Giving the body its super human ability to stop virus attacks is not something you will see made into a TV series. Although, maybe, I can see it... Avocado man defeats evil processed chips... well maybe it won't make it to TV. Great thing is you can affect your immune system by what you eat. I have the proof... Grandma … [Read more...]
Viruses, Immune System, Secret Improvements
Watch the news for a few minutes and you will hear about some outbreak of; Influenza, H1N1, West Nile, Enterovirus D68, AIDS, or Ebola. Wow! Stop the train... I want to get off! What is going on? Remember when we were kids? There was nothing like this happening! So what has changed? What can we do about these seemingly … [Read more...]
Ebola Q&A with Added Common Sense
After posting the article Ebola, Take the Quiz, Rest Easy, I received many questions that I felt were very important. And as it is, the news media is doing a very poor job of answering them. Let me tell you, there is a lot of conflicting data on Ebola out there. Even the CDC and WHO websites conflict with each other on some … [Read more...]
Ebola, Take The Quiz, Rest Easy
Ebola, it is all over the news today! There is now 1 confirmed death in Dallas, TX, just miles from our home. This is the hot topic of today and I have been asked by many if I am concerned about it. My answer: "No, not really!" Now I understand that sounds really uncaring or totally ignorant, but let me share with … [Read more...]
How to Avoid Fall, Winter Colds & Flu with Food
We are getting out of the heat and fall is starting. For you this might not be a big deal, but for us living in Texas, I am so glad the 100+ degree days are gone! I even got to open up the house and let some cool air in! Now that I have let off some steam so to speak, lets face some facts. Cold weather means more people … [Read more...]
Why I Love Sourdough… and You Should Too!
I love Sourdough because it allows me to make all kinds of delicious (and healthy) baked goods -- such as crackers, pizzas crusts, dinner rolls, tortillas, pancakes/waffles, muffins, cupcakes, cinnamon rolls... The list goes on and on. Just think about it... If it's a baked good, you can probably make it with … [Read more...]
Lacto-Fermenting, 3 Elephants and Betty Crocker
We are at the height of lacto-fermenting season right now, and we have been getting some emails hinting at certain questions that I call "the elephant in the room". What are elephant in the room questions? These are the questions that lots of people want to ask but don't. Often there can be many elephants, but who wants to … [Read more...]
Lemons, Pucker Up and Reap the Benefits!
Lemons, we have all tasted these football-shaped, little yellow packages of "sour". But did you know that these little suckers that make you pucker have great health, digestion, and nutrition properties? What, you didn't?! Well read on to understand more about this great little fruit and how it needs to be in your … [Read more...]
Summer Can Be Unhealthy If…
We talk a lot about different "healthy" foods here and how to prepare them to enhance their nutrition, but did you know one of the biggest issues to eating healthy great foods is summer. Yup, eating good is all hooked to the season of the year! Now I know your thinking, "This guy has just flipped out! ... Is he trying to … [Read more...]
#1 Food Secret, Do You Know It!
What if I told you there is one food secret that could change your life. And what if this food secret was something that after adding it to your diet it affected your chance of heart attack, lowered cholesterol, increased digestion, helped you lose weight, built up your immune system, fights disease, aides in detoxification … [Read more...]