Last week, I talked about the importance of adding nutrients to your coffee, and how to get the most out of your morning coffee ritual. This week, I've added another recipe that is vegan and milder. Enjoy!
Hemp Milk Cinnamon Latte
(A milder, vegan blend)
1. Brew your favorite organic coffee or espresso
2. Into the blender add 1 Tablespoon Hemp seeds and 2-4oz of water.
3. Blend for about 20 seconds to create Hemp Milk base.
I am a quiet person and I did not have natural public speaking skills when I began my teaching career. To become a better teacher, I integrated my yoga practice into my public speaking practice. I designed these six simple steps to help anyone become a better public speaker. If the idea of giving a presentation in front of a group of people makes your nerves start to rise, you are not alone. But know that if you practice yoga, you are capable of moving beyond your fears.
I’ve never been a serious carnivore; red meat stopped making its way into my diet by the time I was seven years old, and white meat only made up a small portion after that. But when I finally disciplined myself into what has now become five ongoing years of vegetarianism, I suddenly noticed some major changes. Here are five things I witnessed just a few months after making the switch:
So you want to grow your own food? Organically? Great idea!
Right up until a hornworm eats your tomatoes...
Meet Manduca sexta, also known as a Tobacco worm, also know as a hornworm, also known as the One Worm To Rule Them All. Oh it looks cute enough, but don't let its cute little head fool you (the head is the thing on the left side), it will annihilate your tomato plants.
The act of meditating can help you rewire your brain in the sense that the more you think positively, the stronger the part of your brain that allows you to experience positivity becomes. And today, tech-enabled meditation is making it easier than ever to learn how to meditate. At the click of a button, you can escape to a place of calm to help be mindful and take a moment to reset your internal dialogue. Whether you want to meditate for five minutes, 10 minutes or 20, there are several technologies out there to help get the job done. Here are five to get you started:
We’ve all heard that bees are declining at rapid rates, and that many environmental stressors (including neonicotinoid pesticides) are the culprit. Neonics play a particularly integral role in the collapse of bees because they make the bees more susceptible to these environmental stressors that they are often otherwise immune to.
Opinions about industrial food may vary if the one opining is a pessimist or optimist, independent observer or corporate spokesperson. Media onslaughts about industrial foods might invite apathy—for some peace of mind—if only until the next barrage of bad news.
All kinds of foods have been the subject of alarming news reports concerning Big Agra and unhealthy food production. Not all problems with industrial food production are limited to instances of inhumane treatment of animals or presence of disease causing microbes on meats and vegetables processed in factories.
Relaxation: something so necessary for living a happy life, yet can so easily elude us on a daily basis. We have grown accustomed to hectic schedules, frenetic multitasking, and feeling guilty when we have a free moment. However, like vehicles, we have to stop and refuel, or we won’t be able to get moving. Here are some easy ways to relax in a world that doesn’t want you to:
Martial arts training is considered amongst the healthiest and most comprehensive forms of exercise today, and when used properly, can do wonders for one’s physical and mental state. Here are five unique reasons to practice martial arts:
Children love to cook!
Increasingly, we see more cooking incorporated into curriculum at schools. Jamie Oliver, the British celebrity chef, has been tremendously influential in educating the way schoolchildren view cooking. Michelle Obama has made exercise and nutrition in schools a priority.