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Thrive Magazine / Issue 4 - Winter 2015
Contents thrive [ issue 4 - Winter 2014/15 ] NEWS 5
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EVENTS
FEATURES
What’s Hot
The latest products, trends and companies offering natural, ethical and authentic products across food and health.
How Happy Are You?
Susanna - The Happyologist looks at how making healthy choices makes you a happier person.
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Foodie Blogs
Looking for some great recipes to make? Then we’ve got some top notch foodie blogs for you to check out.
10-11 The ‘P’ Word
Natural Juice Junkie - Neil Martin gives us some tips for getting enough protein in your juicing routine.
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True Superfoods
The term superfood has become popular lately but what foods truly deserve the label of ‘Superfood’?
30-31 Bone Health Osteoporosis is a condition affecting more and more people,
Tracy Morgan tells her story of dealing with the disease.
32-33 Find the Why Behind Your Goals Plan, visualise and write them down - some tips for sticking to
your goals.
34-35 Old Herbal Remedies Laura Carpenter - our lovely herbal therapist - looks at some
of the old remedies our ancestors used to rely on for health.
36-37 Winter Skincare The fabulous Janey Lee Grace from imperfectlynatural.com
joins us to talk about Winter Skincare and her top products.
38-39 Recipes from The Vegan 8 Try making this delicious cinnamon spiced cheesecake from
www.thevegan8.com. Only eight ingredients!
14-15 Importance of Being Ernest We catch up with Niamh from Ernest foods to talk all things
40-41 Recipes from Activ-eat Delicious recipe for a super protein mocha shake from
www.activ-eat.com
fruity and nutty.
16-17 Bloating Blues
Sam Bearfoot - the Digestion Detective gives us her top tips on beating the bloat.
18-19 New Year New Career
Is 2015 the year for you to make a change and adopt a healthier career and routine?
20-21 What’s it Called? In this new feature we introduce some of the more unusual
fruit and vegetables and give you ideas on how to cook them.
trend of ‘Street Food’.
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Recipes from Serene Eats
Fancy a weekend treat? Try making these delicious lemon drizzle doughnuts from www.sereneeats.com
Recipes from The Vegan 8
Pasta in a creamy red pepper sauce made with just eight ingredients from www.thevegan8.com
44-45 Recipes from The Including Cake Sweet potato curry recipe from www.includingcake.com
46-47 Recipes from The Natural Nomad 22-23 Street Food Gorgeous mini berry and coconut crumbles - easy to make Deri Reed - The Ethical Chef talks to us about the upcoming and super tasty from www.naturalnomad.co.uk 24-25 Put Your Feet Up Fiona Ludlow gives us some health tips on relaxing and how
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Hot Products
We review the latest and greatest natural, ethical products.
reflexology can help the entire body.
26-27 Grains of Goodness
Deborah from Nourish Kefir talks to us about the benefits of Kefir and it’s healing powers.
28-29 Winter Blues
Jo from Capital CBT gives us some tips to fight off the Winter Blues.
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Are You?
How Healthy Choices Make You a Happier Person! It’s Monday morning and the alarm goes off. You snooze. You’re too tired to go for a jog. After another snooze, you crawl out of bed and jump in the shower. You throw some clothes on and run out of your flat with coffee in hand. You get to work and things are hectic. You drink your coffee but forget all about breakfast. All of a sudden it’s midday and you still haven’t eaten anything. You grab a sandwich to eat at your desk while you continue working non-stop until 6 pm. You’re feeling drained and frustrated. What on earth happened to the day? You get up and realise how stiff you feel. You decide you need rest and cancel your run.
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You go home, order takeaway and crash on the sofa. You’re feeling pretty unhappy about your day. And it’s only Monday. Does this sound familiar? Scarily we can all admit to being in this situation every now and then, even though we know it’s no good for us. Not only are we destroying our health but also our happiness. The two go hand in hand. It’s only by making healthy choices that you give your body and mind the biggest likelihood of success, both in terms of your performance and happiness. There are certain basic healthy habits which you simply can’t escape if you want to be your happiest, best possible self. Let me explain why.
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Exercise to boost your happy hormones. It could be 15 minutes of yoga, power walking or jumping jacks. It doesn’t matter what you do as long as you improve your circulation. Your body will feel less lethargic and more energised. Your mind will be alert and focused. Exercise also makes your brain release endorphins, the ‘feel-good’ hormones which boost your positivity and overall happiness. Exercise at the same time everyday if you can, so that it becomes a habit and your body starts craving it.
It’s only by making healthy choices that you give your body and mind the biggest opportunity for success, both in terms of your performance and your happiness.
Get seven to nine hours of sleep a night. When you sleep your brain forms new pathways as it digests your learnings from the day. The cells in your body repair themselves, helping you recover from the day’s activities. Give yourself the rest it needs and you’ll improve your focus, your confidence and find it easier to be more positive. Get a good night’s sleep by creating a sleep time routine that winds you down and takes your mind away from your work and all technology.
Susanna - the Happyologist Eat a balanced diet with healthy carbohydrates. Your brain literally doesn’t function without carbohydrates and the wrong types of carbohydrates send you on sugar highs and crashes shortly after. Eat small portions of food every three to four hours. Don’t even think about skipping breakfast or you’ll be killing your brain cells trying to work without any fuel! When you’ve eaten well you’ll be less angry, more positive and more productive, which in turn will make you feel even better. Eat natural carbohydrates such as wild rice, quinoa and oatmeal, or the less processed ones such as wholewheat products. These might sound like basic tips yet these are things we most often fail to prioritise. That’s what leads to us being unhealthy and unhappy. Commit to making these healthy choices and you’ll be committing to a happy you. You will feel more empowered, confident and fulfilled overall.
