Category: nutrition

Keto-Friendly Cookies for Valentines Day

Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to give your family and friends some keto dessert love! Try these and let us know in the comments below what you think. Ingredients ½ Cup Coconut Flour ½ Cup Raw cacao powder 6 Tbsp Butter, solid 6 Tbsp Coconut butter ¾ Cup Monk fruit/erythritol fruit sweetener 2 Eggs 1 tsp Vanilla 1 tsp Aluminum-free Baking powder Ingredients for Berry…


Do Detox Diets and Cleanses Work?

Are you thinking of trying a “detox” or cleanse? They claim to help you lose weight or rid your body of toxins. After a winter of holiday eating, they might seem like a way to kick-start better habits in the new year. But are these trendy programs and products healthy or just a bunch of…


Tapioca Pudding: Horn & Hardart Vintage Recipe

Ask Chef Phyllis: A few weeks back at a neighbor’s party, a friend who had been to Brazil mentioned that tapioca pudding was on almost every menu. I know I am dating myself, but the only time I ever ate and really enjoyed tapioca pudding was at the Automat in Philadelphia—and that was many years…


Dr Mirkin’s Soupy Golden Dal (Lentil Soup)

It’s hard to go wrong when you cook with vegetables, pulses and beans. You don’t need to worry about precise measurements, cooking times or ingredient preparation. The recipe give you general guidelines, but if you do things a little differently, chances are your dish will still be delicious! You can use regular (green/brown) lentils for…


The Health Benefits of Kombucha Tea

Kombucha has sprung up on the shelves of every big and small health food store. Don’t get me wrong, I love it; it always calms my nerves a little bit and I know it’s good for my digestion. But at $4 a bottle at most retailers it’s an expensive daily habit. And like goji berries and noni…


Parkinson’s Disease and Nutrition

Parkinson’s disease has had considerable media attention over the years, but with all the efforts to educate the public, little has been said on how nutrition can reduce its risk and manage symptoms. Many of us are familiar with symptoms of Parkinson’s, such as tremors, slow movements, rigid muscles, impaired posture, and problems with balance….


Dragon Fruit: 7 Top Health Benefits + Recipes

Dragon fruit has many benefits and may be one of the most attractive fruits on the planet. With its unusual scaly and stunning reddish outer surface enclosing a milky white flesh with specks of black seeds, it immediately makes me smile. Not all dragon fruit fits this description; some have pink or yellow skin and/or red flesh, but…


Study: Vitamin D Supplementation Reduces COVID-19 Deaths by 64 Percent

A Spanish study found giving supplemental vitamin D3 to hospitalized patients with PCR-confirmed COVID-19 reduced ICU admissions by 82% and mortality by 64 percent. Vitamin D plays an important role in most diseases, including infectious disease, which is why from the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, I suspected that optimizing vitamin D levels among…


What Is Anxiety, Exactly

Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or fear about an event or situation. It’s normal for people to feel anxious in response to stress. Sometimes, however, anxiety becomes a severe, persistent problem that’s hard to control and affects day-to-day life; if you have this type of problem, you may have an anxiety disorder. About…


Easy Homemade Olive Oil Mayonnaise Recipe

Mayonnaise is everywhere. It’s being slapped on sandwiches, burgers, and wraps, and being used as a dip for crackers, chips, fries, and vegetables. Although there is something to be said for the use of mayonnaise, it really falls below the grade when it comes to health benefits, and can actually be quite harmful due to…