Many of us come up short on our nutrition needs for a host of different reasons. Even when our diet is diverse and we are getting lots of fruits, veggies, whole grains, and clean protein - often times the soil where are foods get their nutrients from is over farmed and subsequently depleted.
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Do you ever feel like your appetite is insatiable? Often this is because of a hormone called Ghrelin that is out of whack. Ghrelin, appropriately known as the hunger hormone, can be impacted by not only what you eat and when you eat, but also a few key lifestyle habits. So with that said, let’s make sure you’re doing everything right to keep Ghrelin at bay instead of making it spike.
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First, a quick breakdown of seasonal eating. This is when we consume fall and winter vegetables and fruit in the cold months and eat spring and summer fruit and vegetables in the warm months. I should also mention, to a certain extent, seasonal eating is linked to eating local because if it’s summer in Australia, but winter in NY, and you are a New Yorker, you can eat summer fruits during your winter but that would actually be considered the exact opposite of seasonal eating.
1. Apple Cider Vinegar for white wine. No, not to drink straight. I’m not a complete savage. Often recipes (especially pasta) will call for white wine, but apple cider vinegar is a far healthier option that helps to stoke metabolism instead of dampening it like alcohol does.
October, as we pretty much all know, is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And in fact, breast cancer is so prevalent it will affect 1 in 8 women in America in their lifetime. So, my focus for October is based on things we can do to prevent the disease, beat it if you have it, and greatly diminish any chance of reoccurrence if you have had it in the past.
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