No time for a 7-day cleanse? Get cleanse benefits in 2 days with a two-day detox! There are so many options for taking a break from high impact foods. You know, the ones you eat on occasion or possibly daily, like bread, sugar, processed foods, etc. Those high impact foods are typically easier to get…
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Having just planted another round of cold-season veggies in our garden, I am particularly excited about the blend of beets waiting to break the soil surface. Golden, striped, and blood-red are the colors of these amazingly beautiful and wonderfully nutritious root vegetables. Just the look of them alone makes you realize the miraculous power of…
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By now most of us know about the benefits of probiotics for digestion, assimilation of nutrients and for a host of other processes including proper brain function. I have written about foods that are rich in probiotics, such as kimchee and sauerkraut, yogurt and naturally fermented pickles. Now I want to add another to the…
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Iodine — the essential element: The question of iodine has come up for some readers after reading my article on salt, in which I suggested using only unrefined salt in lieu of the more common table salt. Chemical iodine in the form of potassium iodide is added to regular table salt, and most of us…
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Salt is a hot topic these days in regard to health, particularly high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. There is always talk of the dangers of ingesting too much of it – mainly in processed foods, but also when added to meals at the table. The most common and typical salt used in the…
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Travel Foods? The Kitchen Goddess Jill Welch prepares a delicious seaside meal while traveling. Traveling this summer? How do you usually plan travel meals while on the road? Whether you are taking a plane, bus, car or train you can still maintain good health while traveling. I hope by now I’ve convinced you that healthy…
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More than any other foods, I recommend eating vegetables for rediscovering nature’s abundance. All kinds, from land and sea because vegetables have infinite culinary possibilities. They can be steamed, baked, roasted, grilled, eaten raw, fermented and pickled. Vegetables provide a vast amount of vitamins and minerals, as well as antioxidants and other cancer fighting properties.…
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We’ve just moved into a new house. Having chosen the home and location carefully to fit my lifestyle, I’ve finally got a yard with lots of sun. Now I can have a successful garden! For the past 6 years I was living in a location that was very shady and woodsy. Although I planted every…
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If you haven’t already met, allow me to introduce you to quinoa (pronounced keen-wa). You probably already know quinoa at least by name, even if you have not cooked with it yet. Quinoa is a seed from the plant Chenopodium in the family Amaranthaceae. Grown in South America throughout the Andes mountain range, it has…
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How do you stay cool in the warmer months? Besides frequenting my favorite swimming spot, I always eat more raw foods when it’s warm. Cool and Crisp Veggies for Warmer Months such as salads, smoothies and cold soups are on my summer menu. Raw vegetables and fruit are cooling to the body. Because of this…
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