Body and Soul Fitness

Eat Local - better for the environment, better for you

The next time you're at the grocery store, take a look at the stickers on fruit and vegetables. They tell you where in the world your product is. It is likely that if Canada arose long before it is ripe and transported thousands of miles to reach your mass grocery. During this long journey, fruits / vegetables were more likely to be exposed to damage from handling and heat and gassed to induce artificial aging.

Most of us have learned that the choice of local products reduces the impact on the environment. But did you know that buying locally can also be beneficial to your health? Like fruits and vegetables, even stored lose much of their nutritional value in the days of harvest, you can guess that the high traffic versions do not offer much nutrition than their local counterparts. In fact, the production of which is frozen quickly after harvest often retains its high nutritional value that is imported and sold as "fresh".

Unfortunately, time does not allow us to fresh blueberries all year - it can be a challenge to eat local! You can stick to what is seasonally available - at this time of year rich foods like artichokes, Brussels sprouts, garlic, squash, potatoes, kale, blueberries, apples and many other delicious naturally grow in British Columbia and are available in the market of winter farmers Nat Bailey Stadium (visit every Saturdays from 10 to 2 am). Or, if you want to change your diet completely to what is seasonally available is not an option, consider conservation methods such as freezing, drying and canning for their favorite throughout seasonal cuisine the past year.

Fitness Tip: improve training Qulity mind-body exercises

Mind-body exercises involves the participation of your mind and stay focused on physical performance. Mind-body techniques to improve body awareness, increase motivation and improve their training and overall fitness. Try these mind-body techniques to add to the quality of your workouts:

Focus on your body - focus on each muscle movement and how your body feels during movement.
Synchronizing movements with breathing patterns. Make sure you take full inhalations and exhalations while weightlifting and cardiovascular exercises.
Pay attention to the fit and proper alignment, the execution of each movement with precision and control.
Being aware of your body during exercise improves the health of the whole body and body control and balance infuses both physically and mentally.

Nutrition Tip: cold symptoms BEATH with oil Oragano

Although it does not taste as good as the oregano used in pizza sauce, oregano oil can be a powerful tool to help prevent colds. This natural herb extraction functions as a potent antibiotic, antifungal and antiviral properties is, and is filled with active ingredients such as carvacrol immune stimulation (powerful antimicrobial agent). It is relatively cheap and good quality brands can be found in pharmacies and health food stores.

Body & Soul Health and Fitness Health is the largest downtown Vancouver offering vocational training in Kitsilano / Pt Grey. Luxury facilities with yoga and pilates, Nordic walking, massage therapy, chiropractic services nutritionist site and active release treatment (ART) - Authors: Marla Brillinger - co-owner and personal trainer, Brittany Eidsness - Nutritionist.