The Self-Compassion Diet: A Step-by-Step Program to Lose Weight with Loving-Kindness by Jean Fain (Sounds True 2011) ISBN 978-1-60407-075-0 and The Self-Compassion Diet: Guided Practices to Lose Weight with Loving-Kindness by Jean Fain (Sounds True audio 2011) ISBN 978-1-60407-077-4 When I was recuperating from knee replacement surgery a year ago, I found an in-the-moment awareness […]
Category Archives: HEALTH & WELLNESS
If You’re Not Moving, You’re Dying
I tend to write about whole foods, sourced locally, as an essential element of health. But nutrition alone is not sufficient for vitality. A healthy body requires regular physical exercise. The truth is, if you’re not also exercising, you’re dying. If you are unable to do the physical equivalent of a brisk 20 minute walk, […]
The Healing Cook’s Queen of Grains
Millet, known as the Queen of Grains, is popular in many parts of the world with 10,000 years of cultivation history. It is a highly nutritious, non-glutinous and versatile grain. Considered to be one of the least allergenic and most digestible grains, it has an interesting nut-like flavour and a texture that is easily combined […]
Butterbur: Little Known Versatile Herb
An almost forgotten herb, butterbur (Petasites hybridus) was for many centuries associated with treating plagues, fevers, coughs, and gastrointestinal disorders. Over the past few years, butterbur has been rediscovered by modern science. The herb is now backed by compelling evidence from clinical trials, particularly from Germany, that have unlocked butterbur’s ability to reduce the frequency […]
Developing a Fitness Plan That Sticks
As the days become longer, brighter and warmer, many of us are becoming more active and beginning to make new fitness goals, perhaps to get in shape for the coming summer months. When starting a new exercise program or setting new fitness goals, it is important to understand any past “bad behavior” and forgive yourself […]