January 17, 2019 at 09:25AM by CWC Whether I’m looking to spice up my sushi dinner or whip up an anti-inflammatory peach smoothie, chances are you’ll find me reaching for the ginger. The versatile spice works well with basically any kind of food, from spicy, savory Indian cuisine to drinks and desserts with a subtle bite (hello, gingerbread). Of course, ginger also has a long list of health benefits, too. It promotes overall health and vitality when used regularly, says Rachel Gargiulo, a certified nutrition consultant. “Besides the obvious perks of relieving nausea and digestive upset, ginger also has a plethora of medicinal properties, such as fighting the flu and the common cold, combatting pain, and lowering blood sugar levels,” she says. The big downside of ginger: It’s such a pain to use on the reg. Fresh ginger tastes incredible, but when was the last time you peeled one? It’s a huge time suck. And since most recipes don’t call for more than a few tablespoons at a time (far less than what’s in a typical root), it’s really easy to waste. Lucky for you, there is a culinary trick—that is, blending up a batch of ginger paste—that makes cooking with ginger super simple. Why you should make and store your own ginger paste Ginger paste sounds fancy, but it’s just fresh ginger root that’s been ground up and mixed with oil to form a paste. It only takes a few minutes to mix up a fresh batch at home (more
Category: Vegetarians
5 healthy broccoli recipes that’ll make other vegetables green with envy
January 16, 2019 at 12:00PM by CWC Broccoli isn’t trendy like kale or cauliflower and it can’t be zoodled like zucchini. You can steam it or eat it raw, of course, but that’s kind of boring. And kids hate it almost as much as Brussells sprouts. But—hold up. The humble little green tree is one of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet, which means you should seriously consider adding a few broccoli recipes to your repertoire. “Just one cup of broccoli is an excellent source of folate, vitamins A, C, and K, a good source of riboflavin, vitamins B6 and E, and also delivers some iron, calcium, magnesium, and potassium,” says owner of Whole Green Wellness Taylor Wolfram, RDN. Studies suggest that broccoli’s nutritional makeup helps with hormonal balance, keeps your immune system strong, reduces the risk of breast cancer, and reduces inflammation. You hear that, bok choy? Broccoli is coming for you. So, yeah—it’s not as sexy as celery, but #BringBackBroccoli! Here to share five recipes that prove broccoli is an exciting choice worthy of spot on your plate. Healthy and delicious broccoli recipes Photo: Flora & Vino 1. Riced broccoli buddha bowl Did you know that you can rice broccoli? (Smell ya later, cauliflower!) In this recipe, the mighty green veggie is the stars in a dish featuring grilled tofu, carrots, cabbage, and cashews. Photo: Rabbit and Wolves 2. Spicy glazed popcorn broccoli Any popcorn chicken fan will be able to get down with these broccoli bites. They’re crispy, crunchy, and much healthier than the real
Exactly What To Eat To Lower Your Risk Of Breast & Lung Cancer
January 15, 2019 at 10:01AM Natural Choices For Breast Cancer & Lung Cancer Continue Reading… Author Stephanie Eckelkamp | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue Maybe you think getting cancer is kind of a tossup, or that it’s something left to the genetic gods that you have no control over. But the truth is, you do have control, every time you put something in your mouth. Turns out, lifestyle factors are involved in most cancers—factors you control are estimated to account for 90 percent of all causes of cancer, and of that, diet may account for 35 percent. Food really is the best preventive medicine. We see this in real life when we look at the cultures that live the longest, aka the blue zones. Though they’re scattered around the world—from Okinawa, Japan, to Ikaria, Greece, to Sardinia, Italy—they all have one thing in common: good food. Generally, in these communities, where it’s not uncommon to live to be 100, people eat loads of whole fruits and vegetables, plenty of fish and olive oil, beans, whole grains, minimal red meat, and maybe drink some red wine in moderation. But it’s not the locations themselves that are special. Consider the Mediterranean diet, which anyone can adopt, and how it’s associated with a reduced risk of all sorts of cancers, including breast and colon cancer. Foods can fight cancer both indirectly and directly. Indirectly, selecting the right combination of foods (i.e., whole, minimally processed, fruit- and veggie- heavy, high in fiber)
“I’m a vegan who hates salad. Here’s what I eat instead”
