Health Tips & Recipes

My doctor tells me my sugar is on the high side. Now what?

By Lada Kokan, MD

Did you know that if your blood sugar is in the prediabetic range lifestyle interventions can help prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes and its complications (1)? You can also make a difference in your health risk if you had gestational diabetes (during pregnancy), have family members with type 2 diabetes or decide to reduce your weight (2). Read more…

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Harvest Box Recipe: Orecchiette with Fennel

By Guilaine Boyce, Holistic Nutritionist

Nutritional highlight:
Fennel is a rich source of beta-carotene (vitamin A precursor) and vitamin C1 and its characteristic sweet anise fragrance and flavour is largely due to the constituent anethole2. Research is revealing that anethole has anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic effects2. Fennel is a well-known carminative herb in traditional herbal medicine, with a soothing action on the gastrointestinal tract to help relieve intestinal cramping and flatulence3. Read more…

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More nutrition with one healthy habit

By Christina Wilton, Dragonfly Thrive

Our health is linked to the foods we nourish ourselves with. What we eat is important – but the nutrients we actually ABSORB are what really matter. We can choose the right foods with all the key nutrients for our continued health but if those nutrients aren’t absorbed, they just travel right on through. Read more…

Smash your garlic!

By Christina Wilton, Dragonfly Thrive

Smash your garlic – then pause!

To get the powerful anti-microbial benefits from the allicin available in garlic, we need to break the cellular walls in the garlic clove. The enzyme allinase will be released from the cell walls and mix with the alliin compound to become the magical allicin. Be careful though, heat will denature or inactivate the allinase enzyme and then the allicin will not be created. Read more…

Green Smoothies Made Easy!

By Christina Wilton, Dragonfly Thrive

Smoothies are very simple – start with 3 key components: greens, fruit and liquids. But this will leave you with a delicious smoothie that is a little high on natural sugars. Whenever you can, lower the blood sugar kick by adding protein and fat to your smoothie. All it takes is a couple tablespoons of nut butter, seeds or a protein powder. Read more…