a sweet alternative to traditional halloween candy |
 Vrikshasana (Tree Pose) - helps stimulate the hormonal secretion of the pancreas. |  Dhanurasana (Bow Pose) Improves the functioning of the pancreas and intestines. This helps in controlling blood sugar levels. The liver, pancreas and enzyme producing organs will function actively.  Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half Twist Pose) Massages the kidneys, pancreas, small intestines, gall bladder and liver, helping to stimulate digestion and squeeze out toxins. Increases the elasticity of the spine, tones the spinal nerves. |
Halasana (Plough Pose) - stimulates the pancreas, spleen and activates the immune system by massaging all the internal organs including pancreas. It improves kidney and liver functioning and strengthens the abdominal muscles.
For people suffering from Type 1, and Type 2 diabetes, Diet, exercise and a positive attitude are key factors in achieving a healthier lifestyle.
Yoga has many faces and with this makes it easy to adapt to a verity of individuals. Being mindful of some limitations, yoga caters to an individual and their needs, physically and mentally. Postures range from easy to intermediate, leaving room for self-growth.
Diabetes is a complex condition due to the lack of insulin production by the pancreas or lack of cell response to insulin. Using movement in targeted areas of the body can help with stabilization in some individuals with diabetes.
How yoga can positively affect a diabetic:
The practice can help control blood and glucose levels. Yoga stimulates the organs witch in turn improves metabolic activities. Chemical transformations within a cell can occur, and be carried out more efficiently. There are a few postures that help to stimulate the organs and glands affected by diabetes. Postures can stimulate your pancreas and liver and help with your overall body circulation.
By practicing these postures it helps to massage and tone abdominal organs like the pancreas and liver, stimulate the nervous and circulatory system. In turn helping in the stabilization and control of diabetes.
Yoga has many faces and with this makes it easy to adapt to a verity of individuals. Being mindful of some limitations, yoga caters to an individual and their needs, physically and mentally. Postures range from easy to intermediate, leaving room for self-growth.
Diabetes is a complex condition due to the lack of insulin production by the pancreas or lack of cell response to insulin. Using movement in targeted areas of the body can help with stabilization in some individuals with diabetes.
How yoga can positively affect a diabetic:
The practice can help control blood and glucose levels. Yoga stimulates the organs witch in turn improves metabolic activities. Chemical transformations within a cell can occur, and be carried out more efficiently. There are a few postures that help to stimulate the organs and glands affected by diabetes. Postures can stimulate your pancreas and liver and help with your overall body circulation.
By practicing these postures it helps to massage and tone abdominal organs like the pancreas and liver, stimulate the nervous and circulatory system. In turn helping in the stabilization and control of diabetes.
It is never too late to learn how to eat and move for your body. Creating a healthy habit is a simple concept, it's just something you do after a while, like brushing your teeth.
Educate yourself on what your body's needs are and surround yourself with motivation. Remember it is okay to make mistakes or fall out of routine. Keep going and habits will naturally break and new ones will form. Challenge yourself to try new things, set goals and be adventurous.
Find someone who can be your “ambassador of health” or be your own.
Use your brain: keep a food and exercise journal for a week - get a real understanding of how your body reacts on "good and bad" days.
Use social media: Create an instagram account surrounding your goals and wellness interests.
Use Visuals: Keep your runners or yoga mat next to your bed for your morning exercise.
You body does a lot for you every day, honour that by respecting what it needs.
Educate yourself on what your body's needs are and surround yourself with motivation. Remember it is okay to make mistakes or fall out of routine. Keep going and habits will naturally break and new ones will form. Challenge yourself to try new things, set goals and be adventurous.
Find someone who can be your “ambassador of health” or be your own.
Use your brain: keep a food and exercise journal for a week - get a real understanding of how your body reacts on "good and bad" days.
Use social media: Create an instagram account surrounding your goals and wellness interests.
Use Visuals: Keep your runners or yoga mat next to your bed for your morning exercise.
You body does a lot for you every day, honour that by respecting what it needs.
