“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”

― Hippocrates

 

Are you thinking of starting a garden? If you do, that’s good news for everyone. If not, think again! Because growing your own vegetables and herbs not only saves you money. They give you more nutritious food right in your backyard.

 

Knowing which foods are important to you can improve your diet. They can make a huge difference to your health.

 

Let’s take a look at some of the options for the best healthy and nutritious gardens!

 

1. Choose the One You Like
    • Grow the food you like. But here’s a thing, if you don’t like the taste of how healthy a food is, it doesn’t matter.
    • For example, if you don’t like beets, well, don’t plant it. Even though it contains many vitamins.
    • The idea is you want to grow food that you love to eat.
2. Think Rainbow
    • Judge your food by its colour. It’s a good rule of thumb for growing a healthy garden. It will provide you with all kinds of nutrients.
    • Dark-coloured herbs such as red peppers, scallions, spinach, or kale. They are a good choice for you.
    • So plant and eat a variety of colourful foods.
3. Leafy Greens the Superfoods
    • Dark leafy greens like collards, mustard and spinach are delicious. Also rich in iron and other essential nutrients.
    • Cabbage is good for controlling your cholesterol.
    • And Brussels sprouts are rich in vitamin C to boost your immune system.
4. Broccoli the All-Zone Food
    • Broccoli has many health benefits. It grows well in all seasons by providing you with important nutrients like B vitamins, fibre and calcium.
    • It’s a great addition to your garden.
5. Sweet Potatoes vs Regular Potatoes
    • Sweet potatoes are a healthier alternative to regular potatoes because they’re high in vitamin A and Manganese.
    • Your body needs those nutrients for energy and bone health.

Today’s Action

  1. Take a moment today to write down your favourite fruits and vegetables.
  2. Focus on the foods you like.
  3. Start by thinking about adding something delicious and nutritious, like colourful vegetables and leafy greens.

Customise your garden for your health. If you want to get the most benefit from your gardening, a blood test by your doctor can be helpful. This indicates malnutrition in your body. If you find that you need more nutrients, you can focus on adding foods that meet those needs.

 

For example, if your doctor finds you have high blood pressure, plant food according to that health problem, like tomatoes, onions, carrots, and celery, which are foods known to help with this condition.

 

 

Last Word!

If you want to grow your own garden, then don’t complicate it. Start with your favourite foods. Make sure they are nutritious. The more colourful your garden, the better. If your harvest is healthy, tailor your garden to suit your outdoor needs. It can make a huge difference to how you feel.

 

So get your hands dirty and let your garden do the work for your body, mind and health!

 

Did You Know...

“…Microsoft has a new thing in the Microsoft Store called Microsoft Loop. Yes, it brings together all your work stuff like pages, apps and projects in one place. It’s kind of like Notion screenshots. If you’re working on a lot of stuff or with a bunch of people, you might want to give it a try!”

Tech-Tip 101 INSIDER SECRET:

Boost Your Browser's Performance!

“Your browser is your gateway to the internet. But with one thing, it drains your computer’s resources. This slows down performance, like shorter battery life and system crashes. Google Chrome is the most popular browser. Others followed by, Safari, Firefox and the rest. There are tweaks you can make to run it faster and smoother. No matter what browser you use.

 

For Chrome:

  1. Manage your extensions by removing the ones you don’t need. Select the three-dot menu located in the top right-hand corner of your screen. Click on ‘More Tools‘. Select ‘Extensions‘, then select ‘Manage Extensions‘.
  2. Turn off hardware acceleration in your settings: Select the three-dot menu, then go to ‘Settings‘, then ‘System‘. Disable the option labelled ‘Use hardware acceleration if available‘.
  3. Customise your content settings to control things like cookies, JavaScript, images, and pop-ups: Select the three-dot menu, then navigate to ‘Privacy and Security‘ and then to ‘Site Settings‘. From here you can review and adjust permissions for ‘Cookies and site data‘, ‘JavaScript, Images‘, and ‘Pop-ups and redirects‘.

For Safari:

  1. Manage your extensions by removing or disabling any extensions you are not using: From the menu bar, click Safari,
  2. Select ‘Preferences‘, and then navigate to the ‘Extensions‘ tab.
  3. Customise site settings to block plug-ins, autoplay media and location access: Click ‘Settings‘ and then select the ‘Websites‘ tab.
  4. Disable autoplay media in preferences to conserve resources: Navigate to the ‘Auto-Play‘ option in the ‘Websites‘ tab in the ‘Preferences‘. Select either ‘Stop media with sound‘ or ‘Never autoplay‘.

There you go! It only takes a few minutes to make these changes, and they can make your computer run faster!”

Be on the Alert!

“Hey! Germs are no joke, especially on things like TV remotes that everyone in the house touches. But not everyone washes their hands all the time. So it’s a good idea you clean your remote regularly.

 

Here’s an Idea: Use a disinfectant wipe. Or a slightly damp cloth. Try reading more instead of watching TV all the time. If you still want to watch TV, turn on Subtitles and leave them on!”

 

Best,

R Bismarck