Archive for May 2015

The Food Marketing Institute has recently reported that 71% of us are cooking at home more often these days. That means more people are sitting in rush hour traffic rummaging through their cupboards and fridges in their minds, trying to figure out what’s for dinner. Naturally, home cooking has fewer calories and more nutritional value…

Have you ever wondered where that expression “I have this gut feeling” comes from? We typically associate it with a mental/emotional intuitive response to an encounter or experience.  However, it is literally true, the brain is responding to an experience from the gut. Last week I talked about friendly gut bacteria. Today, I am fascinated…

A Special Gift for Mom 3 Ways To Experience Food: The Power of Phytonutrients Colour Taste Smell Before I get into phytonutrients, I few things to note: It was a rough week keeping myself on track with spring   in the air as I began peeling off the layers of clothing capturing the warmer weather.  Flowers…