There are certain foods that bring more than taste to your diet, rich in nutrients and energy they are worth including in your weekly shopping.
Food therapy is a broad term for the benefits to the body of a healthy, varied and nutritional diet of fresh foods.
This week it is the turn of honey which has been providing sweetness to our diet for thousands of years. First, a look at its many health benefits and then Carol is going to work her magic in the kitchen…I love honey and I was so happy to receive a package of fresh honey from my daughter in law…fresh from the comb I take a spoonful every morning sometimes as it is and sometimes in a drink with fresh ginger…In the link below Sally tells how beneficial to our health honey is it has been around for thousands of years and has even been found in some pharaoh’s tombs…please click the highlighted link below to read all about the benefits of including honey in your diet…
Welcome to my weekly roundup…there was no A-Z this week it’s still a WIP…we are in May already…The month of May …a spring month in the northern half of the world, and a fall month in the southern half. It is likely named after Maia, the goddess of growth. May’s birth flower is the lily of the valley. May is the fifth month in the Gregorian calendar and has 31 days…I love the Lily of the Valley I remember the corner of my mum’s garden where the Lily of the valley used to grow so pretty…May has many food months…National Asparagus, Egg, Salad, Salsa and Strawberry Month to name a few…all foods I love which means there will be some recipes
Today is also May Day …here is a fun and historical look at the traditions of “May Day”
Herbs or Erbs…
Monday Musings…
Last week there were some tunes, info on COPD26, Earth Day and why we should all have a fruit tree in our gardens or on our balconies…
For some of us it is asparagus season…and what a delicious vegetable asparagus is…some beautiful asparagus in some lovely brown bread is a glorious thing…Today though it is Chicken with Asparagus which is equally as delicious…add some shrooms and it’s perfect…
Calcium…a mineral that should be abundant in our bodies…Here Sally talks about the benefits of having calcium and what can happen if we don’t plus I have provided some easy recipes which will ensure you get your Calcium…
I love fish and could eat it all the time…its good to know as Salmon is one of my favourites how good it is for your health…Please head over to Smorgasboard Magazine to read what salmon you should buy and how it benefits your health…just click the highlighted link below…
Welcome to the rewind of this series from 2019 where we look at cooking and your diet from a different perspective. Usually, we emphasize the health benefits of food and how they can be incorporated into your diet. But, what happens if you do NOT include them in your diet.
We wanted to share with you what happens if your body is deprived of individual nutrients over an extended period of time.
In this series, we look at cooking and your diet from a different perspective. Usually, we emphasize the health benefits of food and how they can be incorporated into your diet. But, what happens if you do NOT include them in your diet.
Thankfully most of us eat reasonably well, with plenty of variety, but if you take a look at a week’s worth of meals, do you find that you are sticking to a handful of foods, all the time.
Today the subject is “Calcium”...To read the original post including recipes to ensure you get your calcium please click the highlighted link below…
There are certain foods that bring more than taste to your diet, rich in nutrients and energy they are worth including in your weekly shopping.
Food therapy is a broad term for the benefits to the body of a healthy, varied and nutritional diet of fresh foods.
Most of us walk through the fresh produce departments of our supermarkets without really paying much attention to the individual fruits and vegetables. This is a great pity because the vast majority of these foods have been cultivated for thousands of years, not only for their nutritional value but also for their medicinal properties. If you eat a healthy diet you are effectively practising preventative medicine. A robust immune system, not only attacks external opportunistic pathogens but also works to prevent rogue cells in the body from developing into serious diseases
Apricots – no honeymoon should be without them!
The apricot season opens at the beginning of May and goes through to the end of August or early September, which gives us five months to enjoy this highly nutritious and healing food.
To read the original post on the history of Apricots, and the benefits for your health of Apricots then please click the link below to read the full post…
Retired? No one told me! 