FOOD
Summer First Aid: Herbal Essentials for Outdoor Living
Now that the warm weather is here most of us will be spending more time outdoors, playing, working or just hanging around. All of this...
Medicine of the Ancient Maya
The knock on the door came at midnight. The old man got out of his hammock and opened the door to a woman with a...
Golden Baked Pumpkin with Cranberry
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Golden Goblins‘. This is a healthy alternative to the sweet yam and marshmallow side dish traditionally served at Thanksgiving. (Makes: ...
Pumpkin-Black Bean Salad
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Golden Goblins‘. Substitute sweet potatoes or squash for the pumpkin, if desired. Use any cooked legume: chickpeas, soybeans, lentils,...
Pumpkin Purée
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Golden Goblins‘. An easy way to keep pumpkin (or other squashes) ready to add to soups, stews, muffins, breads, sauces...
Golden Goblins – Pumpkins Herald the Taste of Fall
We have pumpkin at morning and pumpkin at noon If it were not for pumpkins, we would be undone (old American pioneer folk song) As...
Pumpkin Seed Spread
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Golden Goblins‘. Two ounces, taken daily, of this spread provides a therapeutic dose of the amino acids alanine, glycine and...
Lin’s Lentil Loaf
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Lovely Lentils‘. Here’s my favorite recipe for what my family fondly calls “mom’s meatless meat loaf.” It is delightful supper...
Butternut Squash Soup with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Cuisines of Our Cultures‘. Debby Segura, a Los-Angeles-based designer and chef, created this gorgeous soup.Comforting as well as elegant, perfect...
Selenium – A Trace Mineral That Helps Prevent Heart Attacks, Cancer, and Arthritis
The following is an excerpt from Wenzel and Pataracchia’s new book The Earth’s Gift To Medicine: Minerals in Health and Disease, translated from German by...
Coltsfoot – Friendly Neighbourhood Herb
Helps Heal Inflammation of Lungs, Eyes, and Bowels It’s late March and I’m in front of my computer working on an early draft of this...
No-Bake Oat Balls
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Healthy Holiday Munchies‘. These tasty balls are sometimes called “oat candy.” They are good for the waistline, easy to make...
Roasted Chicknuts
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Healthy Holiday Munchies‘. Ingredients 2 cups dried whole chickpeas (or canned chickpeas) 2 tsp garlic powder 1/4 tsp cayenne 1)...
Wasabi Peanuts
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Healthy Holiday Munchies‘. If holidays just aren’t holidays without peanuts, try this recipe to satisfy your nutty cravings. Ingredients 2...
Wasabi Peas
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Healthy Holiday Munchies‘. I was introduced to wasabi peas years ago and no matter how often I snack on them,...