Creative Junction Magazine September | Page 12

What is one thing you eat/ or do every day that helps with your nutritional needs? Obviously eating well is incredibly important to me so I make eating nourishing meals a priority. However, I’ve been creating my own blend of ground up organic vegetables for years now, which is what inspired the formula of Bio Blends Organic Daily Greens and Radiant Reds. I always start my day with a scoop of this powder stirred into water which gives me a great shot of nutrients from the beginning of the day.   If there were 3 foods that you wish everyone would eat more of what would they be? Can I count all vegetables as one food?! It would have to be dark leafy greens such as kale, broccoli and parsley, lemons and organic butter. You might FIND YO U R INNER PEACE AND CALM 021 303340 or 09 9454963 search Jayne Higgins Access Consciousness think butter is a bit left field but it’s a great source of medium- chain triglycerides (MCTs), a particular fatty acid structure. MCTs are special because, in the digestive system, they are broken down into individual fatty acids (MCFAs). Unlike other fatty acids, they are absorbed directly from the intestines into the portal vein and sent immediately to the liver where they are, for the most part, burned as fuel. They can therefore offer the body an energy supply that is highly efficient. Too many people still fear butter and this is not necessary!   What are some of the food traps people fall into that lead them away from good health?   I think one of the most common is eating for convenience. Plenty of people making less nourishing food choices when they need something fast. And there will be times when that’s unavoidable. But for many, this has become their default habit. Another common one is seeing food only as calories. The food we eat literally becomes part of us, it has the power to support or detract from our health. If we view it as only calories and associated only with burning or storing body fat, we’re potentially missing a great deal of nutrition. Many people