Katariina

I must admit that that I’ve slipped a little from my green smoothie routine during this coldish and rainy California winter. It’s cold in our apartment (I don’t think they’ve heard of insulation in this state), cold in our office (working with 20 something stressed-out males) and cold outside

I’m still on my zero-waste journey despite my radio silence on the blog (more active on Instagram) and wanted to share with you my top 10 swaps for going zero-waste of at least to reduce waste. It is still sometimes hard to remember to bring reusable produce bags with me to the store (especially when you didn’t plan on going grocery shopping in the first place), or tupperware to take home leftovers after dining out. When buying prepared foods at the store I always try to find an option that’s packaged in glass instead of plastic (kimchi, sauerkraut, vegan mayo etc.) Plastic wrap – Silicone freezer bags are awesome, as well as reusable sandwich bags (also bees wrap or vegan khala cloths)

For the past 8 weeks I’ve spent a lot of time on my yoga mat going through 200-hour yoga teacher training with Corepower Yoga. Sitting down all day at my desk made me want to stretch so badly and clear my head that I committed to regular yoga routine after neglecting it for a long while (I have a tendency to go hard for a few months and then stop for the rest of the year). Now that my teacher training is over, although I still have a quite bit of homework to return and 30 more yoga classes to take until I can register with Yoga Alliance, I’ve started contemplating how I can practice my yoga even when not on my mat. The next time you have a conversation, take time to listen to what they’re saying rather than thinking about what you’re going to say next.

I get mine in multiple ways; I use B-12 spray, I get B-12 shots at my naturopath’s office, it’s included in my multivitamin, as well as in my iron supplement. It’s in my Core Minerals, I have magnesium oil spray for my skin, and I also drink Natural Calm mixed with water before bed. Raw Iron, which contains 22mg of whole food iron and whole food vitamins C, B-12 and folate to support iron absorption and utilization. Another oil that’s great for high-temp cooking is avocado oil.