Reduce cholesterol with daily green smoothie

Reduce cholesterol with daily green smoothie I am a big proponent of the "attraction" diet, instead of the "avoidance" diet. What do I mean? It's a question of focus. Instead of a focus on the avoidance of a substance, we focus on exactly what we need to put into our body everyday. We've been told for years to avoid saturated fats and red meats etc. to reduce cholesterol. While this is good advice in general, this kind of "avoidance" eating can in theory be done while still eating very unhealthily. What to do instead? Make sure you get your fruit [...]

Getting into hot water

Getting into hot water I have a new obsession. Lately, I have been fixated on Dragonfly Teas, and before that it was about a month long  relationship with Marriage Frères teas from my trip to Paris last month. What a joy it is to have a soothing, steaming, nose tingling warm cuppa! All winter long I sample and sip, framing up the moments of the day. I hadn't realized it until just now, but I have a daily tea ritual that I've been following for a long time. It starts early in the morning with a cup of Rooibos Vanilla. This [...]