I like my neighborhood. It is very quiet and everyone watches out for each other. We get together in the little court on the 4th of July for a big barbecue and snow cones. It is all very cozy and safe feeling. But what would happen if a crack dealer moved into the neighborhood? Strangers […]
I came across an interesting bit of information the other day about gorillas. Sixty to seventy per cent of their diet is leaves they can’t digest themselves. They depend on the actions of healthy gut bacteria, and because of this they live on a high fat diet. Initially this sounds like nonsense – where did the […]
Since this article is coming out Thanksgiving weekend – a weekend commonly spent eating more than usual – a food article seemed appropriate. But lets turn this story around. Let’s consider what is eating us, rather than simply what we are eating. By now we have all heard about how there are ten times as […]
Probiotics are everywhere in the news. The little critters living in your gut have a huge amount to do with your health. The latest article I came across says that it may be a messed up gut bacteria problem that is the basic cause behind fibromyalgia. These same critters are found to be our main […]
As a people, we pride ourselves on our appearance. We care for our looks and presentation at a level that in previous times was only available to nobility and the very wealthy. In this day and age this is expected of us, and if we do not, we are excluded from the companionship of polite […]
About eight months ago I was doing a lot of research into creating a homemade non-dairy yogurt. I discussed my many trials and tribulations in a newsletter to you and told you about an acceptable yogurt without any dairy in it. At the end of the article I said that if I perfected the recipe, […]
Jicama, sometimes referred to as Mexican turnip or yam bean, is a fascinating vegetable. It is actually the root to a legume – like a green bean. But don’t try to eat the beans on the Jicama as they are toxic. In fact the whole plant is toxic except for the inside of the […]
I mentioned in my last letter that my body does not like sugar even though my taste buds do. What does that mean? Why wouldn’t my body like sugar… well let’s go from the outside in. The first thing we think of is eating sugar and how good it tastes…yum. But then what? Before that […]
Well I finally took the plunge. I have been edging up to it for over a year now, but I actually did it last weekend. I pulled out my trusty salad shooter and grabbed my freshly bought organic cabbage, daikon, bok choi, onion, broccoli, cucumbers, and carrots from the farmers market and went to work. […]