take-away or restaurant meal is great; but so is a Sunday Roast. Mmmm.
This series takes a look at several key tools and appliances for helping you prepare that perfect […]

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Darlene and I both use Bragg’s Liquid Aminos and have for years. I’ve looked into this and to the best of my knowledge Braggs Liquid Aminos and Braggs All Purpose Seasoning is the exact same thing. One is the US version and one is the Canadian Version. Because we use Braggs so much, […]

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To continue on my theme of locally grown foods, this short documentary provides some great insight into a few of the reasons why you would want to choose locally grown foods over commercially grown. Freshness and taste are only one factor. Did you know that most vegetables are picked green and then artificially […]

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Kale freezes well and actually tastes sweeter and more flavorful after being exposed to a frost.Kale is a very good source of iron, calcium, vitamin C, vitamin K and Carotenoids (which provide vitamin A). Kale is considered to be one of the most highly nutritious vegetables, with powerful antioxidant properties and is anti-inflammatory. In Japan, […]

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Water is such an important part of our lives and the role it plays in our body, every aspect of our body, is not to be underestimated. Because water is such a critical factor, wouldn’t it be safe to assume that the quality of that water is just as important? Water is life […]

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The importance of drinking water and the role it plays in your health and weight loss can not be underestimated. Considering that without water, life cannot exist and that 70 percent of your body is made up of water. Did you know that teeth are 10% water, muscle tissue 75% the brain 80% and […]

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As you may have noticed, Rob cares deeply about the environment. If you’re wondering how you can help out in this respect, here are 10 simple things you can do. As a bonus, you might just save yourself some money in the process.
No matter where you stand on the many environmental issues we are all […]

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If you’ve ever found yourself eating from cardboard and plastic containers using flimsy wooden chopsticks, the term ‘healthy Asian cooking’ may sound a little odd at first. However - as with most types of cooking - doing it yourself can make a big, big difference.
This series looks at several basic concepts which will help you […]

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Foods grown and purchased within 100 miles of your home help support local farmers and provide you with better vegetables and meats. Eat local whenever you can, from the local farmers market or from local farmers. Meats, poultry, eggs and more are usually available within 100 miles of your home. Eat local, […]

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Quinoa originated in the Andean region of South America, where it has been an important food for 6,000 years. The Incas, who held the crop to be sacred, referred to quinoa as “chisaya mama” or “mother of all grains”, and it was the Inca emperor who would traditionally sow the first seeds of the season […]

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Just in case you missed some of these great posts by my authors this week, here’s a quick wrap up with links to the posts
Investing in yourself - My Monday podcast was about investing in yourself and asking you to consider doing it as well as asking the question “do you invest in yourself” […]

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The Inner Biochemist
The Simple Weight Loss Solution

Is your drinking water killing you?
The Water Wars - Bottled, Distilled, RO, Alkalized, Structured, and more..?
… So which is it?
Why is it even “brand name” bottled waters can be more acidic that beer, or even coffee?
Why is it that “alkalizing” waters can kill you?
How do you sort […]

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Lets say you found out about a product, a medical device that could turn back the hands of time and you would begin to look and feel younger and younger with the passing of each day?
How much would you pay for the fountain of youth?
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This is so just for fun and has nothing to do with any sort of seriousness, but will help settle an argument between Darlene and I. We were talking the other day and it turns out we have different thoughts around peeing in the shower. I’m not going to say which of us […]

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Red curry paste is the most common of all the curry pastes. It is used widely in many dishes that you are familiar with such as tod mun and satay. Red curry paste is a mixture of dry chili pepper, shallot, garlic, galangal, lemon grass, cilantro root, peppercorn, coriander, salt, shrimp paste and kaffir lime […]

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