Leek soup is a soup based on potatoes, leeks, broth, and a cream base. Other ingredients used may be salt and pepper, and various spices. Generally the potatoes are diced and cooked in broth, while the leeks are chopped and sautéed. This soup is related to brotchán foltchep, a classic leek and oatmeal soup also […]
My Own Fasting Experience
I often get asked about my own fasting experience so I thought I would share some of it here on the blog. I had no idea what I was embarking on when I began fasting 10 years ago. My experience with fasting began when I was studying Chinese Medicine. My teacher recommended yearly fasting. I […]
Healing & Wholeness: Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Mental Health
Healing and Wholeness: Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Mental Health provides a comprehensive overview of complementary and alternative treatments for mental health, with information and research on their effectiveness for treating specific disorders. Twenty-two chapters document research and the current practice of using complementary and alternative therapies in treating a number of disorders, including depression, […]
Exercise May Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
Exercise encourages the brain to work at optimum capacity, causing nerve cells to multiply, strengthening the neurons interconnections, and protecting them from damage associated with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Exercise can also help diseased and damaged nerves. Exercising causes nerve cells to release proteins called neurotrophic factors. One in particular, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), triggers numerous […]