Apple are the perfect fruit for baking. Honeycrisp apples have a firm texture that holds up well during baking; Macoun, Empire, or Fuji are other good choices. Fresh (or frozen) cranberries contribute flavor as well as some juice; do not substitute dried cranberries. A mini-chopper makes quick work of chopping the cranberries. Servings 8: calories […]
Archives for December 2010
Sugar Addiction
Although the term “sugar addiction” often appears in magazines and on television, scientists had not demonstrated that such a thing as sugar dependency really exist. Recently, researchers studying rats that were induced to binge on sugar and found that they exhibited telltale signs of withdrawal, including “the shakes” and changes in brain chemistry, when the […]
Healing Depression & Bipolar Disorder Without Drugs
When Gracelyn Guyol was diagnosed in 1993 with a mild form of bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, she was prescribed a commonly used antidepressant. Soon she developed breast cysts and benign tumors, a possible side effect of the antidepressant. She went off the drug and within two months, her tumors disappeared. Under the […]