ERSOY: Alternative baking flours this Thanksgiving
Are you looking for an alternative flour for baking? We are losing our seed diversity. Throughout history, we have consumed 6,000 different plant species. Yet now, across the world, we eat only nine, and of those just three (rice, corn and wheat) provide us with 50% of our calorie intake.
ERSOY: How to create a habit and stick to it
We all have something that we want to achieve, maybe short-term or long-term goals. And we have a purpose for doing it. We may even have every resource imaginable that we need for achieving it. However, we still can’t do it or we give up very quickly.
Keeping Kaua‘i bees healthy
The beautiful foliage seen every day on the Garden Island is often the product of the smallest workers in the world. We can attribute most of the work to beloved honeybees.
ERSOY: New technologies can improve your health, well-being
Technology is improving every day, we are starting to see so many fitness tracking devices, even ones that track your sleep too. And many of these can actually be really great tools to help you realize how much activity you are doing each day, as well to understand the quality of your sleep.
ERSOY: Tips to become healthier, lose weight
How to become healthier is a very broad question that I actually try to answer in almost all of my columns. However, there are still some habits and tricks that we can add to improve our health.
ERSOY: A simple way to improve our body’s own defense
I wrote in many of my previous articles about how we can improve our immune system by combining healthy eating, mindful practice, supplements and exercise.
ERSOY: Are vegetable oils healthy?
You have probably heard that vegetable oils are better and healthier alternatives than butter or coconut oils because they are rich in saturated fat sources. Is this true?
ERSOY: Are you gluten sensitive?
Do you already know that you are sensitive to gluten? Or maybe you have some of the symptoms, such as digestion problems or brain fog, but you didn’t find a specific connection yet? Maybe something that you are consuming could be triggering your health issues.
Rapid ʻohiʻa death linked to hoofed animals in UH Hilo research
HONOLULU — New findings reveal the spread of a fungal disease killing off hundreds of thousands of mature ‘ohi‘a trees (Metrosideros polymorpha) on Hawai‘i Island could be exacerbated by the presence of ungulates or animals with hooves.
ERSOY: Can prolonged fasting help improve our immune system?
Fasting, like exercise, is often seen just as something that we can use for weight loss purposes.
Summer Event Series comes to Common Ground
KILAUEA — Community agriculture business Common Ground is inviting locals and visitors to attend its 2021 Summer Event Series.
Senate slog to pass infrastructure bill goes on over weekend
WASHINGTON — Senators will resume a weekend session toward passage of a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package after running into opposition from a few Republicans who want to drag out final votes on one of President Joe Biden’s top priorities.
ERSOY: How we can improve our mental health
When we talk about health, most of the time we think of physical health. But our mental health is also really an important piece of being healthy as a whole.
Arakaki appointed Board of Education member
LIHU‘E — William “Bill” Arakaki will begin serving as the new Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau representative on the state Board of Education member today, replacing member Margaret Cox.
ERSOY: Exercise is not just a weight loss aid
Many of us think of exercise as a weight loss tool. And that’s partially true. However, exercise has so many benefits beyond simply losing weight.
Olympic surfing exposes whitewashed Native Hawaiian roots
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — For some Native Hawaiians, surfing’s Olympic debut is both a celebration of a cultural touchstone invented by their ancestors, and an extension of the racial indignities seared into the history of the game and their homeland.
Horcher rescued swimmers, remembered as hero
LIHU‘E — The 36-year-old hero, Thomas John “Tommy” Horcher, risked his life to save two distressed swimmers out by Marine Camp behind Wailua Golf Course Saturday afternoon, died Monday at Wilcox Medical Center, according to the Kaua‘i Police Department.
Pay attention to what you have, be grateful
How many people do you know who want to be happy, healthy and live a long life?
SHEPHERD: Give the gift of glowing health
With the pandemic winding down, many in the community are turning to yoga as a way to bring more strength, flexibility and stamina to their lives.
Pay attention to what you have, be grateful
As we age, if we are leading a sedentary lifestyle for a longer period then we will lose not only muscle mass but also bone density as well.