When I first became interested in health, I made changes like switching to skim milk and cutting out all meat. My dad would often ask me, if animal products are so harmful, how did your great-grandparents live well into their 90's on their farm eating butter, raw milk and meat? With time, and through my holistic nutrition education, I realized dad (and grandma and great-grandma) were right. So many of the health "truths" I learned were things my grandma was already doing. This is a great general rule of thumb... when you wonder if something is healthy, ask: would my grandma (or great-grandma) have eaten this? Or had access to this? Here are 7 trendy foodie things that my grandma was doing
I reached week 8 in my 12 week health coaching program with a client this week which is when we discuss Ayurvedic body types. I find all of the individualized body type information so fascinating. It helps me make sense of why and how we all have different dietary needs. I love the Blood type info to identify who does best with meat and who does best without (most women I work with have already determined where they fall by listening to their bodies). I love the metabolic type quiz for determining insulin sensitivity, carbohydrate needs and appropriate macronutrient balances. I love the personality quiz and love language quizzes for insight into personality needs. And I love how the Ayurved
