Ginger – why eat ginger
Ginger aka zingiber officinale, has a very long medicinal and culinary use. It is a spicy herb, a flowering plant but we use the roots. It is related to other herbs like turmeric and cardamon and it is used in culinary recipes, in teas, in soda, and in medicinal forms like tinctures.
Flour: which to use and why
Yes, I know, most of us are not going to grow our own grains. We can leave that to the big acreage farmers. The challenge is the sprays used on the grains. Typically, Monsanto sprays. They are absorbed through the leaves from the air and incredibly harmful.
Endive – what to put in your salad
Endive is often mistaken for lettuce, when in fact it belongs to the daisy family. However, it is a green leafy vegetable that is often used in salads like mesclun (a mixture of young tender greens, usually includes arugula, chervil and endive) or cooked like spinach.
Dill – the herb or the pickle
Dill is a great herb, and it is kind of funny that it is called a weed. But both the herb and the dill seeds are loaded with nutrients.
Liver toxicity – do you have it
Is your liver toxic? Oh probably. With all the pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, POPs aka persistent organic pollutants, toxins in our foods, hygiene products, cleaning products, air pollutants, heavy metal toxicities, pharmaceutical drugs, etc etc etc, our livers are usually loaded with toxins.
Cauliflower – yeah that white flower
Actually, it will often come up yellow, depending on the variety. But it is a good easy vegetable to grow and it's good for your health. Lets find out why…
Broccoli – you’ve got to love it
Many children don’t appreciate the flavour of broccoli, but as you grow older, your tastebuds might change and tell you how important broccoli is to your diet and health.
Kidney stones – now they can be painful
You never want to develop kidney stones. As one nurse put it – they are just as painful as giving birth, you just don’t get the happy ending...
Apples – they are not the same nutritionally
You have probably heard the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”, and while there is some truth in this, not all apples are created equally.
Insomnia – are you tired of it?
Apart from the obvious pun, insomnia is not just a frustrating experience, but it causes all kinds of other issues. There are a number of causes of insomnia, and a number of side effects, and a number of treatments.