Food as Medicine: Turmeric

Food as Medicine: Turmeric

Turmeric is a golden-yellow spice originally from India.  It is one of my favorite all-time, multi-talented remedies for many different ailments.  It can be used as an anti-inflammatory for people suffering from arthritis, joint pain, and muscle pain.  It also aids in...
Food Processing & Effects on Our Bodies

Food Processing & Effects on Our Bodies

I’ve mentioned in previous emails that food is medicine. I’m going to keep pushing this point with everyone.  We tend to eat for emotional, social, or mental gratification.  We now want to re-orient ourselves into believing that food we eat is...
Food as Medicine: Allergy & Detox

Food as Medicine: Allergy & Detox

I found it interesting last week when someone stated with a sort of question that they thought that once a person had allergies, that they would always have them.  I hadn’t thought that one was ‘doomed’ so-to-speak with this for the rest of...
Food as Medicine: Part 3 (Allergies)

Food as Medicine: Part 3 (Allergies)

Allergy season is upon us here in Northern New Mexico.   I want to share with you my own experience.  For the past 3 years, I finally learned what all of the fuss was about.  I never really knew what ‘allergies’ were until Spring,...
Food as Medicine: Part 2

Food as Medicine: Part 2

We talked about the importance of reading food labels last week and about eating food close to its’ source.  This week I’m going to begin talking about specific foods that are helpful for health and...
Food as Medicine: Part 2

Food as Medicine: Part 1

We have all heard the phrase "you are what you eat" and my friend Dr. Jiwan says "no one wants to be a twinkie".  Food is the building block, from which, our cells are formed.  Cells are the smallest parts of our body that form tissue,...