Tag: healthy fats

Healthy Oil Choices

Written by b-better on June 26, 2021. Posted in Holistic Health, Wellness in Practice. No Comments on Healthy Oil Choices

Ever wondered where canola oil comes from? Not the canola plant that’s for sure. It doesn’t exist. Or it didn’t exist until fairly recently I should say.I have an entire chapter in my upcoming book UNJUNK which is all about deceptive labeling and ingredients to avoid.Knowing how to shop is an important part of getting your family healthier because today, we eat what we buy and bring home from the supermarket.And canola oil is one of those foods deceptively marketed as heart healthy, when in fact it is one of THE WORST oils to consume!They basically use high heat, high pressure...

The Right Way to Eat Nuts

Written by b-better on June 23, 2021. Posted in Holistic Health. No Comments on The Right Way to Eat Nuts

Proper preparation of nuts is one of these traditions, which I discuss in greater detail in my upcoming book Unjunk. ⁣⁣⁣⁣Traditionally, people understood instinctively that nuts are best soaked or partially sprouted before consumed because nuts contain enzyme inhibitors which can put a real strain on the digestive mechanism if consumed in excess.⁣⁣⁣These enzyme inhibitors protect the plants and prevent germination until the conditions are just right.⁣⁣⁣⁣By soaking nuts in filtered water, you essentially replicate the moist environment needed for germination and de-activate/neutralize...