by Wendy Renshaw | May 15, 2020 | Health and Wellness, Weight Loss
Keto is short for ketogenic. A ketogenic diet is basically a diet that shifts your body from burning sugar (glucose) to burning fat (Ketone bodies) as a fuel source. A plant based keto diet comprises of high (plant sourced) fat, low carbohydrate and moderate protein...
by Wendy Renshaw | Feb 23, 2020 | Health and Wellness
The best way to fight back against a mid-afternoon slump is to make an energy and endurance-boosting smoothie with one or more of these 5 ingredients that have a low glycemic index. The glycemic index (GI) is a measurement of how much a carbohydrate-containing food...
by Wendy Renshaw | Mar 27, 2019 | Health and Wellness, Recipes
If you play or watch basketball, you know how physically demanding the sport is on these athletes. Good nutrition is essential. Damian Lillard is one of a growing number of NBA players switching to a plant based diet. Recently, in an interview with OregonLive Sports’...
by Wendy Renshaw | Mar 22, 2019 | Health and Wellness
5 Best (Vegan) Burgers for March Madness If you are glued to the couch watching March madness and have no time to cook, there is good news thanks to the many fast food vegan & vegetarian friendly options out there. From black bean burritos, a simple veggie pizza,...
by Wendy Renshaw | Mar 9, 2019 | Health and Wellness, Weight Loss
Top 5 Benefits of Dandelions The humble Dandelion (Taraxacum Officinale) is more often seen as that annoying weed that is the spoiler in your pristine, perfect, immaculate lawn. However, this pretty, little wild flower is a member of the daisy family. Although common,...
by Wendy Renshaw | Jan 28, 2019 | Health and Wellness
Congrats to the New England Patriots and thumbs up to good old Tom Brady for yet again leading The Pats to another Super bowl! (Literally thumbs up because if they win it will be his 6th super bowl ring). The oldest QB in the league is a trailblazer, not only in the...
