By Theresa Albert, Toronto Nutritionist, www.myfriendinfood.com The health science community is abuzz with a thing called telomeres (tea-low-mere-z) that are in every cell in your body and are an indication of the aging process. The discovery of telomeres won the Nobel Prize in 2009 and now they can be tested. Do you want to know if you your cells tell an older or younger story than your years? Do you want to protect them to slow the aging process and/or forestall any age related illness as …
Willpower Does Not Exist
By Theresa Albert, Toronto Nutritionist, www.myfriendinfood.com We think we are in complete control of our senses but there’s a new study that proves just how unperceptive we can be about our food intake. Now we are learning that the color of cutlery influences our perception of how food tastes. One study finds that size shape and weight of the spoon affects how people assess flavor. Some assessments went so far as tasting “expensive” because the spoon was heavier. What it tells me, …
Peach Smoothie
Did you know peaches are considered an aphrodisiac? That they can help calm an upset stomach and even help reduce hair loss? Yup, those fuzzy little juicy balls of goodness aren't just delcious, they're little miracle workers. Don't believe me? Check out these 20 interesting facts about peaches and then get back her and make this Peach Smoothie pronto! You might think that smoothies are all we eat around here considering my posts here, here, here, here, here, here and here. That's a lot of …
Mango Spinach Smoothie
I honestly have no idea how I came to love spinach smoothies. For the most part I'm completely anti-green when it comes to drinks. I prefer red. Ultimately though, I guess it's the fact that no matter what you just can't taste the spinach in a spinach smoothie. That's why I love this Mango Spinach Smoothie. And just in case you doubt the power of spinach you can find eleven reasons why it rocks right here. Mango Spinach Smoothie 3 cups of baby spinach 1 1/2 cups of Vanilla Almond …
Don’t Compare Yourself to Others
One of the best gifts of spring is the heralding of summer just around that bend in the road. And living in a cold climate with a darker, colder and drawn out winter makes the bright, hot days of summer seem like the prize for making it through another year of seasonal cartwheels. We switch from snow pants to capris and from Boots to flip-flops in what seems like a blink of an eye. Many people love winter and snow and outdoor fun. I am not one of those people. If I dare to compare—winter is the …
