Why You Should Be Eating Ancient Grains + a Farrotto Recipe

By Ellen Kanner for Spirituality & Health Kamut, farro, spelt, quinoa, millet, barley, amaranth — this isn’t a magical incantation. Or maybe it is. The words are names for ancient grains, whole grains that have been around for centuries. For centuries, whole was how we ate grain, too. Then we discovered milling. Milling, or grinding, [...]

Change My Breakfast: 3 Deliciously Healthy Porridge Recipes

By Executive Chef Benjamin Baker, Jean’s Kitchen at Travaasa Austin Nothing says “good morning” like a warm bowl of porridge for breakfast. Whether slowly cooked and creamy or blended with fresh fruit in a smoothie, oats provide your body with many benefits. From lowering your cholesterol, boosting your immune system, lowering your risk of high [...]

5 Foods for Focus, Plus Easy Ways to Eat Them

By Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD Some days we all feel a little foggy. Fortunately certain foods can give your brain a healthy boost. So on those days when too much work, too little sleep and not enough “you time” leaves you feeling mentally zapped, pass up that second (or third) cup of coffee and incorporate [...]

Want to Change Your Life? Change Your Breakfast

By Mariel Hemingway People often tell me they want to change the way they eat, but they simply don’t know how to start. I say, “Change your breakfast.” Here is my reason. Breakfast means that you are breaking a fast… you have been asleep anywhere from four to 10 hours and probably haven’t eaten for [...]

Cleanse & Renew: 7 Detox Juice & Smoothie Recipes

By Amy Sung After the Christmas festivities are over, our bodies may not be at their prime with all of the goodies many of us indulged in with family and friends. At the start of the New Year, we are renewing our diets to cleanse our bodies through these spa-inspired (and super colourful!) detox juice [...]