Nourishing Insights for a Healthier You

Looking to learn more about how to lead a healthy lifestyle? Check out my blogs below!

constipation

Constipation and How you can Take Steps to Avoid it

By Kiran Bissoon | Aug 2, 2018

According to Ayurvedic practice, you are only as healthy as your colon. Proper elimination of your bowels should occur once (or even twice) daily. Stool should be roughly the shape and texture of a ripe banana – that is, well formed, easy to pass, and somewhat bulky. If elimination is less frequent,…

Superfoods

Superfoods | What are they and why you should care!

By Kiran Bissoon | Jul 26, 2018

Have you heard the buzz around superfoods? A superfood is described as a nutrient-dense food that is particularly beneficial for our health and wellbeing. Over the years, the foods on the list ebb and flow, with some showing more staying power than others. And, with the qualifying components ever evolving.…

Herbal Goodness

Ki’s Trio of Herbal Goodness | Find out What they are!

By Kiran Bissoon | Jul 19, 2018

Parsley (the flat leaf variety), mint, and cilantro are our favourite herbs to combine over here at Ki’s Kitchen. When these herbal flavours get together, some sort of beautiful magic happens. For today’s blog, we are going to share some of the health benefits of these three herbs, and also some…

tulsi

Tulsi | Everything you Need to Know about this Queen

By Kiran Bissoon | Jul 12, 2018

Tulsi is certainly having “a moment” in our Western culture. But, it’s very interesting to note that Tulsi has been having a moment in India for the last five thousand years! Prized for its numerous health benefits, Tulsi, or Holy Basil, as it is also known, is a key ingredient in…

vegetarian bone broth recipe

It’s Here! Ki’s Kitchen Vegetarian Bone Broth Recipe!

By Kiran Bissoon | Jul 5, 2018

It seems that everywhere we go these days people are talking about the virtues of bone broth. Its healing properties are vast and can include so many benefits but what about Vegetarian Bone Broth Recipe? Immune boosting support from minerals Reduced inflammation in joints from glucosamine Increased absorption and healing…

Healthy Diet

Diet or Lifestyle | Ki’s Kitchen ‘Take’

By Kiran Bissoon | Jun 28, 2018

When we hear the word, “diet,” most of us picture calorie counting, endless stalks of celery, and way too much salad. However, the word diet actually has two meanings – one is the action of restricting what one eats in the attempt to lose weight, while the other means the style/kind…

crohn's

How your Diet can help Alleviate Crohn’s Symptoms

By Kiran Bissoon | Jun 21, 2018

Crohn’s Disease is a serious, and often misdiagnosed, chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. It can sometimes be confused with irritable bowel syndrome or ulcerative colitis. Most medical practitioners believe that it is caused by a combination of genetic, psychological, and bacterial factors, with the likelihood of developing the disease…

Ayurvedic

Practicing An Ayurvedic Lifestyle…Beyond The Food

By Kiran Bissoon | Jun 7, 2018

The word, Ayurveda, (Ayurvedic) is derived from Sanskrit meaning, “the knowledge of life,” and defines an ancient Indian practice of healing wisdom that has been in practice for over 5,000 years. At Ki’s Kitchen, we tend to focus on the food aspect of Ayurveda, simply because that is our specialty…

whey

No ‘Whey’ Man! | What you should know about whey

By Kiran Bissoon | May 31, 2018

This is not the tale of Little Miss Muffet. Instead, it is the tale of the controversial ingredient, whey, and why we, at Ki’s Kitchen, do not recommend the consumption of it. Whey is the residual product leftover from cheese production and is one of two proteins found in milk…

irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome – IBS – The More you Know

By Kiran Bissoon | May 24, 2018

Irritable Bowel Syndrome, sometimes misdiagnosed as colitis, is a functional disorder of the large intestine that results in abdominal pain, gas, bloating, and alternating periods of diarrhea and constipation. Surprisingly, IBS affects up to 20% of the population, mostly women, and is the 2ndbiggest cause of work/school absence due to…