HEALTHY DIET FOR FALL AND WINTER WELLBEING
Connoisseur’s Choice
HEALTH & WELLBEING
By Tanuja Dabir, Registered Holistic Nutritionist
W
e had a fantastic summer this year, especially here on the west coast. Come fall and now there is a slight chill in the air and the leaves are changing to beautiful shade of amber, burgundy and brown before finally falling off. This is perfect time to start thinking about how to eat nutritiously to thrive through the upcoming cold, damp and dark days. Fall and winter give us many opportunities to celebrate life- Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Diwali and so on. So how can we nourish ourselves sensibly during the fall and winter months? Food is one of our basic necessities besides water and air. It nourishes us, strengthens us and is a part of our celebrations and get-togethers. Yet, practically speaking we are possibly at the peak of confusion in these modern times about how to feed ourselves. There are a plethora of different diet trends surrounding us, and we are always questioning if our eating habits are right or not? Technology is supposed to make things easier, but doesn’t it look like we have complicated our lives way too much? We get overwhelmed by terms like GMO, organic foods, Paleo diet, raw diet and so on. The funny part is that it actually doesn’t have to be so complicated! All we really need to do is go back to the basics of food and simplify things. Do it like your grandma or your great-grandma would have done! And you don’t even have to toil for hours in the kitchen like them, as you now have all the modern gadgets in the kitchen to help you make it quick and easy. So here are some tips to eating healthy and nutritiously this fall/ winter:
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