Yearly Archives for 2009
The Dirty Dozen Part 2
We continue with the “the top twelve foods to eat organic”. Here are foods 7-12 from part 1: #12 Leafy Greens #11 Rice #10 Berries #9 Grapes #8 Apples #7 Bananas #6 Bell Peppers If you want your daily dose of neurotoxin, non-organic bell peppers are the way to go. … more »
The Dirty Dozen Part 1
Its that time of year where in the newspaper, on t.v., and on the radio lists of 2009s top 10s, and 100s, and 1000s, are commonplace. I’d like to do my own list not of “the best of 2009”, but “the worst of 2010”. If you stay away from these … more »
The Seed of Love
Chocolate!!! Its good stuff. No, actually its great stuff. Both for our taste buds and for our health. The sweet taste of goodness melting in your mouth is irresistible to most. However, the true hero of this tasty food is not the actual chocolate, but the bean that the chocolate … more »
Make Buds With Your Buds
By far the two most favoured flavours are sweet and salty. There’s nothing like the sweet taste of cold, silky smooth, ice cream on a hot summers day. Or that salty snack that accompanies an ice cold drink. But have we indulged to far into the world of taste? If … more »
Barking up the Right Tree
Every once in a while I get really excited about a certain food. Yes, that’s what happens to us nutrition nerds, food excites us. Recently I’ve been using the tasty bark, cinnamon, quite frequently in the “nutrition lab” (the kitchen). It is a delicious adjunct to many dishes and has … more »
Get more bang for your bite
From time to time I call the kitchen the “nutrition lab”. I give the kitchen this title because that’s exactly what it is. It is a place where we take one item (food) and change into another item (a meal) to make it edible, and hopefully enjoyable. We can use … more »
The Doctrine of Signatures
The Doctrine of Signatures has to be one of the coolest things I’ve come across in nutrition and herbal medicine. Have you ever heard of the term “you are what you eat”? Well, this concept takes that saying to a whole new level. The Doctrine of Signatures is a philosophy … more »