5 Urban Monk Recipes: Wholesome and Delicious Meals for Inner Harmony
Eating healthily and mindfully is a cornerstone of the Urban Monk lifestyle. The Urban Monk philosophy encourages a deep understanding of nourishment, where food is
Eating healthily and mindfully is a cornerstone of the Urban Monk lifestyle. The Urban Monk philosophy encourages a deep understanding of nourishment, where food is
Those in quarantine for the last several months have been wrestling.
Wrestling with their mental health, physical health, spiritual, and emotional health.
And anyone who
Eating healthily and mindfully is a cornerstone of the Urban Monk lifestyle. The Urban Monk philosophy encourages a deep understanding of nourishment, where food is
Those in quarantine for the last several months have been wrestling.
Wrestling with their mental health, physical health, spiritual, and emotional health.
And anyone who
The USDA changes its ruling on how many fruits and vegetables to eat daily about every five years.
You’ve got to be paying attention, or the last thing you’ll remember about the correct daily portions about fruits and vegetables will have come from your 11th grade Health teacher.
In the ‘60s and ‘70s, kids were told to eat 4 servings daily of fruits and vegetables.
The microbiome isn’t just a passive passenger in our bodies. It’s an active participant in numerous bodily functions, from helping to digest our food to supporting our immune system.
Unless you live in a coastal region, it’s likely that sea vegetables and other tropical plants don’t factor heavily in your regular diet. And indeed, why would they?
In the past few years, you may have noticed these plants becoming trendy, popping in health-food stores, in pre-packaged snack varieties, in bottled drinks you can get at the gas station.
Maybe you looked the other way! Maybe you tried them. Maybe they forged a new place in the heralded corner of your heart you reserve for your favorite munchies.
Unprocessed trauma keeps our nervous systems searching for resolution around the clock, whether we realize it or not. Sometimes, the symptoms aren’t noticeable, or don’t
Up to 40,000 years ago, an important evolutionary shift occurred — dogs stopped being foes and began being friends. They began lurking around the outskirts of human settlements, waiting for scraps (and ear scratches.)
Perhaps 20,000 years ago, dogs started to travel with humans as companions, helping to hunt, herd, keep watch, and (presumably) snuggle.
Conversely, cats sort of… domesticated themselves (in a very feline way.) Perhaps 12,000 years ago, a specific cat species had a genetic mutation which encouraged them not to fear humans. (Plus, they’re born pest hunters.)
So if you think about it…
For tens of thousands of years, we as a race have continuously decided we’d rather live with our canine and feline pals than without them.