A meal has many purposes such as to eat, to socialize or gather, or as a part of something more. We sit or stand while putting the ingredients into our hungry stomachs as we make our own meaning out of meal time.
Consuming nutrients is the main purpose of eating, to energize the body. Taking advantage of three meals a day allows us to consume an array of foods and nutrients that sustain our bodies. Sometimes there are leftovers from dinner and you eat the same lasagna for three days. This may be delicious, however it isn't ideal considering the variety of nutrients humans require. Another approach is to snack throughout the day, making our meal times not as significant. This is okay due to the fact that we are expending energy all day as well, but it does take away from the meaningfulness of "meal time".
It is when traditions, events, meetings and more are involved that bring us around the table to share conversations, and moments with each other. We meet for breakfast to catch up with friends, we see each other for lunch to discuss business and dinner time creates comfort and traditions within families and friends.
Meals teach us about patience, traditions, open-mindedness and gratitude. How you eat is almost as important as what you eat. It is similar to the saying about how the journey is as important as the destination. Your belly will be full by the end, but it is the specific "meal" that will get you there.
Meals are about the food, the company and the moment.
The meaning of a meal is up for interpretation, but we all share the need to eat and the chance to enjoy it alone or with others. We eat at restaurants, at home, at mom's house, in front of the television or on the go. Your next meal is another moment to enjoy what it means to you.
Consuming nutrients is the main purpose of eating, to energize the body. Taking advantage of three meals a day allows us to consume an array of foods and nutrients that sustain our bodies. Sometimes there are leftovers from dinner and you eat the same lasagna for three days. This may be delicious, however it isn't ideal considering the variety of nutrients humans require. Another approach is to snack throughout the day, making our meal times not as significant. This is okay due to the fact that we are expending energy all day as well, but it does take away from the meaningfulness of "meal time".
It is when traditions, events, meetings and more are involved that bring us around the table to share conversations, and moments with each other. We meet for breakfast to catch up with friends, we see each other for lunch to discuss business and dinner time creates comfort and traditions within families and friends.
Meals teach us about patience, traditions, open-mindedness and gratitude. How you eat is almost as important as what you eat. It is similar to the saying about how the journey is as important as the destination. Your belly will be full by the end, but it is the specific "meal" that will get you there.
Meals are about the food, the company and the moment.
The meaning of a meal is up for interpretation, but we all share the need to eat and the chance to enjoy it alone or with others. We eat at restaurants, at home, at mom's house, in front of the television or on the go. Your next meal is another moment to enjoy what it means to you.
Taste Canada Winner of Regional/Cultural Cookbook: The SoBo Cookbook: Recipes from the Tofino Restaurant at the End of the Canadian Road Lisa Ahier and Andrew Morrison "Canadian" seems to be a confusing category of food to define. This was brought to my attention last night at Taste Canada's Food Writing Awards and Reception. What was also brought to my attention was the appreciation towards it.
From the guests that attended, writers in the food writing community, to the chefs, influential personalities, and students, so many nationalities and cultures were there representing Canadian Cuisine.
Bacon, Maple Syrup, Salmon and Poutine probably come to mind when someone suggests "Canadian" for dinner, but in reality, over time Canadian Cuisine has been influenced by so many cultures.
"Canadian cuisine dates back 18,000 years -- the age of the oldest salmon fossil found in Kamloops, British Columbia. About 10,000 years ago, Canadian cuisine consisted of what could be hunted, gathered and grown."
Anita Stewart described on CBC's Homestretch
She also notes that immigration has had a significant influence on Canadian Foods. The result is a cultural integration called "fusion" cooking that is communicated through a multicultural array of cook books and blogs to teach and share recipes creating a strong and diverse food community.
Native to Canada: beans, corn and squash were able to survive Canadian winters.
Apples and potatoes were brought over to also withstand Canadian winters.
Immigration brought with it new ingredients, recipes and cooking techniques.
We learn to appreciate our heritage through many means. The variety of approaches to food preparation showcases Canada in a delicious, peaceful and appreciative way. The more Canadian culture we build the more beautiful the ingredients become.
