StyleNest talks to nutritional therapist Eve Kalinik to find out the best winter health tips to ensure you’re kept warm and healthy from the inside out.
With a nutritional therapy diploma from the College of Naturopathic Medicine in London, Eve Kalinik followed a path of nutritional therapy to help find the benefits of eating well as well as the body’s natural healing ability.
The weather is shifting and the days are getting shorter, making getting out of bed a constant struggle. Follow Eve Kalinik’s winter warmer top tips to ensure you stay toasty this season and help fight any of those nasty winter bugs.
Tip 1.
Increase your veggies for antioxidant properties helping to stave off colds and flu. A variation of vegetables is best but definitely greens are imperative, these include kale, broccoli, rocket, spinach, cabbage and herbs such as parsley, coriander. Try juicing for a quick, easy and tasty way to get them all into your diet. If you don’t want to do it yourself, Mind Body Green from Plenish Cleanse www.plenishcleanse.com is a great way to get your five a day.
Tip 2.
Fresh ginger and lemon tea with a dash manuka honey is a fantastic immune booster and works best first thing in the morning.
Tip 3.
Add spices such as chilli, cumin, turmeric to your food to help boost circulation. Wave goodbye to winter sluggishness and daily drowsiness as well as helping to improve health issues by boosting your energy levels with a simple sprinkling of spices.
Tip 4.
Green tea is a natural thermogenic so this will help to increase body temperature and help get you out of bed in the morning. Start the day with a warming breakfast such as rolled organic oats made with almond milk and a few crushed pecans.
Tip 4.
For mealtimes, create delicious vegetable soups and add plenty of pulses and beans such as lentils, butter beans and chickpeas to pack in plant proteins too.
For more information on nutrional therapy and Eve Kalinik, visit www.evekalinik.com.
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