Honey – Nature’s Medicine
Honey is a powerful food, even medicine from nature. Raw honey is a natural antibacterial. It can knock out and even wipe out just about any type of bacteria you list, including MRSA. Additionally, honey has a long list of healing health properties and has a...
Mushrooms – The Benefits
Last week we introduced the basics of mushrooms. Today we want to talk about their benefits. Mushrooms as a Superfood Records show that mushrooms have been studied extensively for their health-promoting properties. The use of mushrooms for...
Mushrooms – The Basics
I can’t remember when I first discovered mushrooms, but I remember the subtle, earthy flavor made me feel in some unique way connected to nature. It tasted wholesome and nurturing. I had no clue of the medicinal value of what I was eating at a young age,...
Grains – The Specific Nutrients in Rice Bran
Last week, we talked about some of the benefits of rice bran. Today we want to get into more specific details about the nutrients contained in the rice bran. Rice Bran is packed with hundreds of health-enhancing vital nutrients! Protein — Stabilized rice...
Grains – The Benefits of the Rice Bran Superfood
Last week, we discussed how the refinement of grains eliminates the best part of rice - the bran and the germ. Today we’ll get into the benefits of this superfood and why you should incorporate it into your meal plan. Rice bran has an amazing array of...
Grains – Why Refinement Is Bad, Yet Rice Bran is Good
Last week we started discussing grains and introduced you to rice bran. Today we want to discuss the negatives of grain refinement and why rice bran is different. In the late 1800s, grain refining was developed in Europe and soon came to the Americas and the...
Grains – Breaking Down What They Are
Today we’re starting a new blog series on grains. There are good and bad things about grains, and there’s even a fairly unknown superfood that’s actually a grain! As a young boy, the typical Sunday dinner at our house featured a meal often consisting of white...
Healthy Food, Healthy You – Cooking Methods and AGEs
Last week, we talked about Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) and how studies show they impact your overall health. Today we want to continue by talking about how cooking methods impact AGE production. High Heat and Dry Heat Make More AGEs The...
Healthy Food, Healthy You – Uncovering a Major Culprit of Disease
In our last blog, we discussed how your diet and genetics work together. Today we want to talk about a major contributor to disease - Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs). There are many suspected contributors to disease and illness, and the one I am...
Healthy Food, Healthy You – The Truth in Your Genes
Last time, we talked about how accurate Hippocrates was when he said, “Let food be thy medicine.” Today we want to talk about how your genetics and diet work together. The Ostrich Syndrome It would be easy to bury our heads in the sand and just...