seeds Tag

June 1, 2015 In Food and Recipes, Green & Healthy Living, News, Spotlight By Suzanne Zilkowsky

Microgreens: A New Approach to Urban Gardening

One of the major issues we are facing in our food industry today has to do with the quality of the nutritional value available in our produce. In addition to being sprayed with herbicides and pesticides, there are many cases where produce (usually imported) is picked before it has ripened which decreases it’s nutritional value. In a perfect world, I’d wish for us all to have our very own nourishing, luscious and plentiful organic gardens. I often dream about what it would be like living in the middle of nowhere.. perhaps circa 1600? Growing my own food and raising my own...

September 1, 2014 In Food and Recipes, News, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

Move over Berries. Seeds are Making a Comeback

If there is one miracle worker when it comes to health, whether it be for weight loss purposes, disease prevention, anti-aging, energy, beauty or longevity - the seed deserves ultimate recognition. We are very fortunate that we have such superfoods available to us, especially since all seeds boast their own unique health benefits. They are powerful little guys when it comes to your health and can be used therapeutically to aid with certain health ailments and concerns. I’ll give you the run down on the unique benefits of a few celebrity seeds, but I’ll also tell you what all seeds...