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The delicious soup is loaded with cancer-fighting phytonutrients. Lycopene in tomatoes helps protect from many cancers. Eating them in cooked form with a small amount of cold-pressed olive oil, helps deliver more lycopene to the blood.Tomatoes contain chlorogenic...
Sixty-nine percent of Americans are either overweight or obese. Of these statistics, 42% of Americans are obese. One in ten Americans has type 2 diabetes. Ninety percent of individuals with type 2 diabetes are obese. Obesity fuels chronic diseases such as...
You need these carbohydrate foods if you are obese or at risk of cardiovascular disease, prediabetes, the metabolic syndrome, or type 2 diabetes. Which carbs? Fiber-rich, whole-plant foods. In this blog, we examine the health benefits of soluble fiber. Soluble fibers...
Diet can influence cancer development in both positive and negative ways. It is estimated that a healthy lifestyle and healthy dietary practices could help lower incidence of all cancers by 30-40%.((Divisi D, Diet and cancer. Acta Biomed. 2006 Aug;77(2):118-23. PMID:...
A favorite “make ahead” loaf that can be baked later or baked and frozen! Chickpeas are rich in soluble fiber and amino acids. They score low glycemic index (GI), which is a marker of how rapidly your blood sugar rises after eating a food. Chickpea consumption helps...
If you have or (are at risk for developing) diabetes, hypertension, cancer, or dementia, frequent consumption of berries may improve your health. Here’s why! Cardiovascular Protection Harvard researchers followed 100,000 young and middle-aged women for 20 years and...
Although tasty, meat analogs are expensive often contain additives that we don't want. Here's a delicious recipe from the old Wildwood Cookbook we think you will enjoy! Ingredients: ½ cup organic whole wheat flour ½ cup organic, non GMO cornmeal 1/3 cup organic peanut...
Want to optimize your bone health to insure your future economy? Fractured vertebra are expensive. Want to avoid or limit a reduction in bone mass and microstructures and deterioration of bone tissue found in osteoarthritis? Then this blog is for you! Improve Your...
This tasty soup provides substantial fiber, vitamins, and phytochemicals! Cabbage is a good source of vitamins C and K and folate. Tomatoes are a good source of lycopene. This phytochemical may reduce free-radical damage, total and “bad” LDL cholesterol, and increase...
This delightful, savory cornmeal porridge originated among farmers in Northern Italy. We think you will enjoy this gluten-free recipe from The Journal of Health & Healing. Ingredients: 3 cups organic soymilk 1 cup coarse-ground cornmeal 1 ½ cups fresh, frozen, or...