www.cherylwahl.ca
  • Home
  • Who am I?
  • Recipes
  • Cancer Wellness Program

It's Springtime!

3/31/2022

0 Comments

 
​Spring is a time for new growth as the earth awakens from its winter sleep, crocuses and snow drops are peeking up in the gardens.  It’s also a time for us to emerge from our winter hibernation.
 
During the past few months of colder weather, and shorter days, we’ve spent a lot of time indoors being sedentary and eating comfort foods…all the while packing on a few extra pounds of weight.
 
It’s time to get out, get moving, and lighten up the diet a little.  It’s time to put the crockpot away and pull out the salad plate and include ‘superfoods’ in your diet daily!
 
What are superfoods?  According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, superfoods are “a super nutrient-dense food, loaded with vitamins, minerals, fiber, antioxidants, and/or phytonutrients”.  They have specific health benefits and are a whole food in its natural state.
 
And in the spring, we have some beautiful seasonal superfoods that are growing and ready to eat, and they’re mostly green.  Salad greens like arugula, mustard and turnip greens, spinach, leeks, asparagus and artichokes.
 
What are the big health benefits of these delicious green veggies?
  1. They are high in antioxidants, assisting the body in fighting off free-radical damage, which can lead to cancer.
  2. Per calorie, they have more calcium than milk, and along with their high content of vitamin K, can help prevent bone loss, which leads to osteoporosis.
  3. Green vegetables are powerful anti-inflammatory foods.  Major health issues can be linked to chronic inflammation like cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and depression.

In good health,
​Cheryl Wahl, RHN, Cancer Coach
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Want to reduce your risk of cancer, receive recipes and health information regularly straight to your in-box?  Download your free copy now.
    Picture

    Archives

    December 2022
    October 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    July 2016
    April 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    October 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012

    Categories

    All

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • Who am I?
  • Recipes
  • Cancer Wellness Program