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Our habits shape who we are: learn how to nourish your body, mind and spirit, every day.
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Cinnamon for diabetes?
It may be time to look differently at your spice rack. The medicinal properties of herbs and spices were once a central part of a healers toolkit, but much of the knowledge and understanding of their properties is lost in our ultra modern world. What if we took a trip to our spice cabinet rather than the pharmacy for our medicine? Or better still, what if we used our spices to keep us well in the first place?
The wonderful spice cinnamon is a good place to start as there is lots of research on its medicinal properties. Also, cinnamon is such a versatile spice; it is easy to incorporate it into every day cooking, which is fantastic given the multiple demonstrated health benefits.
Variety is the spice of life
I have a question for you: if you could list the fruit and veg you eat regularly, so every week, how long would that list be? For many people, this list is really short and under a dozen different fruit and veggies eaten regularly.
‘So what?’ You might say. ‘If I am getting my daily portions then that is good enough isn’t it?’
Well in this post I would like to make the case for not only increasing the quantity of fruit and veg in your diet, but also the variety.
Why sleep is important for your health
In my last post I discussed how what you eat can effect the quality of your sleep, and how the quality of your sleep can influence what you eat! Quite a circular topic, I know!
In this post I want motivate you to take good care of your sleep. We all know how we feel after a bad nights sleep. Irritable, fatigued, mentally slower… sound familiar? But your sleep, and the quality of the sleep you get over a prolonged period of days, weeks, months and years can have a profound impact on your health.