Category: Healthy Living
Summer Sun & Bug Care
Pro: Warm weather is here. Con: Harsh UV rays and bugs are too. Try these proactive tips and remedies to stay healthy without the chemicals as you enjoy all the wonders of summer. Safer sunscreens. During these longer days, the sun’s rays are stronger, especially between 10 am and 4 pm. When covering up or … Continued
Growing with our Communities
What a fun day in the garden at Bluff Creek Elementary School in Chanhassen! This K-5 school is right down the road from our Chanhassen location, and Lakewinds is now an enthusiastic partner in their school garden. We started by donating seeds, participated in the big planting day on May 13th, and will follow through … Continued
Smart Snacking: Real Food for All Day Energy
All-day energy doesn’t come from a pill or a can. It comes from real food! Stock up on nature’s secret stash of revitalizers — complex carbs, protein, and fiber — with this fresh batch of healthy anytime snacks. Stashed in your desk, bag or car, it’s the energy rebound you need around the clock. … Continued
Springtime Gluten Free Meal Ideas
The easiest way to eat a gluten-free diet is by filling your plate with in-season fruits and vegetables. Freshly harvested produce is packed with nutrition and flavor and needs little preparation to make a delicious, home-cooked meal. Now that spring is here and locally grown produce is arriving from local farms, it’s even easier to … Continued
Get Egg-ucated: Cage-free, Pasture-raised and Organic Eggs
Eggs are one of nature’s most perfect foods. Loaded with healthy protein and naturally “prepackaged,” they can be prepared in dozens of delicious ways. At Lakewinds, all our eggs are cage-free, humanely raised, hormone- and antibiotic-free and sourced from as nearby as we can get them. (You can read more about our standards here.) Our … Continued
Spring Ahead with Natural Energy Tips from the Co-op
Studies prove that good sleep is key to good health. We all know how cranky and fuzzy we can feel when we miss out on our recommended hours. With daylights saving around the corner, there may be a few of us who are extra cranky for a few days. But, that doesn’t have to be … Continued
Deciphering Food Labels
A great habit to get into when shopping for food is reading the label. It’s worth your time to understand what’s going into your food and whether you want to bring it home. We suspect one reason why you choose to shop at Lakewinds is because we’ve done a lot of the label reading for … Continued
Plant-Based Wellness 101
The benefits of following a plant-based diet can include increased productivity, improvements in anxiety, fatigue and general health (American Journal of Health Promotion, March/April 2015). In addition to the benefits outlined by the AJHP, incorporating plant-based products into other areas of our life, including beauty products and supplements, can be helpful too. We’ve included a … Continued
Love Your Heart with Grass-fed Meat & Sustainable Seafood
More and more, consumers are making the connection between how their food is grown and raised and its nutritional value. Studies are starting to show that healthy soils produce healthier vegetables and that sustainably raised animals produce meat higher in the nutrients we need. So, what are sustainably raised meats and why are they … Continued