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, ...
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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 ...
Staying Healthy During Holidays (Guest Blog Post for Sleep Green Hotels)
Today I would like to share with you a guest blog post that I wrote for Sleep Green Hotels about how to stay healthy during holidays. Sleep Green Hotels is a great hotel association, which enables people to discover sustainable tourism and book ...
Slow Food – A Turkey Brought me here Part I
In late October, I visited a good friend of mine in Bra, a small town in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy. She had only recently enrolled in the Università di Scienze Gastronomiche (UNISG) in Pollenzo to study a Master's in Food Culture and ...
DIY Homemade Organic Toothpaste
Eating healthy and being active are "the" cornerstones of a healthy lifestyle. We only have one body and we should treat it well in order to live a long and healthy life. But we are never perfect and there is always a little more we can do. I'm sure ...
Six Ways to Kickstart Your Health
Spring is the best time to wake up from our hibernation and let the sun shine into our mind and body. We feel like cleansing and detoxing, eating healthier and exercising more. The sun makes us do all kinds of wonderful things. Maybe that's the ...
Why Organic?
Many friends keep asking me why I pay so much attention to buying organic. They are skeptical about the benefits of avoiding chemicals in our food, considering that we live in an industrial country with massive environmental pollution and many ...
Why I Love Superfoods
You may have realized that I have a crush on superfoods. They are a common ingredient in my smoothies, juices, breakfast bowls and even some of my savory dishes. For all of you who wonder what it is that makes them so special, I've written this post ...
The Power of Matcha
When I had my first matcha green tea, my sister prepared it right before we headed off to take an exam at university. She claimed it was a very healthy tea that would give us a great energy boost and enhance our ability to focus. Clearly, two very ...
How to Change your Habits from Bad to Healthy Eating
I won’t lie – changing your diet and attitude towards food is not easy. Discipline, determination and a genuine wish to do so are imperative for true change. But I can assure you that the process of changing your habits will get easier ...