Light

  • Why Should You Eat In-Season For Your Zip Code?

    Why Should You Eat In-Season For Your Zip Code?

    In my last two blogpost I wrote extensively about LIGHT!  We discussed how light affects us positively and negatively.  Sunlight also affects how crops are grown and determines what foods grow in season.  You’re probably saying “okay, great… but why should I eat in-season?”, right?  I am about to answer that question and explain…

  • Green Salad with Beet Noodles

    Green Salad with Beet Noodles

    This green salad will not disappoint.  It is not your typical spinach only salad.  You’ll have a small handful of spinach, arugula, and beet top greens in this salad bowl!  Beets are a root vegetable and can come in a variety of colors: red, yellow, orange, and white.  Beet tops are highly underrated.  When you think…

  • LIGHT, Environment, and your Longevity part 2

    LIGHT, Environment, and your Longevity part 2

    Part 1 of Light, Environment, and your Longevity we discussed the different types of light: natural sunlight and artificial light (AL).  We talked about the benefits of being in an environment of natural sunlight.  An environment of natural sunlight allows proper circadian rhythms which control our “master clock” and all other biological processes.  When…

  • Fermented Skinny Salsa

    Fermented Skinny Salsa

    Nutritional and Health Benefits of Fermented Skinny Salsa: more bioavailable vitamin C than the same amount of raw cabbage, B Vitamins, large quantities of natural probiotics,  increased immune function, and increased lactic acid in your gut to to kill pathogenic bacteria…just to name a few!   Fermented Skinny Salsa is extremely easy to make and one of the healthiest foods you can eat.…

  • LIGHT, Environment, and your Longevity part 1

    LIGHT, Environment, and your Longevity part 1

    When I say “light”, do you think of the sun, the light coming from your phone/computer screen, or the lights turning on when you flip the switch? Why is light so important?  I would say that light is one of the most important things to understand in our journey to optimizing our health.  The…