All tagged health

Kitchen Overhaul: Sugar Seems To Be Everywhere

Kitchen Overhaul: Sugar Seems To Be Everywhere

Linda Micomonaco
Kitchen Overhaul

If anyone of us even wants the slightest chance of getting healthy, the first thing you’ll need to do is clean out your kitchen of all the unhealthy foods. But where would you start? We all like to believe that our kitchens are full of healthy nutritious foods but most of us don’t even know that there are conspirators hiding in just about every ready-to-use, prepared product out there, and sugar is one of the biggest culprits. Sugar has so many different names that most people don’t even know they’re eating sugar.

Whole Food Diets…A Reflection of Our Past

Whole Food Diets…A Reflection of Our Past

Linda Micomonaco

I believe our ancestors had a better understanding of food, not just the tastes and aromas of food but the effects it had on our bodies and overall health. They spent more time around food, learning about all the aspects of food from their elders, something that was passed down from one generation to the next. I’m a product of that philosophy.

Cleanse, Detox or Bust: Fibre

Cleanse, Detox or Bust: Fibre

Linda Micomonaco

‘Don’t we get enough fiber in our diet?’  One of the first questions I’m asked when the subject of fiber comes up.  Short answer:  Only if you’re eating whole foods do you get enough fiber on a daily basis.

Food Sensitivities, Food Intolerances & Food Allergies. What’s the difference?

Food Sensitivities, Food Intolerances & Food Allergies. What’s the difference?

Linda Micomonaco

Food allergies are immune system responses to the protein content in foods causing your immune system to go into defense mode which is a protective response by the body. Food intolerances or sensitivities are a digestion issue where you cannot digest or breakdown these foods. A food diary can be a very helpful tool in tracking your food intake so you can discover what may be the problem.