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9 Breakfast Salads Worth Waking Up For

I bet the thought of having a salad for breakfast has never crossed your mind. Especially if you’re not a big fan of eating first thing in the morning, a bowl of leafy greens and other crunchy veggies probably doesn’t sound that appealing. But breakfast salads have plenty benefits worth waking up for.

Naturally, leafy greens are packed with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and disease-fighting nutrients like chlorophyll. This pigment giving plants their vibrant green colour is known for its blood-building properties and wound-healing abilities. Getting more leafy greens into your diet also supports healthy bones, reduces inflammation and protects you against heart disease and cancer. And since statistics show most of us still don’t eat enough veggies, breakfast salads are a great head-start to get those health-boosting nutrients in!

You can go sweet by adding fresh fruit to your salad or choose the full-on savory route with eggs, smoked salmon, spices or herbs. No matter if you follow the autoimmune protocol, a low-carb diet or simply enjoy a hearty meal, get inspired by these 9 breakfast salads to get you off to a flying start!

How Parties Can Be Incorporated into Your Healthy Living Goals

This article is written by Frankie Wallace.

The pandemic has kept the entire world apart for over a year now. Social distancing guidelines, quarantines and canceled events have left everyone starving for social interactions.

Why the desperate need to see and interact with others? Because humans are social creatures — especially when it comes to bonding as a group over some delectable food. It’s a fact that anyone living with a chronic illness already knew far before a pandemic tore the world apart.

Now that restrictions are starting to lift and group events are coming back into focus, it’s leaving many with the age-old question: how can you attend a party — especially one laden with deliciously tempting junk food — while still sticking to your healthy living goals? Here are a few tips to help you find an answer uniquely suited to your own situation as you begin to venture out and attend events once again.

5 Vital Ways to Maintain a Healthy Blood Pressure

This article is written by Nicola Hopkins.

Understanding your blood pressure (BP), its effects on your body and the tools you can use to control it can have a substantial impact on your life. It is widely known that high blood pressure (hypertension) is a health issue, but so is a low BP (hypotension). For those with endocrine disease or postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS), it is a variation in blood pressure that can cause problems such as dizziness and fainting.

Here we offer a basic introduction to blood pressure and the steps you can take to maintain your health.

8 Pillars of Wellness to Strengthen Your Holistic Health

We all know that we should eat our veggies and move our bodies regularly to support our health.

But if there’s one thing you learn from living with chronic illness, it’s that being healthy encompasses so much more than going to the gym and getting all your nutrients in. You want your mind to be focused, calm and brimming with ideas too. You want to feel content and comfortable in your own skin. And study after study shows that you need nurturing relationships with the people in your life to feel good physically and emotionally.

Popular health advice tends to zoom in so much on the bodily aspects of health, that you might forget you’re an emotional, spiritual and social being too. That’s why it’s great that holistic health recognizes that all these aspects influence your overall wellbeing. Instead of focusing on specific symptoms or parts of your body, holistic health looks at the whole person and the connections between your body, mind, spirit and the environment you’re in.

Take a look at this infographic from Auraglow to check out the 8 pillars of wellness that will strengthen your holistic health.

12 Healthy Egg Dishes for Any Time of Day

They’re versatile, budget-friendly and suitable for many diets: eggs. Whether you follow a Paleo, keto vegetarian or gluten-free food pattern, eggs provide you with high-quality protein, healthy fats, vitamin D and minerals. Especially the egg yolk is a great source of nutrients, like the carotenoids that support your eye health.

Contrary to what we used to believe, eggs do no seem to raise the cholesterol levels in your blood. Unless you have diabetes or other risk factors for heart disease (like smoking), you can safely eat one egg per day.

And the best thing is: eggs are the ideal ingredient for both a hearty breakfast, satisfying lunch and a quick nourishing dinner. So try out these 12 healthy eggs dishes for any time of day!