Would you like to take your first step to becoming healthier and happier? Why not try to eat with the seasons?

Eating with the seasons means that the whole foods you eat will be fresh and provide maximum nutrition. They can be used to make healthy natural recipes and for weight loss, and detox.

Seasonal fruits and vegetables differ depending on what part of the country you are from, but in general you can buy the following seasonal whole foods:

* Seasonal fall fruits for your fall recipes:

Apples, avocado, bananas, cranberries, grapes, grapefruit, kiwi, oranges, pears, persimmons, tangerines;

* Seasonal fall vegetables for your fall detox recipes:

Beans, beets, bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, garlic, kale, leeks, lettuce, parsnips, pumpkin, rutabaga, spinach, squash, sweet potatoes, turnips, watercress.

While you are at it, don’t forget to buy your seasonal foods organic.

P.S. Click to listen to our discussion with a Health Coach and Raw Food Educator on how to make delicious Fall recipes.

Let us be seasonal vegetable and fruit smart  to feel and look fabulous, shall we?

Breathe, smile and be happy.

©Irina Wardas, HHC

Women’s Holistic Health, Nutrition Coach and Relationship Expert

Do you like strawberries, peaches, pears, bell peppers? Do you know why you should buy them only organic.

Summer is a time when we can enjoy lots of fruits and vegetables, and use them for natural weight loss and detox. Unfortunately, even healthy foods can be dangerous for our health. Why? All fruits and vegetables are treated with pesticides and chemicals, and some of them contain a high level of toxins that can cause cancers, allergies, hair loss, heart disease, headaches, hormonal imbalance, etc.

If you want to stay healthy, you must buy the so called “dirty dozen” fruits and vegetables only as organic or locally grown, and without fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides.

The good news is that we do not need to buy all fruits and vegetables organic, only “the dirty dozen“.

Here is a list of “clean foods” – fruits and vegetables with the lowest level of pesticides, that we can buy  in any grocery store (from Environmental Working Group – EWG), which means that we don’t need to buy at an organic market, organic shop or organic food stores.

List of the “clean fifteen” fruits and vegetables with low levels of pesticides and toxins:

• Onions
• Avocado
• Sweet corn
• Pineapple
• Mango
• Sweet peas
• Asparagus
• Kiwi fruit
• Cabbage
• Eggplant
• Cantaloupe
• Watermelon
• Grapefruit
• Sweet potato
• Sweet onion

P.S. Summer is the time to visit farmer’s markets as often as possible for really fresh produce.

P.P. S. Click to learn more about natural detox -“Detox – 101 – Super Simple Detox, The Ultimate Guide for Beginners”.

Breathe, smile and be happy.

© Irina Wardas, HHC

Women’s Holistic Health, Nutrition and Relationship Coach and Counselor