The adrenals are these beautiful, voluptuous walnut-shaped glands that are responsible for producing the hormones we need to deal with stress. Unfortunately, our fast-paced, modern lifestyle has caused a bit of a communications breakdown with these glands.
They say, "maca". We say "coffee".
They say "berries". We say "blueberry muffin".
This post is inspired by the Tales of Peter Rabbit. Most of what one needs to know about the link between nutrition and sleep is in this children's story. Who knew that eating a massive amount of lettuce could make one sleepy? But it's true! There are some foods which are in fact "soporific". One of the first casualties of stress is sleep. How many of us turn into insomniacs when we're stressed or wake up in the middle of the night only to pace through the corridors of our mind until it's almost time to get up?
I know a lot of you want fast meals at dinner time. But I'm going to admit defeat here and say, I have never been able to make a hot dinnertime meal in less than 45 minutes (chop to table). Maybe 30 minutes if we're talking a stir-fry - which is a great go-to! This dish takes 1 hour & 15 min (chop to table) and here's why I like it & am featuring on Thrive: