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How to manage GERD/ Acid Reflux ?
Acid reflux does not discriminate.Old or young, lean or overweight, many people suffer from this potentially serious and annoying condition. Of course, most people have experienced a little reflux from time to time but when it becomes chronic, if not … Continue reading
Saturday Morning Toastada
Today was a relaxing Saturday. Why? Well, Sameer offered to make a scrumptious breakfast after a long time while I was surfing my facebook account! This recipe is a twist on a piadina, an Italian flatbread. For ease/ convinience Sameer … Continue reading
Myrto’s Sweet Potato Patties
Happy First Day of Spring! Last weekend we got a 10 lbs box of sweet potatoes from Costco and now we are looking for creative recipes to enjoy them. My friend and physician Myrto Ashe suggested that I try her simple, … Continue reading
Cool Chick Pea Salad with Beet Greens
In this post we will use fresh, organic, crispy beet greens rather than cooking it like a vegetable. Today we would blend beet greens with garbanzo beans. Garbanzo beans (like most legumes) have long been valued for their fiber content. Two cups provide … Continue reading
Oh, Enticing Gluten !
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association looked at almost 30,000 patients from 1969 to 2008 and examined deaths in three groups: Those with full-blown celiac disease, those with inflammation of their intestine but not … Continue reading
Quinoa with Coconut and Beet Greens
Last week, my MRT – Mediator Release Testing results were in and on Sunday I began my anti-inflammatory protocol. For those who do not know, MRT is a blood test that helps to identify food sensitivites. In one of the next blogs, … Continue reading
What’s New on the Food As Medicine Frontier?
Recent science shows that food is not only calories…it is information to our genes. We’ve always known you are what you eat….but we now know that food literally turns on and off gene expression. We are born with a certain … Continue reading
Dysfunction Precedes Pathology
Rather than thinking about chronic disease, such as Type 2 diabetes as a “black or white” condition, consider that health and disease exist on a spectrum or “continuum”. First there is cellular dysfunction, then comes pathology and disease. In the … Continue reading
Naughty Peanuts with Watercress and Cabbage
Oil -1 Tbsp Ginger (crushed) – 1 Tbsp Garlic (crushed) – 2 cloves Sesame seeds - 1Tbsp Peanuts – ¼ cup Watercress leaves (cleaned de-stemmed and chopped) -4-5 cups Purple cabbage (chopped) – 3 cups Mung bean sprouts – 1 … Continue reading
Leaky Gut! (Increased Intestinal Permeability)
Gastrointestinal diseases are near and dear to my heart, both as an RD and personally. Not many folks escape this life without having a GI issue, OR, a downstream effect of a GI issue. Let me give a few examples. … Continue reading
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