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| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Sep 17, 2008 at 5:00 am by Emily Navas Late Summer: a Time of Great Fulfillment This is my favorite season, late summer. I recall the dimming and faint sound of crickets as their time comes to a close and other sounds of nature simply just seem to be slowing down and becoming more still. Leaves are fullest and the wind captures this heaviness. Gardens look different, fruit and vegetables are abundant and some are even rotting ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Aug 21, 2008 at 5:00 am by Sarah Irani A Nutrition Guide for the Pregnant Vegetarian I have a vegetarian friend who just found out she’s pregnant. She immediately looked at me and asked “Does this mean I’ll have to start eating meat?” Her worried family had sternly advised her take up an omnivorous diet again, but I assured her I’d heard plenty of stories about healthy vegetarian, vegan and even raw vegan pregnancies. I ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Aug 14, 2008 at 5:00 am by Mike Sowden Strawberry Hedgehog Vegan Bath and Body: Interview with Founder Tracy Perkins As firm believers in bodycare products relying on natually-occuring ingredients (from butter to balm), we're delighted to welcome Tracy Perkins of ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Aug 13, 2008 at 5:00 am by Mike Sowden How to Make Food from Nothing Pre-packaging, over-processing, inferior ingredients propped up with tastebud-numbing flavourings and preservatives...we pay extra for them all, even though we increasingly can't afford it. We forget that good food often costs ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Jul 31, 2008 at 5:00 am by Sarah Irani Vegetarian Foods That Build Muscle So you wanna be strong? You don’t need meat to build muscle. As long as you get enough protein (meat-free protein options here) and eat a well-balanced diet, you’ll be fine. If you’re not convinced, check out the website of ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Jul 25, 2008 at 5:00 am by Mike Sowden 8 Ways to Strange Your Smoothie Smoothies are the perfect breakfast. Not only do they taste like dessert (for breakfast!), they're as healthy as can be - all that good fiberous pulp combined with just-released vitamins and minerals that haven't had the time to oxidize. And making them is easy. My only gripe is ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Jul 24, 2008 at 5:00 am by Sarah Irani Skip the Organics, Save Money: These Conventional Fruits and Vegetables Are Safe Yes, organic produce is expensive. I sometimes skimp out and buy conventional. But I don’t’ feel guilty – I just shop smart. Sure, I’d rather support organic agriculture, but realistically I sometimes have to be frugal, too. According to an Environmental Working Group study, these are ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Jul 15, 2008 at 1:06 pm by Emily Navas Drink to Feel Wildly Alive Who needs soda, with its health-eroding sugar per serving and corrosive phosphoric acid and nerve-wrecking caffeine? As a mom, I feel it is crucial for me to provide tasty, nutritious drink alternatives to my kids (and myself). Lacto-fermented beverages sometimes called kefir sodas and ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Jul 3, 2008 at 10:30 am by Sarah Irani Build Your Blood on a Plant-Based Diet I’ve been fully vegetarian for the past few years, and on-and-off for at least a decade, and although there’s been much more awareness about meat-free sources of protein, one question I get a lot is “How do you get enough iron?” This is a great question because as a woman, I need almost twice as much iron as a man. I’ve ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |