3 Holiday-Worthy Recipes Using Seasonal Apples

An apple a day…Keeps the doctor away, of course!  Everyone knows that.    The expression was first recorded in print in 1913, but the original thought can be traced back to 1866 in Wales: "Eat an apple on going to bed and you'll keep the doctor from earning his bread.” But do you know why?  How is it that our ancestors knew that apples were good for them?  I am guessing experience told them that people who ate apples tended to stay healthier through the winter months. But just what is it about apples that makes them so healthy for us?  Read More

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Fermented foods:  A gut reaction

Does your mouth pucker and your nose turn up just at the thought of eating sauerkraut or dill pickles? The Standard American diet in general has turned away from eating these more bitter foods in favor of a diet rich in sweet flavors. But maybe we need to start thinking about adding in more fermented foods to our diet and limiting our consumption of sugary foods. Here’s why. Read More

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Homemade Sauerkaut: More Than Just Cabbage!

Sauerkraut is a fermented food and fermented foods seem to be making a lot of news lately! Recently, fermented food was listed as one of the new food trends of 2015 on the cover of the Good Eating section of the Chicago Tribune (November 4, 2014), and with good reason. Find out why fermented foods are so good for us! Read More

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6 Antiviral Foods You Should Be Eating

"Flu Activity Worsens Nationwide, CDC Says" According to the January 5 report from ABC News “The 2014-15 flu season continues to be especially bad in the United States, with 43 states now reporting either high or widespread flu activity, according to the latest flu surveillance report… The flu season started early this year, Fauci said, and although it usually tapers off a bit around the holidays, when people stay home from the office, that didn't happen this year…The Southern states and the Midwest have been hit hardest so far.” 1 Bad news for us! But what are we supposed to do about it? Read More

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