Taste Canada Winner of Regional/Cultural Cookbook:
The SoBo Cookbook: Recipes from the Tofino Restaurant at the End of the Canadian Road
Lisa Ahier and Andrew Morrison
Appetite by Random House, Vancouver
From the guests that attended, writers in the food writing community, to the chefs, influential personalities, and students, so many nationalities and cultures were there representing Canadian Cuisine.
Bacon, Maple Syrup, Salmon and Poutine probably come to mind when someone suggests "Canadian" for dinner, but in reality, over time Canadian Cuisine has been influenced by so many cultures.
"Canadian cuisine dates back 18,000 years -- the age of the oldest salmon fossil found in Kamloops, British Columbia. About 10,000 years ago, Canadian cuisine consisted of what could be hunted, gathered and grown."
Anita Stewart described on CBC's Homestretch
She also notes that immigration has had a significant influence on Canadian Foods. The result is a cultural integration called "fusion" cooking that is communicated through a multicultural array of cook books and blogs to teach and share recipes creating a strong and diverse food community.
Native to Canada: beans, corn and squash were able to survive Canadian winters.
Apples and potatoes were brought over to also withstand Canadian winters.
Immigration brought with it new ingredients, recipes and cooking techniques.
We learn to appreciate our heritage through many means. The variety of approaches to food preparation showcases Canada in a delicious, peaceful and appreciative way. The more Canadian culture we build the more beautiful the ingredients become.
Taste Canada Winner of Regional/Cultural Cookbook:
The SoBo Cookbook: Recipes from the Tofino Restaurant at the End of the Canadian Road
Lisa Ahier and Andrew Morrison
Appetite by Random House, Vancouver
You have tried your first smoothie and you obviously love it. You have tasted it's refreshing flavours and have felt it's quench, and nutrition What's next?
I am so glad you asked, here is where is gets fun.
1) Either pick up some orange juice, freshly squeezed juice or invest in some organic fruit juice from the grocery store or farmer's market. A good brand is Kiju or Ceres, they are usually on sale so get a couple for backup. Mango is great but feel free to experiment.
2) Spinach is a versatile green to use, but you can switch it out for parsley or kale. These aren't the only option, but a few good go-to ingredients. Click here for Green Substitutes
3) Bananas are fantastic to add to any smoothie due to the sweetness and texture.
Tip: Peel a bunch and keep them in the freezer in a ziplock bag.
4) I always use carrots...because why not.
5) Time to get creative. Interchange between fruits. You can do this with strawberries, blueberries, peaches, mango, pineapple etc.
Tip 1: You can either buy frozen fruit or you can buy fruit like strawberries, wash and cut the tops off to freeze.
Tip 2: If you are freezing a fruit that you had to peel and cut with a lot of juice, such as mango or peach, store them in smaller portions because they are difficult to separate when frozen.
There are so many options with a lot of recipes to try from books, magazines and online.
But don't worry you have plenty of time to try each one, find your favourites and feel the healthy benefits!
I am so glad you asked, here is where is gets fun.
1) Either pick up some orange juice, freshly squeezed juice or invest in some organic fruit juice from the grocery store or farmer's market. A good brand is Kiju or Ceres, they are usually on sale so get a couple for backup. Mango is great but feel free to experiment.
2) Spinach is a versatile green to use, but you can switch it out for parsley or kale. These aren't the only option, but a few good go-to ingredients. Click here for Green Substitutes
3) Bananas are fantastic to add to any smoothie due to the sweetness and texture.
Tip: Peel a bunch and keep them in the freezer in a ziplock bag.
4) I always use carrots...because why not.
5) Time to get creative. Interchange between fruits. You can do this with strawberries, blueberries, peaches, mango, pineapple etc.
Tip 1: You can either buy frozen fruit or you can buy fruit like strawberries, wash and cut the tops off to freeze.
Tip 2: If you are freezing a fruit that you had to peel and cut with a lot of juice, such as mango or peach, store them in smaller portions because they are difficult to separate when frozen.
There are so many options with a lot of recipes to try from books, magazines and online.
But don't worry you have plenty of time to try each one, find your favourites and feel the healthy benefits!
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