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Recipe: Cucumber Dill Soup
This soup calls for cooking the cucumbers, which may seem odd, but once cooked they blend nicely for a velvety smooth soup. Also, if you have trouble eating raw cucumbers you may be able to enjoy them if they are cooked first. Can be served at room temperature or...
The hidden health risks of a 5-Minute Kitchen: Mary in the News
In the healthy eating world, most of the conversation revolves around what's healthy and what's not. Great starting point, for sure, but once you figure out what's healthy, where do you go? The kitchen of course, because we've already established that most ready-made...
Do You Put Antifreeze on Your Skin? In Your Mouth?
While writing the previous post on ultra-processed foods, I received an email from Naturopath Darin Ingles with the subject line: "What do antifreeze and cosmetics have in common?" Turns out, they both contain propylene glycol, a synthetic chemical derived from...
Should You Hang Turnips Over Your Front Door?
This is the last article in a series devoted to ultra-processed foods or UPFs. I've written about them for a while because I feel so strongly that they are the root cause of our healthy eating deficiencies. Hopefully, you can see their dangers and feel motivated to...
Recipe: Salmon Poached in Rhubarb Sauce
It's the Season! Discover the Savory Side of Rhubarb Eating with the seasons automatically delivers wonderful diet diversity. Case in point: Rhubarb! Rhubarb is actually a vegetable even though it's mostly used in desserts, probably because we yearn to pair its tart...
DIY Tip: Make Your Own Ozempic
Ozempic and its many weight-loss cousins are getting a lot of press these days, so here's some helpful information that I gleaned while researching Dr. Jason Fung's theories for this article, What If Eating Is the Key to Weight Loss? As you remember, Dr. Fung drew...
Recipe: Pantry Stir-Fry
Stir Fry Meal Idea: Thank Goodness for the Pantry Uh oh. Last week my fridge was barren and I couldn't get to the store for a couple days. Fortunately I had a couple peppers left in the refrigerator--and a good pantry! So I had the makings for a quick stir-fry: Fresh...
What If Eating Is the Key to Weight Loss?
What if the root cause of over eating and weight gain is just plain old hunger? And so, what if the solution lies in addressing the fact that WE'RE HUNGRY, i.e., by eating! You probably remember the Calories In/Calories Out weight loss formula, i.e., weight loss is...
Recipe: Pistou Redux with Fresh Dill
What do good cooks do that struggling cooks don't? Ever wonder why some people are able to make healthy and tasty meals no sweat? Here's one reason: They use the same recipes over and over! Does that sound crazy? Terribly boring? It's actually not crazy or boring at...
The Kitchen as Environmental Activist Site?
Not long after starting my healthy eating journey I had a major revelation: Besides being the pathway to health, the kitchen offered endless opportunities to be green! So as I became healthier, I could help the planet become healthier, too. Here are a couple of the...
26 and counting . . .
When I first entered the healthy eating field 33 years ago, I excitedly read article after article about new health studies. But after a couple years, things got a little boring. I had hoped to uncover some crown jewels, i.e., the key secrets to healthy eating. While...
Start in Middle Age to Prevent Dementia in Older Age
MAYBE SURPRISING: Dementia doesn't just pop up when we get older. "Midlife, not your 70s and 80s, is when brain changes start to occur that can pave the way toward dementia, Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline later."(1) That's why experts advise taking action...