Eating clean while on holiday is tough, but if you want to have less tears post holiday (when you try to put on your skinny jeans, or step on the scales), then eating clean is paramount. Even if you cannot eat clean every single meal, the best way is to start off each morning right, […]
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Chia Seeds – recommended Daily Dosage
Chia Seeds are my perfect accompaniment to breakfast these days. It is fuss free and gives me the energy I need, for my morning run. It keeps me awake and alert all day. And these are just the physical improvements and manifestations of Chia. What really happens in our bodies when we consume Chia Seeds? […]
Chia Seeds and the Tarahumara
I have to admit that I’ve been pretty taken with the book, “Born to Run” that I picked up in the airport one recent transit. After reading the book, three things happened to me. 1. I was inspired to keep up being an endurance runner, and to try and run even for longer distances 2. […]
10 Good Reasons to Start Eating Chia Seeds
What are Chia seeds, you may ask. They sound Chinese, and when my mum first introduced them to me I was somewhat baffled by the strange name. Then a little research on the internet showed that Chia seeds are in fact, Salvia hispanica, a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala. The […]