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What message are you creating? Is the message to your body saying that you appreciate it working well and you’ll see to it that it stays healthy? If your body is not healthy, then is the message in the meal might be that healing foods are being prepared and are on the...

Micronutrients Micro means small A micronutrient is a nutrient required by the body in small amounts, such as a vitamin or a mineral. “Four elements (oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen) account for 96% of living matter. About 50 of the known elements occur in...

Many of us still have tomatoes and perhaps even some zucchini left in our gardens or at your local Farmer's Market. A lovely Marinara Sauce is a perfect way to use them! Polenta is excellent topped with Marinara or, of course, spaghetti. Marinara Sauce: 2 tablespoons...

Wheat is a cereal plant that has been consumed for over 8,500 years. Globally, wheat is grown in such diverse locations as Argentina, Russia, the Middle East, Asia and much of the United States. It is a major source of plant protein throughout the world, providing...

Have you heard of The Commonwealth Club? It's the nation's oldest and largest public forum. There are various member-led forums and I am the co-chair with Dr. William Grant (vitamin D expert) of the Health and Medicine Forum. This past Thursday I chaired a program and...

The ancient wheats are structurally completely different than 'modern' wheat-meaning post 1940. I am experimenting with Einkorn and will move onto Farro. 10 days ago I started my sourdough starter using no yeast and Einkorn flour. It's a slow-build with this...

Someone posted something on Facebook that was, in essence, 'get a job homeless people'. I'm being almost kind with my description of the post and the photo. I teach a nutrition class every Wednesday at a local Shelter, and invited the person who posted the post to...

It's no wonder the general public is so confused! Fats are bad, no fats are good-sugar's bad. Coffee and alcohol is bad for you-no, a little is fine and maybe even good. What to believe... I suggest that you become your own health advocate. Do plenty of research in...

My friend and doctor, Dr. Michael Lipelt, joined me at the Shelter where I teach on Wednesdays and offered everyone in my class a one on one mini-session. He took their pulses, looked at their eyes and tongue, and offered suggestions. They were so thankful, as was I....

I have seen endless 21 day diets promising that you'll lose up to 14 pounds in 21 days. It gets me riled up everytime. Yes,' they' say it takes 21 days to add/subtract a habit, but most of these 21 day diets ask you to change multiple habits in that amount of time- a...

DirectionFive Health is a culinary and nutrition program for kids and we just completed Summer Camp for Kids. We welcome new students and were very happy to see familiar kids and their parents. D5's mission is to improve the health of kids so they can lead healthier,...

I don't have a dishwasher at home and one day I tested to see how much water went down the sink before it was hot enough to wash the dishes. It was one gallon! As it turns out I have a lovely one gallon pitcher than now lives right next to my sink. I fill the pitcher...

Isn't this beautiful? Perfect for a warm-weather light supper with a butter lettuce salad. The jam is not-too-sweet, and went placed on crostini spread with a little goat cheese, it's perfect with a salad for a light supper. Enjoy! Lavender and Ginger Blueberry Jam...

You could see these mixes as soon as you walked down the aisle. I just had to take a photo. I've been using natural dyes for many years; sometimes purchasing them and sometimes making my own, so the thought of buying anything that practically glows in the dark is...

The genetically modified apple known as the Arctic Apple has been approved. The below is the best summary, written by C. J. Walke of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardener Association. This is not the complete article, but the main points....

O.K., this Buddha Bowl might be a stretch as it contains fish and miso soup, but I've taken liberties with all the other Buddha Bowls, so what's one more? First I steamed some collard greens. Collard greens are so good for you and are very versatile. I actually use...

Today's bowl is actually half of a small spaghetti squash. While the squash was baking (whole-do cut cut in half) I sauteed some red onions, garlic, shitake mushrooms and kale in just a little olive oil over very low heat. When the squash was done (it felt fairly soft...

Oh my, I'm pretty sure this one is my favorite. The bowl started with raw ingredients: spinach and slivered kale, then diced carrots and red onions. Next came the cooked ingredients: parsnips, yams and cauliflower. Garbanzo beans were placed on top, then more red...

This is a breakfast Buddha Bowl, and yes, it might just look like a bowl of cereal with fruit and nuts. Instead of raw greens, which most Buddha Bowls have has a base, this one has fruit as a base. Next is cooked steel cut oats, then (a lot of) cinnamon, and...

Today was Mexican inspired. You can watch the building the bowl process in photos. The topping with mayo/lime juice/smoked paprika/chipotle sauce. Yum! Just a little FYI: after I open a can of chipotle sauce I keep it in the frig in a glass container-it lasts a long...