Rudolph M. Bell compares modern descriptions of anorexia nervosa with the recorded behavior of some of the best-known Italian female saints from the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries. Bell argues that Clare of Assisi, Catherine of Siena, and other holy women were not only victims of a disease, but also in a way victims of a […]
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Organic Food Has More Nutrients
A $25-million British study in 2007 comparing organic food to traditionally grown food with pesticides determined that organic fruit and vegetables contain up to 40% more nutrients, such as antioxidants, and minerals like iron and zinc. The same study concluded that organic milk contained up to 90% more of the same beneficial nutrients. Other studies […]
Vegan Cabbage Rolls
Rolling up the filling in the cabbage leaves will be easier than than you might expect as cabbage leaves just seem to want to wrap themselves. You can make the whole process much easier by using canned lentils and jarred tomato sauce, but the end result may suffer. If you’re not up for an afternoon […]