Amaranth is a nutrient-rich ancient grain from Mexico that has three times the calcium of milk. Interested yet? You should be. But that’s not all. Amaranth is also gluten-free and an excellent food of choice for those who are on a diet and want to feel full and satisfied. Because of its great calorie-to-nutrient ratio, [...]
Archive | August, 2009
Konnyaku – Add a Little Texture to Your Diet!
Konnyaku (cone-yah-ku) hails from Japan and is a wonderfully buoyant and gelatin-like food made from a tropical potato. It is nearly 97% water and the rest of the 3% constituents are fiber and minerals. Because it has very little calories and actually expands in your stomach, it has been touted as a wonder diet food. [...]
Is Soy Good or Bad for You ?
From 1992 to 2008, soy food sales have increased from $300 million to $4 billion. This dramatic increase can be attributed to new soy food categories being introduced, soy foods being repositioned in the marketplace, and new customers selecting soy for health and philosophical reasons. Read on to find out about what this increase in [...]
Kudzu, The Vine That May Just Curb Your Binge-Drinking!
Kudzu was introduced from Japan to the United States in the late 1800s, and this hardy little vine has thrived to epic proportions across the landscape of the Southeastern part of the country. So much so, that it is actually becoming a big environmental nuisance. Well, it’s time to take a stand and start finding [...]
Tea As Medicine
Tea is medicine for the new age, just as it was medicine for the ancient humans of ages long past. Tea is the type of medicine that integrates itself silently into your morning while you read your paper before work. It works to keep your body strong and safe in the afternoon as you struggle [...]
Autism Undone
Today just feels like the day that I needed to share this with you. This is autism — according to my experience and research. My beautiful son is recovering wonderfully from this disorder, and I am happy to share how we did it with anyone who needs help.
Food: The Surprising Way to Stay Cool as a Cucumber
Maybe you live, like I do, in a bustling metropolis that heats up in the summer. Maybe the asphalt sticks, the buildings block out any breeze, and the heat does not dissipate in the nighttime. Maybe you also suffer living in an old building with no air conditioning to speak of. Maybe you spend your [...]
Chayote: Central American Superfood
Chayote, commonly called vegetable pear, is a member of the gourd family and is native to Central America – an amazing addition to the green superfoods family. Various Central American cultures have been using this plant as a staple in their diet and, believe it or not, as a way to dissolve kidney stones and [...]
Quinoa: the Golden Supercrop
If you’re concerned about your protein intake, and you want a tasty alternative to your stock carbohydrates like pasta and rice, it’s about time you add quinoa (pronounced keen-wa, from the Quechua language) to your protein nutrition. This pseudocereal is related to the beet and the tumbleweed (did you even know those two were related?), [...]
The Truth about Diabetes: Myths Debunked
Want to reverse diabetes ? Every sixth patient who walks into my clinic in the age group of 28 to 60 has frank Diabetes or Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT). When I screen them for Diabetes and when the test results are positive for high blood sugars, patients greet me with a plethora of emotions. Some [...]
Gotu Kola, For Longevity and Mental Clarity
Gotu Kola is a low-growing vine-like plant native to India, Sri Lanka, Japan, and parts of Northern Australia. This nondescript little plant grows lovely and tasty leaves that are a favorite food of the elephant and, more recently, us humans. In fact, some people believe that is was from watching elephants, notoriously long-lived creatures, that [...]
Close-Up on Brick Tea (Tuo Cha)
When it comes to tea, only recently has the common man gained access to fresh greens and whites, aromatic oolongs and delicate yellows. For centuries, the best teas went to the rich and powerful and the common man drank what he could when he could. So what did he drink? He drank brick tea. Brick [...]
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