Continuum Wellness News

There are particular occasions where typical food choices follow a standard type of format. Thanksgiving is associated with turkey (not to their amusement), Easter with hams and so forth. And while the Superbowl is not associated with any organized religion, it does have its rituals, high on the list is the food. [...]

Tags: Health, healthy eating, recipes for super bowl, super bowl, vegan recipes

Food Inc: Michael Pollan and Friends Reveal the Food Industry’s Darkest Secrets
The new film Food Inc. is a shocking look at the health, human rights and the environmental nightmare that lands on our plate each meal.
It turns out that figuring out the most simple thing — like what’s on your dinner plate, and where it [...]

Tags: agribusiness, business of food, FDA, food industry, food safety, from farm to plate, healthy eating, politics of food, where does food come from

Here is a vegan/vegetarian main dish recipe that can be used as the centerpiece for a meal or sandwiches.
2 cups cooked rice (I use brown rice, short grain or basmati)
1 cup of bread crumbs
3/4 cup of soy milk
1/2 teaspoon sage or marjoram
4 tablespoons of chopped onion
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 cup chopped walnuts
salt (can be [...]

Tags: healthy eating, nut pattie recipe, vegan recipe, vegetarian recipe

This delicious non-dairy recipe is easy to do year round and offers added variety to your diet.
Tools: requires a blender
Almonds: pre-soak in water for 2 days. Or soak overnight, the soaking process increases digestibility.
3 cups water
3/4 cup of pre-soaked and peeled almonds
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Combine 2 cups of [...]

Tags: healthy eating, homemade almond milk, maple almond milk recipe, non-dairy milk, vegan, vegetarian

By Catherine Carter
All food is not the same. Of course nutritional content varies, the quality of the soil the food is grown in, the growing methods, harvesting method. The love and intention of the farmer to grow nourishing crops also contributes to the quality of the food. Part of learning how to [...]

Tags: health care, healthy eating, healthy living, how food is grown, how to eat healthy, mothering, national health insurance, parenting, self responsibility, what is food, what makes food healthy, what to eat

by Catherine Carter
How high do you pile, that is, put food on your plate? It’s rather easy to eat more than you should. What I mean is that many of us continue to eat after hunger has been satisfied.
Do you find yourself saying, “I know I shouldn’t, but I’ll have just a little more”? [...]

Tags: calorie reduction, compulsive eating, healthy eating, how to eat less, how to stop overeating, mindful eating, mindfulness