The end of December is approaching faster than in any other month. In order to live up to the sudden acceleration we speed up and push our health aside. It's just easier to focus on "more important" things, such as getting the Christmas tree in the ...
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How to Stay in Shape While Traveling
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Balinese Cooking Class
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The Comté Food Blogger Event at Lecker in Hamburg
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The Truth about Discipline
Yesterday, I planned to quit sugar for the day, but then a colleague brought a delicious cake into the office that I simply had to try. Intentions postponed. Today, I wanted to hit the gym, but the weather was so great, that I couldn't turn down my ...
How to Increase Physical Activity in Your Daily Life
About one year ago, I started walking to work instead of using public transport or riding my bike. It takes me around 40 minutes for a 4 km walk across the city and I feel so vital and energized when I arrive at the office. If you know what I mean, ...
Slow Food – A turkey brought me here Part II
Previously on Merry Green: Upon my discovery of the international non-profit organization Slow Food and my visit in the North Italian region of Piedmont, a post on Slow Food and the associated university of gastronomy materialized in front of my ...
![🧡 The healing properties of turmeric never fail to astound me. The herbaceous bright orange plant from the ginger family is highly anti-inflammatory and helps in preventing dementia, chronic pain syndromes and bowel cancer. Consider using it daily, fresh or grounded, in your meals, drinks or as a supplement, though it is recommended to consume the whole plant. As @doctors_kitchen teaches us:
"A single component [in this case: curcumin] is not likely to be responsible for their health benefits; it's the complex arrangement of molecules in whole ingredients that we find in nature."
Ingredients for turmeric latte 🧡
🔸Ground turmeric
🔸Ground ginger
🔸Ground cinnamon
🔸Ground nutmeg
🔸Ground cardamom
🔸Ground black pepper (to better absorb the curcumin)
🔸A milk of your choice (I use oat milk)
🔸Some honey or maple syrup
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