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We all know fish is a healthy food, but many people feel a bit intimidated in the kitchen when it comes to cooking it. Cooking fish does not have to be daunting! Here are some of our favorite preparations, going from the very easiest, to just a little more complex. All are ready in thirty minutes or less!   Simple Steamed Fish   Ideal for 1-2 portions.   Choose fish fillets of uniform thickness so they cook at the same rate.   Place a couple leaves of lettuce or any other gre

When we roast cruciferous vegetables like cauliflower and brussels sprouts, we retain many of the phytonutrients that can be lost by boiling them. (And they taste way better!) Recipe: 1. Cut up six cups of veggies of your choice. Cauliflower, brussels sprouts, fennel bulb, carrot, turnip and squash are all good choices. 2. Lightly coat the vegetables with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. 3. Roast at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes, until tender. A great vegan mea

The genius trick of this recipe is to use low-carb, super-nutritious cauliflower to masquerade as rice! You will need a food processor for this recipe (or a lot of patience with a chef’s knife!) Ingredients: • 1 head of cauliflower • 1 clove of garlic, minced • 2 or 3 green onions, sliced thin Directions: 1. Take a fresh head of cauliflower and cut out the core and green outer leaves. 2. Hold the cauliflower upside down on your cutting board and use your knife to cut the caul

This dip is a nice alternative to chickpea hummus. You can use it to dip raw veggies, or dollop it on quinoa and roasted vegetables. Roasting the garlic makes it nutty and sweet. This dip features rosemary, which is an herb very high in phytonutrients that are good for the liver. Ingredients: • 1 can organic white beans, rinsed • 2 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary • 3 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice • 3 tablespoons olive oil • 4 cloves roasted garlic • Salt and pepper to

Beets are a fantastic food for the liver. Eating beets promotes the flow of bile, which is the fluid that carries out the toxins that have been processed through the liver. Bile also helps us digest fats better, and for many people will promote healthy, complete elimination. If you haven’t eaten beets before, don’t worry if your urine looks pinkish or if your stool looks magenta! The dark purple pigments of beets pass through us relatively unchanged! For this recipe you will

This is a delicious way to make the humble sweet potato more exciting. It even tastes good at room temperature as a quick snack. The spicy garam masala is a perfect foil to the creamy sweet potato. Recipe: 1. Take three good sized sweet potatoes and scrub then well. We are not going to peel them! 2. Cut the potatoes into lengthwise quarters. Then take each quarter and cut it lengthwise one more time. You will have eight chunky “French-fry” shaped pieces per potato. 3. Put the

Lamb is a red meat that is full of minerals, and lambs are raised without the hormones, antibiotics and chemicals that we often find in other meat. This Middle Eastern flavoured lamb dish comes together quickly and can be doubled or tripled for a crowd. Ingredients: • 500 grams ground lamb • 1 teaspoon cumin • 2 teaspoon coriander • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 1 tablespoon chopped mint • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley • Salt and pepper to taste Directions: 1. Mix all ingredients

All nuts are good for us, but walnuts may be one of the healthiest! In this recipe, walnuts are the star of the show. Make sure your walnuts are perfectly fresh for this recipe. Ingredients: • 1 cup fresh raw walnuts • 1 tablespoon finely minced onion • 1 tablespoon minced parsley • 1 clove garlic, minced • 2 tablespoons lemon juice • 1 teaspoon tamari • Salt and pepper to taste Directions: 1. Soak the nuts in cold water for eight hours or overnight. 2. Drain the nuts well in

The natural sweetness of carrot shines through in this classic French carrot salad. Ingredients: • 5 carrots, peeled and shredded on a grater or in a food processor • Juice of 1 lemon • 2 green onions, thinly sliced • Handful of parsley, finely chopped • 1 tablespoon olive oil • Salt and pepper to taste Directions: Mix all ingredients, taste for seasoning, and refrigerate. Tip: • This salad is a nice bright side dish for lunch or dinner, and keeps well for a few days in the f

Leeks are a wonderful prebiotic food, providing fibre that feeds a healthy gut microbiome. And we can never get enough green leafy veggies! Ingredients • 2 leeks, most of the tough upper green part discarded • 1 pound sliced green leafy vegetables, such as kale, Swiss chard, spinach, turnip tops or cabbage • Olive oil, salt and pepper • Dash of fresh lemon juice Directions 1. Clean the leeks and slice them lengthwise and fan out the layers. You may find some dirt lurking betw

Hot and cold water therapy, also known as contrast hydrotherapy, is a practice that alternates exposures to hot and cold water.  It is used for its therapeutic effects on the body and mind and is found in a variety of settings including spas, athletic training, and home wellness routines.    The benefits of this traditional practice are supported by modern research. It has been used for centuries, going back to the times of the Greeks and Romans. Contrast hydrotherapy was the

Dysbiosis means an imbalance in a microbiome , and can apply to any microbiome anywhere in the body. It is most commonly used in reference to the gut, but it applies to the vagina too. Yes, the vagina has its own microbiome, which differs from the one of the gut. Indeed many other organs in the body have their own microbiome: they’ve recently discovered the brain has one too!   The majority of vaginal yeast infections are due to Candida albicans, and as women all know, they a

Antioxidants work throughout our bodies:  different ones in different spaces protect different tissues. Some are water-soluble, so they are found in the blood, cerebro-spinal fluid and connective tissues. If you consume more than you need of these, they are excreted in your urine. Others are fat-soluble, working to protect your cell membranes and other fatty tissues, including your brain! These can be stored and accumulate in the body, so it is important not to take too much

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