I really wanted to write to you about the cabbage and the whole brassica family but my husband said that cabbage doesn’t go very well with the Holiday spirit. So sweet potatoes it is! Sweet potatoes are native to America and related to neither potatoes nor yams, even though we...
Pumpkins health benefits, when and how to eat them
Yes, it’s that time of the year again! Pumpkins are a joy to look at and to eat! Pumpkins originate from this continent and were a staple of Native American cuisine. They were dried and then ground into flour – a very interesting concept! Pumpkin flour is commercially available today...
Why sugar is not good for us and what to do about it
Yes, we all heard that sugar is not good for us! And yet, we eat so much of it everyday. Often we are not even aware of it! It's in things that don't even taste sweet like bacon, smoked salmon and ketchup. Then there are foods that are marketed to...
Eating Out With Food Sensitivities
Eating Out With Food Sensitivities might present some challenges. It’s not always easy to avoid foods to which you are sensitive to. Restaurant menus don’t usually provide a list of ingredients. You can always ask your waiter, but that can be tedious. Besides, can you really trust what the waiter tells you?...
Delayed Food Sensitivities Explained
Delayed food sensitivities vs allergiesOur immune system is there to protect us from invaders from outside and inside. Sometimes it makes a “mistake” and attacks completely harmless particles like protein in an egg or milk, causing us to be sensitive to those foods. There are two kinds of food sensitivities...
Acute Diarrhea – definition, causes, treatment
What’s normal stool and what’s diarrhea?In order to provide a definition of acute diarrhea let’s talk about what is normal bowel movement. In fact, there is little agreement on this topic in the medical world. For instance, a “normal” range of bowel movements can be anywhere between three per day...