Vibrant Living

Ah the age old question, how to I prevent those wrinkles.  North America spends billions of dollars annually trying to tap into this fountain of youth through surgeries, creams, lotions, and health products.

Let’s find out what is in your own local grocery store that can help you age vibrantly, naturally!

Diet

This is not going to come as a surprise to many of you…but what you eat on a consistent basis will effect how your skin ages.

Studies are showing that eating a diet that is higher in fish, vegetables, fruits, legumes while consuming lower intakes of butter, sugar and meat can positively effect skin wrinkling.

So…eat those veggies

(Purba Exp Dermatol 2008) (more…)

I was forwarded a great video with Jamie Oliver talking about how food has posioned us… I thought it would be a great video to post as a blog.

Jamie Oliver is also doing a TV series called Jamie Oliver Food Revolution where he is going into school and restructuring the cafeteria food and educating kids on healthy eating.

Here is the link to the YouTube video…

There has been a lot of hype around local and seasonal foods over the last few years.  Eating locally and seasonally has many benefits.  By buying Local foods you cut down on the environmental impact of transporting food from far destinations such as the US or Mexico, and it also supports our local economy.

When you buy locally you are also getting produce that is fresher because it doesn’t have to be picked before it’s ripe to account to transportation time.  Produce that come from afar must be picked before it is rip to ensure that it doesn’t go bad by the time it hits the grocery store.

Eating seasonal also reduces the environmental impact of transporting food.  Some great seasonal foods for the winter are root vegetables such as carrots, parsnip, beats, potatoes, and other foods such as cabbage.  Other great foods that can be easily accessed for the winter are beans and lentils; they are high in fibre and are a great source of protein.  (more…)