Think — Nourish

Come November 23rd and our sense of mindful eating will be packed up and forgotten. People start looking forward to the spread of turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and red wine days before the big holiday. The time to reunite, overindulge and share - Thanksgiving is one of the happiest days of the year. Spending quality time with our loved ones over an incredible meal is a long tradition. Talking while chewing can cause bloating. Even eating too fast can make you feel full within minutes. Result? No room for dessert ;) But what’s the fun without letting...

It’s Sunday night, you’re rummaging through the fridge trying to figure out what to eat for dinner when you find a handful of shriveled up vegetables, a tupperware full of rotten leftovers, and an expired carton of milk. You hastily grab the deteriorated food and toss it in the compost, wondering how you could have forgotten about all that food? We’ve all found ourselves in this scenario. In fact, Americans throw away billions of pounds of food each year, worth billions of dollars, which is enough to feed millions of people. We’re not trying to intentionally waste food and money,...

The word protein carries a lot of “weight”. It’s the focal point of 99% of restaurant entrees, the reason body builders gulp raw egg whites, and an attribute consumer packaged goods highlights in bold. It’s common knowledge that protein is an important part of the diet, but before you grab a protein bar, let’s take a step back and ask ourselves, what exactly is protein? Is it only important for weightlifting and working out? Why do we even need it? Protein is a macronutrient made up of chains of amino acids–You may have heard before amino acids are the building blocks...

From ceremonial use to safeword, we have been turning to the chocolate stuff for centuries as a means to satiate our collective sweet tooth. Considered sacred by both Aztec and Mayan cultures, cacao was consumed back then as a health elixir and in medicinal rituals by royalty. Today, chocolate is found everywhere and available to everyone as a tasty indulgence, but many of the “superpowers” that had been the lure of the beans has been lost as commercialization of the cacao bean has lead to cocoa. Cacao is the raw bean of the Theobroma cacao tree, while the cocoa found in the chocolate...

Now that winter is in full force (snow and freezing temperatures included), we must accept the reality—this season is here to stay (at least for a while). So, we compiled a list of 10 helpful tips to stay warm and beat this season’s inevitable blues. 1. Be active. Though it’s extremely tempting to cuddle up with a fuzzy blanket and binge watch your favorite new show, it is more productive to stay moving during these cold months. Excercising raises your heart rate and keeps your blood pumping, thus increasing your body temperature. Activities such as push-ups or jogging will help...