Susanna Halonen, also known as the Happyologist, is a life coach and writer based in London, England. As a positive psychology practitioner, much of what Susanna offers is based on the science of happiness and performance. www.happyologist.co.uk Follow Susanna on twitter @SuskyH yologist.uk https://www.facebook.com/happ
Susanna has just released her first book ‘Screw Finding Your Passion: It’s Within You, Let’s Unlock It’. You can find it on amazon.co.uk
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The
P Word! When most people think about protein their minds instantly go to meat, eggs, fish and dairy, but many plant-based foods can be equally protein-packed.
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What is Protein anyway?
This is one of the most common questions I get asked when speaking about juicing at live events or working with clients who are looking to adopt a plant strong lifestyle.
Protein is the name given to naturally occurring chains of molecules known as amino acids. Our cells, tissues and organs cannot function without amino acids. Every cell in the human body contains amino acids and it is essential to help our bodies repair cells and to make new ones.
Well, here is another question: what do sunflower seeds, avocados and even broccoli have in common? It may surprise many, but they are all great sources of protein. When most people think about protein their minds instantly go to meat, eggs, fish and dairy, but many plant-based foods can be equally protein-packed. Most people in Britain eat more protein than they need. The British Dietetic Association recommends a daily intake of 45g and 55g of protein for the average woman and man respectively. But according to the British Nutrition Foundation the average protein intake per day is 88g for men and 64g women. Protein needs depend on our age, size, height and activity level. Levels peak at key periods of muscle and bone growth. Breastfeeding mums need to consume 20 per cent more protein than usual.
Some amino acids can be manufactured in the body, whilst others (essential amino acids) can come only from food. The combinations of amino acids provided by different foods vary, which is why it is important to consume a varied diet. We need to ensure we consume protein. If you plan to do a juice detox (a period of time on juice only) then you may want to consider blending some of your juices with avocado for both amino acids and essential fatty acids (which our bodies also have to get from our food). Other plants that are high in amino acids and work well blended into juices include spirulina, chia seeds, sunflower seeds and almonds. Adding hemp or pea protein powders to juices may also be beneficial.
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Thrive Magazine / Issue 4 - Winter 2015
Grains full of
goodness Kefir originates from the Caucasian mountains and the grains are made up of a combination of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts in a mix of proteins, lipids, and sugars. These wonderful fermented grains contain an abundance of nutrients, minerals and vitamins. Kefir also contains a rich and diverse range of microflora – an abundance of different species, not just one.
Deborah Carr www.nourishkefir.co.uk
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People need to find solutions specific to their own needs that enable them to keep on living their lives and hopefully kefir can offer at the very least something natural to try.
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Nourish Kefir’s founder Deborah Carr started the business in September 2006, initially sourcing a producer of traditional kefir from Slovenia, and importing it into the UK under her Nourish Kefir label. She tells Thrive magazine about her passion for kefir and what motivated her to get going in the first place.
Why kefir? “My journey with kefir began in April 2006, when I started making my own at home. I had been suffering for years with IBS, and crohn’s disease, but then came across kefir by chance through a friend. It was completely new to me, but I was keen to find out if all of the information about kefir being good for digestive problems was really true? I wondered if drinking kefir could help too. It worked, better than anything else I had taken or done to reduce the unpleasant symptoms of bowel disease, and has helped me to return to a ‘normal’ life. After years of restricted foods I can eat a normal diet, I don’t need to avoid or cut out anything, it’s fantastic”! “The business really started out of the idea that if kefir could help me it could help others. My journey with healing has been long and complicated, I think it is probably like this for many people. Digestive issues are unpleasant, exhausting, emotionally frustrating and complicated. People need to find solutions specific to their own needs that enable them to keep on living their lives and hopefully kefir can offer at the very least something natural to try”.
How do you make kefir? “Although we were importing, I had always wanted to produce the kefir myself, and needed to learn how. People tried to put me off saying it would be too difficult to do! In some ways they were right, it has been a huge challenge; learning how to commercially produce kefir from live grains, to start a dairy with all the production equipment, to keep spreading the word about kefir and so on. Looking after the kefir grains is a joy, and has been a massive learning curve for me. They are wonderful living micro organisms that need to be looked after to grow and multiply and change! And of course our customers’
We only make kefir from grains and organic cows milk – that is our big thing I would not have started this business to make kefir in any other way than using the live grains.
feedback is so rewarding”. “There are many scientific studies that have been completed, around the world, investigating the effects of kefir on many aspects of health and its effects on different
diseases, but in particular for the gastro –intestinal tract. As long ago as 1907 the famous scientist Elie Metchnikoff wrote about kefir in his 1907 book “The prolongation of life” as one of the possible reasons why the people of the Caucasus mountains were living more than 100 years”!
What’s special about kefir? ”Although we are not permitted by the EU to mention health benefits, what we can say is that kefir contains a rich and diverse range of microflora – an abundance of different species, not just one. It is a natural, organic food – it starts off as milk that is fermented
with cultures to transform it into kefir. It’s slightly sour taste makes it acidic – but alkaline forming in the body. You can drink it morning, noon or night, with or without food. I enjoy it poured over muesli for breakfast, I always add extra walnuts and cacao nibs – it’s delicious!
To find out more about Nourish Kefir visit our website www.nourishkefir.co.uk
Though I probably enjoy most the first sample of a new batch of kefir. It’s always wonderful to see the vessel full of kefir, all smooth and perfect, and I take a small scoop out and try it. I am still in awe of kefir, it truly is the miracle milk for me”! 27
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