Pumpkin Pie With a Tropical Twist! (GF, DF)

I'm a pumpkin pie fan.  I don't know why it's been relegated to be eaten only at Thanksgiving!  I didn't eat it for years because of gluten and dairy intolerances.  But here is is a delicious, dairy-free version of pumpkin pie that I came up with. 

Forbidden Rice

I'm always looking for healthier alternatives to the usual foods we eat.  In this country the rice you usually find, especially in restaurants, is white and high glycemic.  In fact, with a glycemic index of 87, consuming white rice is worse for you than eating sugar right from the sugar bowl!  The glycemic index of table sugar is only 58. In fact, most people don't know that the average GI for whole wheat bread is 71!

Overuse of Antibiotics

There has been much discussion recently about the use or overuse of antibiotics in the meat that we consume.  Researchers say that 80% of all antibiotics used in the U.S. are being used in agriculture, specifically in the raising of poultry and cattle.  A recent report in the New England Journal of Medicine "points to mounting evidence that suggests this flood of antibiotics has produced pathogens that are resistant to the medicines, which means they are immune to treatments when humans are infected." 

Get the whole article here.

Recent Attack on Vitamin Supplements

Flawed Research Used to Attack Multivitamin Supplements

By Blake Gossard, Kira Schmid, ND, Luke Huber, ND, MBA, Steven V. Joyal, MD

Two flawed studies, a rehashed review, and an editorial published in the December 17th issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine have attempted to discredit the value of multivitamin supplements.

Get the full article, which appeared on the website of Life Extension 

Personal Apple Dessert

This delectable (and I might add, healthy) recipe came to us from the Usana test kitchen.  What could be more comforting on a cold winter's night than apple pie?  Well, skip the crust and add a few other healthy ingredients and you have a totally guilt-free version!  Get the recipe now.

Date Pralines

I don't know about you but this time of year I struggle with wanting to give treats to my friends, but because I love them, not wanting to give them something that isn't good for their health.  Well, this is totally good for them and they will LOVE it!  I got the original idea from my creative friend, Lee, and I've just modified it a tiny, wee bit.  The other thing you'll love is how absolutely simple it is!

Vitamin D - Do I Need It?

Don't you wish you could spend the long, dark, cold winter months at the beach in the sunny south? Well, that's a goal of ours for sure. But for now we are here in Canada and, I don't know about you, but I tend to hibernate!

Recent studies have shown that a large percentage of the world's population suffers from a deficiency of Vitamin D.  But vitamin D isn't really a vitamin at all.

Farmhouse Seed Bread

There's something about fall that makes you want to fill the kitchen with the aroma of comforting food.  What could be more comforting than the smell of home-made bread?  Here's a moist, delicious gluten-free bread you actually have to knead!  It's made of whole grain flours and it's also free of xanthan gum, starches, nuts, eggs, and dairy!

The Key to a Strong Immune System

I'm not a couch potato, but I've not been a great one for exercise either.  I've kind of gone at it in fits and starts throughoutt my life.  I know I need it to be healthy, but I never knew what to do.  I've tried going to the gym, but by the time I drive there and have a 1 hours class and drive home, 2 hours of the precious time I have in my day have been used up.  Maybe you can relate.  I also got "post-exercise fatigue" when I had untreated hypothyroidism.  I don't have that anymore, so now I have no excuse.

What's haunted me though is what I read Dr. Michael Colgan say in his book The New Nutrition: Medicine for the Millenium:  "If you don't have time to exercise, you'd better reserve a lot of time for disease!"

Heavenly Hummus

Being gluten-free, dairy-free, nightshade and soy-free, it can be a challenge to find something for a quick snack that is both tasty and nutritious.  I've been buying hummus for years, but have never found a recipe to make my own that impressed me.  Well, I finally found one and it's so good that I want to share it here!  The key to making really smooth hummus is peeeling the chickpeas!    I didn't even know that they had peels on them, but they do and peeling them makes all the difference between lumpy hummus and super-creamy Heavenly Hummus.

Crazy Cabbage (GF, DF, NSF)

Crazy Cabbage (GF, DF, NSF)

This is a great comfort food recipe that my husband, Stan & I came up with.  The amounts aren't fussy, so just use as much or as little as you need.

Raw vs. Live Foods

When I was at Sanoviv for a week, I learned a lot about how to eat and what to eat to be healthy.  I'd like to share a bit with you about raw food and the nutritional difference that sprouting makes.

Crisp & Delicious Nuts & Seeds

Nuts and seeds also contain "digestive inhibitors"  or "enzyme inhibitors" so if you eat raw nuts and seeds, you can take supplemental enzymes with them or you can germinate them by soaking them which begins the germination process and increases the enzyme activity in the nut or seed.