May 2014
Top Strategies for Allergy Relief – Herbs, Homeopathics, and Lifestyle Changes
While health authorities and TV ads tout the latest drugs for temporary relief from allergy symptoms, natural remedies provide a safer and more holistic solution....
Xenoestrogens – Hormone Disrupting Compounds Linked to Cancer
Xenoestrogens are a group of environmental chemicals which mimic estrogen in the body. Excessive estrogen levels, either natural or synthetic, promote the growth of cancer...
Recipe: Brambleberry Bumble
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘STALKING THE WILD FIDDLEHEADS‘. Bumble. It’s a word I’ve coined to describe berries baked with honey and a crumbly topping....
Stalking the Wild Fiddleheads: Foraging for Food and Medicine in Fields and Markets
Judging from the past year’s sprouting of fabulous ‘foraging and feasting’ books, the movement towards celebrating nature’s wild abundance is as strong as it was...
Recipe: Gathered Greens with Pickled Fiddleheads and Beets – Part 1: Pickled Fiddleheads and Beets
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘STALKING THE WILD FIDDLEHEADS‘. (Makes 4 servings) Ingredients 1 cup fresh fiddleheads 1 cup baby beets ½ cup apple cider vinegar...
Recipe: Wild and Spring Vegetables en Papillote
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘STALKING THE WILD FIDDLEHEADS‘. Both the French and Italians use this method to employ steam to cook poultry, fish, or...
The Amazing Benefits of N-A-C (N-Acetyl-Cysteine)
One of the most underestimated and under-utilized natural food supplements I have recommended to my patients over the past 35 years is an amino acid...
Recipe: Gathered Greens with Pickled Fiddleheads and Beets – Part 2: Gathered Greens
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘STALKING THE WILD FIDDLEHEADS‘. Ingredients 2 cups fresh wild greens: dandelion, watercress, purslane, lambs quarters, mixed with spinach or mesclun...
NEWS BRIEFS – May 2014
The Latest Research on Nutrition, Health & Anti-Aging From Around the World (This study does not prove a causal link but suggests that probiotics might...
The Wonder of Proper Nutrition
It is estimated that two out of three human diseases are preventable by diet. Cancer, arthritis, anemia, diabetes, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and autoimmune diseases are...