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15 MINUTE HONEY GARLIC SHRIMP 🍤🍯 that’s ab

15 MINUTE HONEY GARLIC SHRIMP 🍤🍯 that’s absolutely delicious, takes almost no time to make (as the name suggests!), and contains absolutely no additives, thickeners, or preservatives. I especially love this (in addition to, again, how EASY it is to make!) because it’s the kind of weeknight dinner that delivers taste that your family loves, along with vitamins, essential minerals, protein, Omega-3, and lots of antioxidants including selenium, which is excellent for combatting oxidative stress. Ready to see how easy this recipe is? METHOD: - Pat 1 1/2 lbs shrimp dry with a cloth, and space evenly on a large, hot, dry skillet
- When the shrimp are halfway cooked, add 1 1/2 tsp olive oil and toss until the shrimp are cooked through. Set aside.
- Add 1 chopped red or orange pepper, and 1 chopped medium sized onion to the skillet. Once the pepper is tender (but not soft), set aside with the shrimp
- Combine 2 tbs light soy sauce, 2 tbs honey, 2 tsp sesame oil, 1 tsp minced ginger, 6 cloves of minced garlic, and a pinch of chili flakes, and then pour into the skillet on high heat
- Stir the sauce continuously until it really starts to thicken, then toss in the pepper, onion, and shrimp
- DONE! Serve with brown rice, quinoa, or cauliflower rice, and enjoy! Great, healthy, delicious meals really can (and should!) be this simple!
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#honeygarlicshrimp #15minutedinner #ishanivellodiwellness #familyfriendlydinner #easyweeknightmeals

Happy Friday! I’m definitely ready for the weeke

Happy Friday! I’m definitely ready for the weekend... have a whole bunch of things I’m so looking forward to doing: - Finally finishing Untamed... it’s taken a long time to get through because it’s SO good that I keep going back and re-reading things
- Quality time with @kreddy64 and Vishnu
- Doing some work for a few really exciting new projects
- My weekly review of how all my amazing clients are doing
- Watching the last couple episodes of “The White Princess” which I somehow only recently discovered
- Refining a couple of new recipes Sound like a lot? Maybe... but it’s a whole bunch of things I love that bring me so much joy! Spending the weekend doing more of the things that create joy for you is an incredible way to recharge for the new week. The small bit of time it takes to plan what you would like to do is such a worthwhile investment in order to feel fulfilled and re-invigorated on Sunday night as you look back on the weekend, rather than lamenting that it’s over and restarting the countdown to Friday. What are your weekend plans? If you don’t have any yet, it’s not too late to make some. Just make sure that whatever they are, they’re going to create some serious joy for you!
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#fridayeveningmood #ishanivellodiwellness #rechargeyourself #wonderfulweekends #weekendplans

Winning strategy: Planning your snack in advance!

Winning strategy: Planning your snack in advance! Sounds small, but it can fast track you miles towards your goals. There are few who are unfamiliar with that late afternoon need to grab a snack. It’s completely normal, and can be a healthy mechanism by which to stabilize blood sugar... based on what you reach for! What tends to set us back isn’t the snacking itself, but spur of the moment snacking, when you settle for the first thing you can get your hands on. Of course, that’s unless you plan ahead and make sure to always keep some “smart snacks” around, especially if you do tend to have busy afternoons. Take a few minutes each evening to plan your snack for the next day so you can prep it, if needed, and make sure it’s around when you get to that late afternoon “snacktime” the next day. It’s also a good idea to always keep your desk drawer stocked with some pre-measured bags of nuts, some dark chocolate (70%+), or seeded crackers as a backup if you’ve got nothing else. Just that tiny bit of planning can go a long way in allowing you to make good choices, keep your blood sugar balanced, avoid cravings, and, of course get in a nice little mid-afternoon energy boost!
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#smartsnacks #winningstrategies #ishanivellodiwellness #healthysnackingideas #takecontrolofyourbody

Today is World Mental Health Day and this year it’s a golden opportunity for us to open our eyes and totally re-script the way we approach mental health. As we continue to live through a pandemic, nobody has been insulated from its effects in some way, shape, or form. Life has been turned completely upside down for most, and there are those who have lost the lives of loved ones, for whom life will never be the same. Heartbreakingly, we’ve seen the absolutely disproportionate effect on the poor and underprivileged, many of whom already face adverse conditions but have now had their livelihoods completely wiped out. With no semblance of accessible or affordable support as a safety net, many have fallen to last resorts. Addressing mental health was always meant to be a collective effort, but now, it’s of critical importance that we join together to make this a priority. Each of us has to significantly improve our understanding of, and sensitivity to, mental health in our daily lives, so we can really do our part in dismantling the stigmas and stereotypes. However, we also have to push for more accessible and affordable treatment options across the board, and especially for the poorest members of society. Whether through propelling governments to start acting, or by supporting organizations that have taken on the task themselves, we can and must inch closer towards equitable solutions. If you open your eyes and look around, you will see that not a single one of us is insulated from the issue of mental health so now, let’s join together to tackle the situation with our eyes wide open... because we simply can’t afford to look the other way any longer.
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Song credit: Alone in Kyoto by Air
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#worldmentalhealthday2020 #affordablementalhealthcare #ishanivellodiwellness #breakthestigmaofmentalillness #understandmentalhealth

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