good, better, best . . . Part II
GRAINS Good: eat whole grains and quit eating white flour. Better: eat soaked whole grains (this requires planning a little ahead, as my cousin noted). Best: eat sprouted, raw nuts, seeds, and grains. SWEETENERS (Note that I am uneasy about fructose, xylitol, “organic sugar,” or dehydrated cane juice crystals—ways to spend extra money on [...]
3 Comments • Continue Reading →good, better, and best in nutrition
I want to talk about good, better, and best in nutrition. I got an email yesterday from my cousin who said that the idea of soaking/sprouting grains in advance is overwhelming to her. She probably read my three-part blog on phytates in whole grains. If my cousin’s comment describes you, then don’t [...]
3 Comments • Continue Reading →I HAD MY FIRST GREEN SMOOTHIE AND IT WAS GREAT!!!!
Robyn, thanks for the recipe for the green smoothie. I have heard of them for several years now but never had a recipe for one. I tried yours and loved it. I have always been a healthy eater (but not vegan) I am trying to loose weight and I feel that [...]
55 Comments • Continue Reading →natural remedies for ear infections
I just met this cute blonde mom named Mary Jane, who was telling my friend about her little boy’s chronic ear infection that multiple courses of antibiotics just can’t eliminate. She was saying that her son’s “cold” just keeps going—six weeks now of constant, thick mucous. I sometimes just can’t believe that no pediatrician [...]
8 Comments • Continue Reading →peer pressure to eat junk food
Tonight my 14-yr. old son Kincade was reading a newspaper comic called “A Doctor, A Lawyer, and A Cop” and started laughing, handed it to me. The kid is saying, “But PLEASE, Mom, you don’t understand how important it is for me to have a pair of new sneakers.” The mom replies, “Or what?! [...]
3 Comments • Continue Reading →whole food as prison punishment
This cracked me up, from Associated Press writer Wilson Ring. When suspected killer Chris Williams misbehaved in his Vermont prison, he was fed “Nutraloaf” as punishment. Nothing with “loaf” in the recipe sounds too tasty, does it? [...]
6 Comments • Continue Reading →$ billions spent on useless cholesterol drugs
Millions of Americans are taking Vytorin or Zetia for heart disease. And yet, full results were finally released last week of a failed trial showing absolutely NO benefit from these drugs. Two Congressional panels have launched probes into why it took drug makers almost two years to release results! I could save [...]
9 Comments • Continue Reading →macular degeneration
My friend Randy, a restaurant manager nearing 50, just told me he had to leave the Utah Jazz game last night in the third quarter, because his eyes hurt so much he couldn’t really see. He’s frustrated by the degeneration of his eyes. If you’re reading [...]
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gardening does so much more than provide food
Is there anything better than garden tomatoes? Twenty years ago, we used to make my sister-in-law, when she was a college student, sing a John Denver song before we gave her any of our garden tomatoes: “Only two things that money can’t buy, and that’s true love and home-grown tomatoes!” Yesterday, Apr. 5, I [...]
17 Comments • Continue Reading →Phytates . . . part III
When making baked goods, get in the habit of putting the flour in the blender or bowl with the liquids (with a bit of a fermented dairy product like kefir), and just leaving it all day (or night) before completing the recipe. You’ll also find that your baked goods are lighter, with a lovely [...]
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