This recipe is a special creation and the first one I have loaded with my new recipe plug-in. This is how it came to be. I found a deal on organic yams and bought a 5 pound bag. Now what to do with all those yams… especially as I had developed an unusual craving for…
3 Secrets to sleep, sparkle and serenity. Do you want to recover your radiant sparkly self, super-charge your vitality, catch consistently sound sleep and a serene state of mind? When it comes to having a healthy, vibrant life, there are 3 thieves that will rob you blind, deaf and dumb, and leave you bereft and…
There is a long history of fasting in the health movement. I think most people are familiar with the proposed benefits of fasting: giving the body a rest from all the energy requirements of digestion to promote immunity, improve metabolism, lose weight, cleanse and detoxify. Simply fasting is not the same as detoxifying, though many…
Coconut oil is antioxidant and contains many beneficial saturated fats. Fully two-thirds of the fats are medium-chain fatty acids, which help with digestion and absorption of the food that we eat. Some of those are caprylic, capric and lauric acids, which are known for being anti-viral and heart protective. These medium-chain fats are much easier than other…
Amazing new gluten-free protein pasta for celiacs and gluten-sensitive people let you lose the refined grains and gain fiber and protein with great taste and texture. What a sea change there has been for celiacs and carbohydrate-sensitive people since the 1980’s. I remember when the Tinkyada company first came out with their rice pasta. It tasted…
We all know that excessive consumption of alcohol is unhealthy, but what we may not know much about is how to counteract the effects of alcoholism to enjoy a healthy life in recovery. We recently talked with Maxime Zara Stadlen, MSHN, a celebrated local holistic nutritionist here in Northern California to learn more about how to…
GREEN LIVING by Sarah TheHealthyHomeEconomist November 13, 2014 The stories became far too frequent to ignore. Emails from folks with allergic or digestive issues to wheat in the United States experienced no symptoms whatsoever when they tried eating pasta on vacation in Italy. Confused parents wondering why wheat consumption sometimes triggered autoimmune reactions in their children but…
The Sneaky Cause of Your Sugar Cravings by Molly Shea Assistant Editor, Yahoo Health Sugar shocker: Americans eat about 20 teaspoons of the sweet stuff — every day! (Photo by PM Images/Photodisc/Getty Images) Sugar can’t catch a break these days. With everyone from from HBO comedian John Oliver to Yahoo’s Global New Anchor Katie Couric bashing sugar’s vice-like grip on…
This article is a great explanation of why we often crave certain foods we know may not be in our best interest to be consuming. It is hot off the presses from www.ucsf.edu! Do Gut Bacteria Rule Our Minds? In an Ecosystem Within Us, Microbes Evolved to Sway Food Choices By Jeffrey Norris on August 15, 2014…
Increasing numbers of women and men seeking solutions for persistent health conditions are being encouraged by health professionals to change up their diet. In the news we are bombarded by information about why one should avoid fat, or maybe just saturated fat, why we should eat walnuts for heart health, or take a green coffee…
My diet has gotten kind of sloppy after several years of living in the city, working outside of the home, and being so on the go. Sugar had made it’s way back in through the not-so-occasional soy chai and the dark chocolate habit I’d picked up again; living in the Mission District, rice and corn…
Hummus is a traditional food from the Middle East, a spread for toasted pita, crackers, chips or raw veggies.
What’s the haps on Whole Foods? There is a video circulating on the internet which appears to prove that Whole Foods is somehow misrepresenting their stance on GMO foods. As a part-time Whole Foods “team member,” I can tell you that the company does NOT train staff to lie – if anything, WF may have failed to adequately train and…
Mango Llasi is a traditional drink of the Ayurvedic tradition, made from yogurt, water, fruit and sugar. It is used as a digestive aid. This is my version, unadulturated by the inclusion of sugar, but plenty sweet. I use plain kefir (a fermented yogurt-like drink made from kefir grains). It is said that kefir originated…
