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Eating Seasonally and Locally by Steve and Patricia Nakon

The foods that we choose every day have important impacts on our health and the environment!

Perhaps you've heard the phrase “eating seasonally and locally” and wondered what that means. Eating seasonally is simply eating those foods that are harvested in the current season. Eating locally means to eat food that is grown in the part of the country, or the area, where you live. Eating seasonally and locally benefits both your health and the environment.

Health Benefits
The secret to health and well being is to live in harmony with nature. Nature provides the foods that keep our bodies in balance at certain times of the year. By eating the food that grows around us from season to season, we receive the best nourishment to support and balance us.

In the spring, cleansing and revitalizing foods, like leafy greens and sprouts, help harmonize the body with this season of rejuvenation and growth.


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Steve Nakon

Northwest Yoga/Steve Nakon created the Yoga at the Garden program at the Chicago Botanic Gardens.

Classes are also offered at The Dance Building in Des Plaines and The Northfield Community Center.

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