Newsletter archives - Part 5
Cod Liver Oil
There is hardly a disease in the books that does not respond well to cod liver oil, and not just infectious diseases but also chronic modern diseases like heart disease and cancer.link Fermented cod liver oil is my favorite source of vitamin D because you need very little, it is easy to store, and it…
March/April 2012: Welcoming Spring, Attuning to Spring
To read this newsletter in an easy-to-read pdf form, click here to download the file: March/April 2012 Newsletter.Thank you. A part of good health means attuning to the energy of the seasons. Energy and health go hand in hand because the essence of life itself really boils down to energy: The conglomerate of minerals that…
Jan/Feb 2012: Vitamin D…In Winter and Throughout the Year
To read this newsletter in an easy-to-read pdf form, click here to download the file:January/February 2012 Newsletter. Thank you. If I had to give you a single secret ingredient that could apply to the preventiontreatment, in many casesof heart disease, common cancers, stroke, infectious diseases from influenza to tuberculosis, type 1 and 2 diabetes, dementia,…
Sugar-Free Desserts and Breakfast Treats
Plum Applesauce (A Dessert) 2 lb. gala or golden delicious apples, quartered, seeded and left unpeeled 2 lb. red or black plums, quartered and pitted 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup maple syrup Cook all ingredients in a heavy pot, covered, over low heat, stirring occasionally until fruit is very tender and falling apart1-1-1/4 hours. Force…
Natural Sweeteners to Replace Sugar
What are natural sweeteners and why they are preferred over refined sugar and high fructose corn syrup? Meredith McCarty defines natural sweeteners by the four advantages she believes they have over sugar: 1. They are derived from a natural source that may be organically grown. 2. They use relatively simple, chemical-free processing techniques. 3. They…
Dealing with Sugar Cravings
Factors That Underlie Cravings for Sugar For me, a lack of sleep is the biggest force sending me in search of carbohydrates. Besides lack of sleep, stress and emotional upheaval are also big factors that can send us to the cookie jar. Another factor that drives cravings is the relationship of sugar and protein. Carbohydrate…
Artificial Sweeteners
Today we must deal with a vast and confusing world of sweeteners and sweetener combinations. Store shelves offer a variety of natural and artificial sweeteners, as well as a wide array of packaged/processed food products that incorporate them. Sometimes these sweeteners also include sugar alcohols, an effort by food companies to take advantage of the…
November/December 2011: Salt, The Essential Gift from the Sea
To read this newsletter in its pdf form, click here to download the file:November/December 2011 Newsletter. Thank you. And every meat offering shalt thou season with salt; with all thine offerings thou shalt offer saltLeviticus 2:13 Salt is good Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with anotherMark 9:50 The cure for anything is…
September/October 2011: Gift from the Sea…Sea Vegetables
To read this newsletter in its pdf form, click here to download the file:September/October 2011 Newsletter. Thank you. Throughout much of the year, I enjoy walking some of the same beaches and secluded coves as Anne Morrow Lindberg, author of Gift from the Sea (1955). In doing so, I am touched in many of the…
Phytic Acid
To Defuse or to Use Phytic Acid? What is phytic acid? Most of the phosphorus of plant foods is stored in the outer husk of grains, beans and legumes, nuts, and seeds in the form of phytic acid. Phytic acid protects the life force (the endosperm) of a seed from germinating until it is planted…