Wellness & health!
Fruit-infused waters are a wonderful and refreshing drink option for warm summer days, because sometimes it is nice to have an alternative to plain water (and if you like it more, you drink more of it!). There are plenty of sweetened, processed syrups to add to water, but the body doesn’t need refined sugar, and […]
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There’s a reason that the Mediterranean diet is regularly voted one of the healthiest diets to follow. People who live along the Mediterranean tend to live longer and have fewer incidences of cancer and heart problems. While there’s not an exact diet to follow, this diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, pulses and […]
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Recipe Beetroot Carpaccio with goat cheese Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 40 mins Servings: 1 Ingredients: 100 grams of beetroot 30 grams of fresh spinach 50 grams of goat cheese Approx. 10 walnuts For the sauce: 1tbsp old-style mustard 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 5 tbsp of olive oil 1tbsp of honey Instructions: Cook the […]
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We live influenced by a fast lifestyle. Workload, family, household chores and stress, do not allow us to eat healthily. And many times we don’t even know how harmful some foods are for our body. We get carried away by the fast food, ready meals and we deceive ourselves with light products, unaware that there […]
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Our first March Nutrition Month recipe will help you to vary your protein routine. Replace your meat for fish which is a very healthy protein source. Experiment with seafood by grilling or baking fish in place of some other protein food for dinner two times per week. Fat fish, like Salmon, provides protein, but is also […]
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Vicky, the friendly and very knowledgeable nutritionist of Shanti Som Wellbeing Retreat in Spain, explains the benefits of detox and what you can expect doing a detox program at Shanti Som. We interviewed her during our last visit. So are you curious about what a detox program in Spain can do for you. Listen to […]
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As you know we are always on the search for these nice, refreshing and energising juices and smoothies, because also in our SIS Office we love to live the healthy lifestyle. And now we came across this lovely green smoothie, which is different, because of the grapefruit. But that just gives that extra bite, which […]
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Are you also longing for summer? To get in the summer mood, we have this great recipe for you. Put some sunshine on your plate (even though it might not be shining outside…). And don´t worry, as it´s nearly bikini season, this recipe if of course low in calories 😉 Ingredients 4 persons: […]
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2016 was declared International Year of Pulses by the United Nations in order to promote the consumption of them and increase the worldwide awareness about their nutritional benefits. What are pulses and why are they important? Pulses are part of the legume family (plants whose fruit is enclosed in a pod) but the term “pulse” […]
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Fall is here, and along with the benefits of cozy movie nights, magically falling leaves, pumpkin soup and hot chocolate comes something much more insidious: rain and gloomy weather…. Transitioning from summer into fall can be tricky, particularly if you have a somewhat weak immune system. A cold is easily caught! No time to spare […]
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