Feel Good Guru

My idea of money well spent is on the best quality farm food available, a beautiful motorcycle, fuel for the road, practical gear to keep one safe and warm, technology to stay connected to the 21st century tribe, and home and kitchen tools that support happiness and well being.

So, this week in moving mode, transferring FGG headquarters from between two coasts into this amazing, beautiful, bright, empty downtown Toronto space, I’m having a long think about furnishings and decor and how to maximize beauty, comfort and efficiency while minimizing costs, both financial and environmental. I need rugs and window dressings and furniture, but I have strict personal and professional LEED standards – and a tight budget. I want to support my local community, but I recognize almost everything sold in my neighborhood stores comes from China… (more…)

It’s officially soup season in Toronto! Two days ago, a cold rain accompanied by a bitter wind brought most of the remaining leaves down, leaving the city enshrouded in its blanket of a million shades of grey. There’s always that turning point, right around mid-November, when we must acknowledge the cold reality of impending months of bitter winds, blowing snow, fierce storms and soggy slush. I prefer to see it, more happily, as soup season;)

When the weather outside turns cold, it’s time to turn our internal heat on, bring the sun into our bellies, and nothing does that better than a big warm bowl of homemade Curried Yam, Fennel & Butternut Squash Soup. This potage is delish. Whip it up in 15 minutes, then leave it on the stove for a couple of days of heart-melting, body-warming sustenance. (more…)

Squash of all ilk are perfect autumn super foods. So revered were they by Native North Americans, they would bury squash with their dead so they would have great nourishment on their next journey. They’re at their best right now all over North America, so it’s only natural we’d add them to Feel Good Fast.

Squash are highly nutrient dense, containing excellent amounts of vitamins A and C, beta carotene, fiber, and omega 3 fatty acids. Squash can promote lung health, prevent heart disease, and protect colon cells from cancer growth. Get your autumnal sweet nutty buttery plant-powered butternut sage risotto on! (more…)

Daily, for the last few weeks in Toronto, I’ve been watching the leaves come down. One at a time, at first, twirling in the autumn air, slow-motion flight, flashing brilliant amber and rose light, sugar maple, oak and elm flags calmly signaling the end of a season, and now, in a colder, brisker wind, en masse, a flurry of foliage leaving the branches half naked to the faded sun.

I witnessed the other day, perhaps for the first time, the exact moment a single leaf let go. I admired its courage as it surrendered to the breeze and danced gracefully toward the dirt. In response to this beautiful, tender vision, in my heart I wondered why I struggle so much with the same simple act of letting go, when over and over again, nature and experience show me that to do so is essential for life.  (more…)

Here it is, sweet peeps, your Autumn edition of Feel Good Fast!

The vid below will give you a 2-minute tease. Check it out, then simply invite it to your inbox. Next, wipe off a three-week block on your calendar sometime before Christmas and get your cleaner, greener, leaner lifestyle on!

From some of our Feel Good Fans:

“I am so very appreciative of your help in the changes we had made to our diet this year. From doing our very first cleanse ever with you in January to now being over 2 months drinking green smoothies everyday. It’s been a wild ride on this healthy train! Looking forward to trying out some new recipes. Blessings,” Anita (more…)