January 15, 2019 at 07:50AM by CWC I grew up in the Midwest, where in my experience, a meal isn’t a meal unless there’s meat. And that was my M.O. until 2016, when I watched a speech about the food industry from animal rights activist Gary Yourofsky that left me totally gut-wrenched. I decided I had to completely shift the way I ate, and went vegan at the start of 2017. Surprisingly, the meat- and cheese-less lifestyle wasn’t as hard—or as boring!—as I thought it would be. I started getting creative with my meals, falling in love with ingredients I had never even heard of before (hello, nutritional yeast) and experimenting with vegan ways to recreate my favorite foods. Because while yes, my fridge is filled with kale, I still love eating pasta, pizza, burgers, and BBQ wings. They just look a little differently than they used to. Now two years later, my go-tos are dishes that fill me up, make me feel good, and are full of ingredients that fuel and energize me throughout my day. And while I do eat a salad here and there, I’m definitely not the type of person who’s going to eat one every single day…or even once a week, for that matter. (It’s not my favorite! Don’t sue me!) Here’s exactly what you can find me munching on instead. Here’s everything I eat as a vegan, from “cheeseburgers” to pancakes. Monday Breakfast: Food for Life’s Ezekiel sprouted whole grain English muffin with peanut butter I love eating something warm right
5 healthy products that will make going Mediterranean even easier
January 15, 2019 at 06:45AM by CWC In the wellness world, the Mediterranean diet is as acclaimed as it gets, with research touting its cardiovascular and longevity-boosting benefits. Even though it’s old-school, it was recently named the healthiest eating plan to follow by medical researchers. The diet’s bursting with omega-3s and healthy fats (from fish, eggs, nuts, and olive oil), probiotics (hello, Greek yogurt), and lots of grains, legumes, fruits, and veggies. If you want to start eating more of a Mediterranean-style diet but don’t know where to start, look no further than the below roundup. Consider it your Mediterranean diet starter kit: Scroll down for 5 Mediterranean-inspired supermarket finds worth checking out. Photo: Gaea Fresh Gaea Fresh Olive Oil The number-one item that must (must!) be in every Mediterranean-inspired pantry? Olive oil, obviously. It does have a low smoke point, so you don’t want to cook it at super-high heats, but it’s perfect for, say, drizzling on salads—and the more flavorful it is, the less you have to use. Inside each Gaea bottle is the juice from about 2,300 olives, all of which have been harvested by hand—which makes this fresh-pressed, extra virgin variety extra tasty. Photo: Steep Echo Steep Echo Olive Leaf Tea Olive trees have been beloved for centuries for their medicinal benefits, and these teas tap into that time-honored tradition. “The leaves have the compound oleuropein—it’s also in the olives themselves—which wards off infection,” says Steep Echo founder Kimberly Branum. “They have double the antioxidants as green tea, and also a good
Found: The Cheapest Foods To Cleanse Your Gut Daily
January 15, 2019 at 01:00AM Including exactly the best thing to buy at Trader Joe’s. Continue Reading… Author Jessica Cording, M.S., R.D., CDN | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue Nourishing your gut health is one of the most important ways you can support overall wellness. While limiting foods that negatively affect gut health is an important piece of the big picture, you also need to stock your kitchen with the foods and beverages you need to support a healthy gut. If you’re on a budget, I have some good news for you: It doesn’t have to be crazy-expensive. Here are some of the cheapest gut-healthy foods. First, let’s talk about gut health. Sometimes my new clients are surprised when I ask a lot of questions about their digestion. It’s important, though, because the state of our gastrointestinal system affects our physical, mental, and even our emotional health in profound ways. When doctors tell you to track and examine your bowel movements, that’s because they provide clues as to how well your GI system is functioning. The gut is also where much of our immune system function happens. The gut-brain connection is also an important part of overall wellness, as the two communicate via the enteric nervous system, a not-so-little “second brain” comprised of two layers of over 100 million nerve cells lining your GI tract all the way from your esophagus to your rectum. Probiotics are the beneficial bacteria in the gut that help digest food, produce vitamins,
The beginner’s guide to the ketogenic diet
January 14, 2019 at 01:00PM by CWC If you are a sentient being living in the year 2019, you’ve heard about the keto diet. More than that, there’s a 98 percent chance* that you know someone—your best friend, mother, former high school classmate who is involved in a pyramid scheme—who has embraced this low-carb/high-fat diet. (*Based on my very unscientific, but probably accurate, real-life observations.) Only unlike that MLM company Becky from freshman year bio keeps spamming you about on Facebook, the keto diet could actually be a positive thing for you. A growing body of research has shown that our bodies need fat to thrive, which explains why the ketogenic diet—which emphasizes fats and strictly reduces carb intake—is having a serious moment. (And nearly every celeb, from Halle Berry to Vinny from Jersey Shore, is on board.) While a diet filled with avocados, EVOO, and butter may sound like a true gift, there are a few super-important rules—and icky side-effects—that you need to know about. (Hello, “keto flu”!) Scroll down for the ketogenic diet for beginners, explained. Photo: Stocksy/Stephen Morris Learn the ratios Let’s start with the basics: your macros. “The most important thing to know before embarking on the ketogenic diet is that you need to keep your carb intake under 30 grams total per day,” says Keto Comfort Foods author Maria Emmerich. This is because the absence of carbohydrates forces your body into—and keeps it in—ketosis, the metabolic state key to the ketogenic diet. When your body is
Loyal Royal: Meghan Markle’s baby is going to be a Taurus—here’s what that means for the kid’s personality
January 14, 2019 at 12:11PM by CWC When the Duchess of Sussex announced her pregnancy last fall, the whole world came down with serious case of baby fever. Rumors have been swirling about Meghan Markle’s due date for months, and now we finally have something definitive. During an event with Prince Harry in Birkenhead, England, the duchess informed the crowd that the latest royal baby will arrive in late April or early May. And we know what that means: the babe’s going to be a Taurus. Now, Tauruses—those with birthdays between April 20 and May 20—tend to have a very particular personality type. First of all, they’re said to be super stubborn. Could that mean Markle will have a trouble getting baby to agree to eat all those veggies that are part of her vegan diet? Tauruses are also determined and persistent, which should come in handy for one likely to have an impact on the world someday. Similarly, they’re also known to be demanding, calm—until something sets them off!—and a bit controlling. While strong-willed and argumentative—they know what they want and how they want it, okay?—Tauruses can also be incredibly charming, friendly, and social. And another awesome perk? You can always count on a Taurus to have your back. They’re devoted and would rather have a handful of great friends than dozens of acquaintances. Basically, it will be really fun to watch this little royal grow up—especially since they will probably become incredibly close with Kate Middleton‘s children, including fellow Tauruses Princess Charlotte
5 recipes that prove the record-breaking egg is all it’s cracked up to be
January 14, 2019 at 11:42AM by CWC With a quick scroll through Instagram, you’ll find no shortage of perfectly-spread avocado toasts, plentiful puppies being generally adorable, and more than a few pastel-hued smoothie bowls. But at 33 million likes and counting, the new most-liked photo of all time will be tough to beat. Hard though it may be to believe that something so ordinary could garner more attention than any other image on the platform, it was all part of a plan hatched by @world_record_egg. As Instagram users scrambled to crack a world record, it only took a matter of days to poach the top spot from Kylie Jenner’s photo announcing the birth of her daughter, which fell to a distant second with a measly 18 million likes. View this post on Instagram Let’s set a world record together and get the most liked post on Instagram. Beating the current world record held by Kylie Jenner (18 million)! We got this #LikeTheEgg #EggSoldiers #EggGang A post shared by EGG GANG (@world_record_egg) on Jan 4, 2019 at 9:05am PST //www.instagram.com/embed.js Eggs are incredible, versatile, and delicious, and therefore should be celebrated. We’ve gathered some of our favorite easy egg recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner—the kind of meals you’ll want to photograph and post to Instagram for all the likes. 5 recipes to celebrate the Insta-famous egg Photo: Primavera Kitchen 1. Veggie breakfast casserole This casserole—which is loaded with eggs, broccoli, mushrooms, and spinach—can be made ahead of time for easy weekday breakfasts. Photo:
Am I Doing This Right? How To Make Sure Probiotic Supplements Get To Your Gut
January 13, 2019 at 11:00PM Read on to find out what happens to a probiotic after you ingest it. Continue Reading… Author | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue By now, you might be aware that the human microbiome—which is totally unique from person to person—is the collection of living organisms in the body, including trillions of beneficial bacteria that help you digest food, support your immune system, regulate your mood, and more. You might also know that maintaining a balanced microbiome—crowding out the bad bacteria with the good—is ideal and that supplementing with probiotics is one way to help that process along. But do you know what actually happens to a probiotic after you ingest it? That’s an equally important piece since it could mean the difference between an effective probiotic and, potentially, a useless one. Getting to the gut. The thing to keep in mind is that probiotics are live organisms, and they’re pretty fragile. In capsule form, probiotics need to survive not just the manufacturing process but also the transit through our digestive tract to establish a presence in the lower gut—the small intestine or the colon—where hopefully, they’ll stick around and repopulate. But here’s where it gets tricky. Right after swallowing, any bacteria we ingest is exposed to digestive enzymes in our saliva before reaching the stomach. Once in the stomach, the bacteria have to face very strong acids containing pepsin, the powerful enzyme that further breaks down and digests our food. The bad news