Carrot Cake Overnight Oats
Having trouble finding an actually healthy breakfast option that’s actually fast and you could take it to work? The American diet for breakfast is the epitome of white sugar and
Rethinking Soy Isolates
John McDougall MD discusses cancer growth promoter IGF-1. Blood levels of IGF-1 are raised by consuming dairy products — and even more so by consuming *isolated* soy protein. If you
Worried about complete proteins?
Many people have expressed concern about not getting all the aminos that are needed for health. While it is not true that each meal must have all the aminos present to
Ashwagandha and Autoimmune
In Ayurvedic, Indian, and Unani medicine Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), is also known as Indian Ginseng, Smell of Horse, and Solanaceae. The name Ashwagandha literally means ‘Smell of Horse,’ which refers to
Learning to Adapt When You Have an Autoimmune Disease
I recently returned from a wonderful time in Costa Rica celebrating a friends 40th birthday. The days were hot, the afternoons were muggy and the pool was amazing. About half
Fire-Roasted Corn and Butternut Squash Chowder
Life is crazy. Have you met anyone whose life is not crazy? Maybe you are juggling work and a family, maybe you have health concerns that make everything a challenge,
Gluten Free Grain Cooking Chart
Grain Cooking Chart Grain – Liquid per cup of grain/cooking time/yield in cups Grains are usually done stove top or for less maintenance in a rice cooker! 🙂 Always rinse your
Make Grains in a Rice Cooker
A consistent issue I hear from you is that you don’t have time to eat healthy. You are looking to streamline your food prep to make life easier during the
Vegan Ganache
“Nosh on this ganache!” said Terradon this morning. And she says I am the ham in the family?! Enough about that. Moving along! This is a vegan blog. 😉 What is