Guide to Cooking 20 Vegetables | Eating Well
Here’s a useful guide that gives you all the basics…Jacq How to shop for, prepare and cook healthy vegetables. If you want more fiber, nutrients and antioxidants in your diet—eat more vegetables! We know it’s tough to expand your vegetable vocabulary when you don’t know how to cook unfamiliar varieties, so we’ve compiled this cooking […]
Coconut Oil: When Fat Is Good For You
Read this and you’ll be out buying coconut oil today. It’s great to use topically on your skin and hair too! -Jacq By Dr. Joseph Mercola You’ve no doubt noticed that for about the last 60 years, the majority of health care officials and the media have been telling you saturated fats are bad […]
'The Dirty Dozen' - The 12 worst foods to buy non-organic
Reblogged from the beach house kitchen: I find it quite alarming that most fruits and vegetables grown that are not classed organic are covered with all sorts of chemicals which are of detriment to our health. With long term exposure to such chemicals, namely pesticides, we can develop serious illness. They cannot be washed off […]
‘The Dirty Dozen’ – The 12 worst foods to buy non-organic
I find it quite alarming that most fruits and vegetables grown that are not classed organic are covered with all sorts of chemicals which are of detriment to our health. With long term exposure to such chemicals, namely pesticides, we can develop serious illness. They cannot be washed off or peeled away, they absorb into […]
Eating more fruits and vegetables can make you prettier, researchers say
The science behind what you probably already knew… By Karen Ravn, Special to the Los Angeles Times April 21, 2012 Please don’t take this wrong. You look absolutely fine the way you are. It’s just that … well, with a little work, you might look even better. We’re not talking plastic surgery. Just the daily […]
The Joy of a Juice Cleanse! Yes, really.
I haven’t posted any recipes for a while because I was doing a juice cleanse ahead of a trip to Europe. I figured it would be good preparation before the culinary and bacchanalian adventures to come. I know there is some controversy about the benefits of fasting, but the practice has been around about as […]
The Chocolate Diet?
How’s this for good news?! Chocolate may not be as hazardous to your waistline as you think — at least in moderation. A new study shows that people who eat chocolate frequently have lower body mass indexes than those who eat it less often. The researchers could not explain precisely why something usually loaded with […]
You Gotta Fight For Your Right…
…..to eat organic? Kidsorganics.com has lots of great ideas and information on living organically, along with useful products and links. Its written by parents promoting the use of organic food and green living, and while their focus is on tips for moms and kids, most of the information is really useful for anyone. If this article […]
