I know very few people who don’t feel like they could eat healthier and create a more healthy kitchen, including me. Taking steps to cook and dine more healthily aren’t that difficult to implement; it’s just a matter of taking the Nike plunge: Just do it. Here are a few tips to help get started. Mealtime should be thought of as quality time. That means putting away your … [Read more...]
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Utah Guru of Home Organization: Declutter Your Home for a Healthier Mind
Can decluttering your home and organizing your life really have an impact on your mental health? Mandy Taylor of Tidy at Home Organizing says, “Absolutely.”Mandy has been helping people declutter since 2019. She was certified by Marie Kondo, the ultimate guru of organization, after a lengthy process of training, applications, testing, and practical hands-on work. She … [Read more...]
What Are the Health Benefits of Reishi Mushrooms?
Anyone familiar with going to a health food store is no stranger to unusual and unknown products. Perhaps one of the weirdest new types of products commonly sold these days are medicinal mushrooms, like, for example, reishi mushroom capsules by VidaCap. While most people expect to find mushrooms in supermarkets and not in health food stores, there are actually all kinds of … [Read more...]
7 Healthy Dining Destinations
During the past year, wellness has been on our minds even more than normal. It’s been a challenge to stay safe and stay well, and many of us — I’ll speak for myself, anyway — have used lockdown as an excuse to, perhaps, eat a little less than healthily. Comfort foods have reigned in our kitchen, for example. But as we begin to finally come out of the pandemic, we should regain … [Read more...]
To Your Health! A Half-Dozen Healthful & Delectable Restaurant Dishes
All too often, trying to eat healthy in restaurants means settling for a salad or attempting to enjoy some bland, under-seasoned plate of tofu, tempeh or seitan. But thanks to the creativity and sensitivity of many modern chefs, diners no longer have to sacrifice flavor in an effort to dine healthfully. To wit, here are a half-dozen restaurant offerings demonstrating how … [Read more...]
Five Pillars of Optimal Health
Coronavirus has captured all of the international, national and local headlines like nothing we have witnessed in our lifetimes. It’s clear that this virus will wreak havoc, especially on those with weak immune systems and underlying medical conditions. There are plenty of “preppers” in the sense of people who have stockpiled food and supplies for cases of emergency, but … [Read more...]
CSAs to the Covid Rescue: The newest growing reasons for healthier diets
As a local gardening and wild foods instructor through West high School’s Community Education program for years, I have noticed a steady increase in the interest of the community to eat healthier, local foods. My students have indicated that they are starting backyard gardens or even foraging the many available foods to increase their health through better nutrition and more … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Keep Your Hair Healthy in Utah Winter
Do you hate how different your hair feels in the winter versus the summer in the state of Utah? You probably notice how dry and brittle it feels, and also how many split ends show up during these chilly months. Because the winter air in Utah is so frigid, the hair follicles are deeply affected. Just like your skin, your scalp gets dehydrated due to colder temperatures. When … [Read more...]
Dr. Brian Moench Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment
In this episode, we discuss Utah’s most important environmental issues with Dr. Brian Moench who operates a non-profit called Utah Physicians for A Healthy Environment. Development and growth threaten the quality of life we enjoy in Utah. Recent medical studies demonstrate that poor air quality causes greater harm to the human body—cardiovascular system, immune and … [Read more...]
Wasatch Community Gardens: cultivating good health for your body, for your community
Wasatch Community Gardens has cultivated good health for your body and for your community for the last three decades, because they know agriculture is, or should be, connected more to culture than to business. Wasatch Community Garden brings plants and people together In the Salt Lake area, this robust group is making sure that agriculture remains linked to culture, crops, … [Read more...]