Guest Post: Eating Seasonally

"It's been a while since my last blog post due because I've been busy with my thesis but today we have the honor of having another guest post. Today's post is written by Tony Cukierski, ATC, HHP.  Tony is a good friend of my last guest post author and is a personal acquaintance of my own as well.
 Tony is a certified health counselor and helps individuals through positive dietary and lifestyle changes. He is a certified Holistic Health Practitioner by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners and he also attended and graduated from The Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Tony started his education at Northern Illinois University where he received his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and is a Certified Athletic Trainer.

Tony has his own website and blog at www.Nourishing4Life.com. Tony founded Nourishing4Life Health & Wellness to better help others with their dietary and lifestyle changes. You can find and follow Nourishing4Life and Tony on twitter as well! His thoughts and post echo a lot of my own values and ideas about nutrition. I hope you enjoy it!"

Eating Seasonally

What is it?—Eating seasonally is exactly what it sounds like—eating foods that are available or ripe during a season of year in your geographical region. Many years ago people didn’t know what eating seasonally was; they just ate foods that were available to them in their geographical region for that time of year. A wonderful excerpt from Joshua Rosenthal’s book Integrative Nutrition that elaborates, “Our ancestors ate seasonally because they had no choice. Fresh greens grew in spring, fruit ripened in summer, root vegetables kept them going in fall, and people relied on animal food to get them through the winter.” This is truly seasonal eating. Understanding this concept is beneficial in achieving good health and sustaining a healthy environment.

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