Posts by Kiran Bissoon
Spirulina | the little-known Superfood and its Amazing Properties
Have you heard of spirulina? It is truly an amazing superfood with some pretty spectacular benefits. This organism grows in both fresh and salt water and is a blue-green algae that is classified as a cyanobacteria. Like other plants, it gets its energy from the sun through the process of photosynthesis. Spirulina was originally eaten…
Read MoreWhat is an Alkaline Diet and why is it Good for us?
Donât worry – we arenât going back to grade 5 science class when we learned way more than we wanted to know about acids, pH, and alkalinity. đ We are going to discuss a very important and relevant topic, however, and that is how to incorporate more alkaline foods into our diet and why we should.…
Read MoreWhen Life Gives You LemonsâŠEat More Lemons
Yes, you can definitely make lemonade as well (just be careful not to add sugar, substitutes can be OK), but we also want to talk more specifically about this wonder fruit, lemons. DID YOU KNOW⊠That Real Estate agents suggest leaving a bowl of fresh lemons in your kitchen when preparing for an open house?…
Read MoreAnyone Else Crazy for Cauliflower?
Today weâre going to be talking about one of my favourite cruciferous vegetables â the humble cauliflower. Why do I love it so much? Well, besides being very nutritious, it is an extremely versatile vegetable, with many, many uses. As well, it is high in fiber, but low on the glycemic index, meaning it can be…
Read MoreWinter is Coming We Need to Talk about Vitamin D
For everyone living in the Northern Hemisphere, Vitamin D deficiency can be a worry during the winter months when we see fewer hours of sunlight each day. In the past, Rickets (a disease caused by severe Vitamin D deficiency that results in soft, brittle bones and âbowedâ legs) could be found in many third-world countries,…
Read MoreLetâs Put the Fun Back in Fibre Foods
Seriously â it is possible! Fibre foods do not have to be our enemy – they can be our friend. Yes, it is true that 95% of North Americans donât get enough fibre foods in their diet, but here at Kiâs Kitchen, we know that it is VERY doable to get enough fibre â and…
Read MoreTreating the Symptoms of Lupus Using Ayurvedic Principles
SLE, which stands for Systemic Lupus Erythramatoses, but we will call it Lupus here, is a debilitating auto-immune disease that affects many organs, but primarily the skin, brain, kidneys, and joints. This is a progressive disease that affects significantly more women than men, and occurs when the bodyâs immune system canât decipher between healthy tissue…
Read MoreHow to Boost your Immunity this Coming Winter
Ah â the dreaded cold and flu season aka winter, is almost upon us, so we are all looking for ways to keep ourselves healthy and boost that immunityâ despite the coughing and sniffling that many around us will be doing. Fortunately, the best and easiest way to keep our immune system running at its…
Read MoreBaby Steps to a Healthier You | That you Deserve
All of the health and nutrition out there can be overwhelming and down right discouraging, are we right? When you just want to be healthier! It seems that everywhere we turn, some health professional or diet guru is claiming something âcompletely transformationalâ from just three ingredients, or, even more maddening, the complete opposite of what you…
Read MoreVegetarian or Plant-Based Sources of Protein
If youâve been with us for awhile, you will know that the meals we offer our clients are completely plant-based. However, while we eat and cook a plant-based diet, we have many friends and clients who do consume animal products, but they are looking for ways to increase the plant to animal ratio, and we are…
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