How about adapting our diet to the seasons?
Your diet - some food for thought
Since it's a theme that comes up a lot in my conversations these days, why not expand on it! So I'll launch into a few questions (and there are no right or wrong answers... I simply invite you to explore with me!):
Do you adapt your diet to the seasons?
How do your meals compare in winter and summer?
What foods do you particularly like to eat in winter?
And in summer? What are they?
Why adapt to the seasons?
I confess that I didn't pay that much attention to these issues until my acupuncturist encouraged me to eat more cooked vegetables in winter and raw vegetables in summer. Why did he do this?
Warm food in winter
Simply because, in winter, eating cold/crusty foods requires more energy from our body to warm the food to body temperature, when it's already working to warm our bodies given the colder ambient temperatures.
Cold food in summer
Summer is the opposite! Eating hot food requires more energy from our bodies, which are often already hot (and therefore already working to cool our bodies down)!
The benefits of eating local
Follow the seasons better
This realization then led me to realize that eating locally allowed me to better follow the seasons in terms of food.
Let me explain: the local vegetables we find in winter are mainly root vegetables, which are perfect for soups, stews and other hot dishes!
Conversely, the local vegetables we find in summer are mainly leafy greens, cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers, which lend themselves wonderfully to beautiful salads or other dishes with raw foods!
An invitation to discover
Eating local has also allowed me to discover many local products and to enjoy finding out how to prepare and cook them.
Eating close
As Julie Aubé so aptly points out in her book "Mangez local!", choosing to eat local also means :
Eating close to nature, meaning eating fresh produce directly from farmers who limit their impact on the environment with ecological and/or regenerative practices to maximize their nutrient content.
Eating close to nature, which means eating staple foods with little or no processing (and therefore easy to decipher from a list of ingredients), with little or no packaging and that traveled less.
Eating close to people, which also means developing relationships with the passionate farmers who work hard to bring us their tasty produce. It's also about discovering the challenges of their daily lives through their stories, as well as finding out from them directly the best ways to prepare produce we're less familiar with.
Your findings
What about you? What's your relationship with the food you cook?
A holistic view of health
Health coaching touches on the many facets of our lives, all of which have, in one way or another, an influence on our state of health. Our connection with ourselves, others, nature and the foods we choose are just some of the many factors that can influence our state of health.
When we reconnect with our true nature, we rediscover the source of our energy and motivation!
Need support?
But you don't have to go it alone. I can accompany you on your journey, one step at a time!
Don't hesitate to contact me to see how I can help you: the first introductory appointment is free!
