December Round-up of Nutrition News from Around the Web (and More!)

Somehow I find myself in January 2017 …. I am not quite sure where the past month went to! Despite Nicaragua remaining, for the most part, unaffected by the commercial hoopla that surrounds the Christmas holiday in other parts of the World, we still seemed to be kept busy. Mainly spending time with family and friends, which was nice. Then January brought with it some sickness, and so I’ve been a little slow to embrace the new year with its resolutions and intentions! I fear that I may have mistakenly packed away my energy and motivation with the Christmas decorations! Never fear, I am sure they will not be misplaced for too long and I will have some ranting blogs written for you soon.

In the meantime, check out these stories from the past month…..

Top Ten Reads From My Feed

Nutrition

The TRUTH about sugar by Charlotte Stirling-Reed
Daily handful of nuts slashes the risk of disease and death by Ana Sandiou on MNT
Why your diet should include more fat by Mallory Creveling on cnn
We unravel the science mysteries of asparagus pee by Angus Chen on npr

Health

Neuroscience says listening to this song reduces anxiety by up to 65 percent by Melanie Curtin, Inc.com
Exercise: motivation gets you started but routine keeps you going by Carol Maher and Tim Old, The Conversation
Your liver doesn’t know it’s the holidays by Steph Yin, New York Times
A. Henderson. ‘disease detective’ who eradicated smallpox, dies at 87 by Emily Langer in The Washington Post

Parenting

What children need even more than presents this holiday season by Merete Crop in The Washington Post

Life

10. Smartphones are stealing our time. This new year I want to claim it back by Marcus Gilroy-Ware in The Guardian

Best of the Rest…

13 things you should give up if you want to be successful by Zradvko Cvijetic in The Observer
It’s going to be a great year! My five best nutrition tips for 2017 by Abby Langer
Losing more than land at Stirling Rock by Larry Towell, Time

Recipes Tried and Tested

Ginger-lime sticky chicky (AIP, Paleo) from EatHealThrive
Grapefruit thyme shortbread bars from Canadian Living
Minimalist Bakers 5 ingredient peppermint patties on YumUniverse

Inspired by…

Through our non-profit Waves of Hope, we frequently collaborate with other non-profits and organizations to work together towards our shared goals of improving the lives of the members of our community. In December, we had the pleasure of hosting a group of individuals from Artbound, a Toronto based charity that fundraise for art-inspired programs all over the world. They arrived fresh from the city to provide service and gave 110%. In addition they raised over $40,000 towards our high school expansion project and to fund 4 music, dance and art teachers at the school. Take a moment to read about their personal experience here.

My Highlights of the Month

Christmas through the eyes of my children!