I talked with Dr. Higgie and Kat (Dr. Chandra Higginbotham and Kathleen Curry) on Health Chat today about the research of Dr. Weston A. Price and how nutrition impacts our health. Dr. Higginbotham is a Houston area board certified obstetrician/gynecologist. … Continue reading →
Bone broth must be one of our most nourishing foods. Just recently my daughter and my husband were having intestinal problems. A quart or so of homemade broth was all it took to get them back to normal. I always … Continue reading →
Roasted wild-caught salmon, asparagus, and baked potatoes! This is my kind of meal–quick and easy but still nutritious and delicious. You may have already noticed from previous What’s for dinner posts that I prefer easy-to-prepare combinations with basic condiments and seasonings. This meal … Continue reading →
Many years ago, when my children were small, I belonged to several food co-ops, including a vegetable and fruit co-op and a cheese co-op. These co-ops were made up of twelve families each who would take turns driving to the farmers market or … Continue reading →
Almost 1 million signatures from registered voters have been collected in California to place on the November 6 ballot an initiative that will require labeling of genetically engineered foods, the Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act. To support the California … Continue reading →
I was really happy that I could revisit the Bare Bowls Kitchen food truck. They often park at the Menil on Thursdays, so my daughter, the food truck foodie, and I both got ourselves a Moroccan bowl and a drink. … Continue reading →
If you eat foods you grow in a backyard garden, and you use ordinary gardening tools like water hoses, gloves, kneeling pads, and plastic tools, you may be unknowingly adding toxins to your food. But maybe you’ve already thought about … Continue reading →
Henry Miller and Jeff Stier, in their recent article at Forbes.com decry the use of the term ‘pink slime’ for “lean finely textured beef” (LFTB), the industry-preferred euphemism for ammonia treated beef trimmings. [I will use the term LFTB throughout this post.] In fact, they are … Continue reading →
One of my favorite meals has always been a cheeseburger and french fries, but I don’t eat them much any more, certainly not at a fast food restaurant (or even a chain restaurant), where the fries would almost certainly be … Continue reading →
I’m a REAL FOOD, health, and nutrition blogger, so this story really hit me hard. Blogger Steve Cooksey is diabetic and when he found no relief from conventional treatment, he determined to try another way–a strict, very low-carb, paleo diet–and, so … Continue reading →
